Kinda Folksy

Kinda Folksy
Studio album by The Springfields
Released	1962
Recorded	1960–61
Genre	Pop, folk
Label	Philips
Producer	Johnny Franz
The Springfields chronology
Kinda Folksy (1962) Sliver Theard and Golden Needles (1966)

Kinda Folksy is the debut album by vocal-trio The Springfields. ^[1] It was directed by Ivor Raymonde.

Track listing

1. "Wimoweh Mambo" (Paul Campbell, Solomon Linda) - 1:55
2. "The Black Hills of Dakota" (Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain) - 2:25
3. "Row, Row, Row" (James V. Monaco, William Jerome) - 2:10
4. "The Green Leaves of Summer" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster) - 2:15
5. "Silver Dollar" (Clarke Van Ness, Jack Palmer) - 2:08
6. "Allentown Jail" (Irving Gordon) - 2:35
7. "Lonesome Traveller" (Traditional; arranged by Lee Hays) - 1:40
8. "Dear Hearts And Gentle People" (Bob Hilliard, Sammy Fain) - 3:00
9. "They Took John Away" (Bobby Sharp) - 2:15
10. "Eso Es El Amor" (Pepe Iglesias; English lyrics: Sunny Skylar) - 2:05
11. "Two Brothers" (Irving Gordon) - 2:35
12. "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena" (Issachar Miron, Julius Grossman, Mitchell Parish) - 2:14

Personnel

The Springfields

• Dusty Springfield - vocals
• Tom Springfield - guitar, vocals
• Mike Hurst - guitar, vocals

with:

• Ivor Raymonde - accompaniment director

References

1. Petrusich, Amanda (1 February 2021). "Revisiting the Tender Sounds of Dusty Springfield". The New Yorker. Retrieved 8 May 2025.