''Joan Baez in Concert'' (later reissued as ''Joan Baez in Concert, Part 1'') is a live album taken from

Joan Baez Joan Chandos Baez (; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more ...

's 1962 concert tours. It peaked at #10 on the ''Billboard'' Pop Albums chart.

History

It was Baez's version of " Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" that brought the song to

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's attention; the song is now more commonly associated with Page and Plant's band

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' "What Have They Done to the Rain" (about

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) was the first "topical" song Baez ever recorded. "Até Amanhã" is a Brazilian love song and is sung entirely in

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. Vanguard released most of this album plus its subsequent companion album ''

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'' on CD in 1988 under this same title, ''Joan Baez in Concert''. Length constraints required dropping some tracks; the CD reissue includes just 20 of the 28 tracks on the two vinyl releases. Dropped from the single CD release were "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You", "Pretty Boy Floyd", "Lady Mary", "Até Amanhã", "Matty Groves", "Three Fishers", "Hush Little Baby" and "Battle Hymn of the Republic". A 2002 Vanguard reissue includes the original Part 1 vinyl tracklist plus three previously unreleased tracks, " Streets of Laredo", "My Good Old Man" and "My Lord What A Morning."

Reception

In his

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review, music critic Tom Semioli wrote the album's reissue "captures the undisputed queen of folk music at the onset of her fabled career. Featuring 20-bit remastering from the original analog tapes, exact replicas of the original artwork and liner notes, previously unreleased cuts, and additional liner notes, this installment of Vanguard's Original Master Series is a historic collection of contemporary and traditional folk."

Track listing

All songs

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, except where noted.

Personnel

*Joan Baez – vocals, acoustic guitar *Reice Hamel - Recording Engineer

Charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1962 live albums Joan Baez live albums Albums produced by Maynard Solomon Live folk albums Vanguard Records live albums