The Peter, Paul and Mary Album

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The Peter, Paul and Mary Album
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Studio album by
Released1966
Genre Folk, pop
Length35:09
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Albert Grossman
Milton Okun (musical director)
Peter, Paul and Mary chronology
See What Tomorrow Brings
(1965)
The Peter, Paul and Mary Album
(1966)
Album 1700
(1967)
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The Peter, Paul and Mary Album, also known as Album, is the sixth studio album by the American folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary, released in 1966 (see 1966 in music). [2]

Contents

The album included sessions contributions from several in-demand musicians of the era, including Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper and Charlie McCoy. Notable songs include "Hurry Sundown", which was released as a single, and "Norman Normal," which provided the basis of a 1968 Warner Bros. Cartoon Special of the same name, co-credited to Noel Stookey.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "And When I Die" (Laura Nyro) – 2:45
  2. "Sometime Lovin'" (Gary Shearston) – 3:05
  3. "Pack up Your Sorrows" (Richard Fariña, Pauline Marden) – 3:04
  4. "The King of Names" (Peter Yarrow) – 4:05
  5. "For Baby (For Bobbie)" (John Denver) – 2:45
  6. "Hurry Sundown" (Yip Harburg, Earl Robinson) – 2:55

Side two

  1. "The Other Side of This Life" (Fred Neil) – 3:01
  2. "The Good Times We Had" (Paul Stookey) – 2:35
  3. "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" (Paul Campbell, Joel Newman, Pete Seeger, Lee Hays) – 3:05
  4. "Norman Normal" (Stookey) – 2:15
  5. "Mon Vrai Destin" (Stookey, Mary Travers, Yarrow) – 2:19
  6. "Well, Well, Well" (Bob Gibson, Bob Camp) – 3:15

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Chart positions

YearChartPosition
1966Billboard Pop Albums22

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