''New Frontier'' is an

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by the

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group

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, their third album released in 1962 (see

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). It reached number 16 on the ''Billboard'' Pop Albums chart. The lead-off single was "

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" b/w "New Frontier".

Reception

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critic Bruce Eder contrasts the release of ''New Frontier'' and its optimism with the more political and topical material of

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and

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that was just beginning to be noticed by the folk music world. Eder called the album "...basically cheerful, optimistic music celebrating youth, nowhere more so than on John Stewart's title song, a bold, optimistic celebration of the Kennedy era."

Reissues

*''New Frontier'' was reissued along with ''Time to Think'' on CD by Collectors Choice Records in 2000. The reissue includes both versions of "Greenback Dollar" – the album track and the single with the word "damn" covered up with a guitar chord.

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/ref> *In 2000, all of the tracks from ''New Frontier'' were included in '' The Stewart Years'' 10-CD box set issued by

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Track listing

Side one

# "

" (

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, Kennard Ramsey) # "Some Fool Made a Soldier of Me" (

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) # "To Be Redeemed" (

Jane Bowers Jane Bowers (May 29, 1921 – June 18, 2000) was a Texas folk singer and songwriter best known for her composition " Remember the Alamo". Many of her songs were primarily recorded by the Kingston Trio The Kingston Trio is an American folk ...

) # "Honey, Are You Mad at Your Man?" (

Nick Reynolds Nicholas Wells Reynolds (July 27, 1933 – October 1, 2008) was an American folk musician and recording artist. Reynolds was one of the founding members of The Kingston Trio, whose folk and folk-style material captured international attention du ...

Bob Shane Robert Castle Schoen (February 1, 1934 – January 26, 2020), known professionally as Bob Shane, was an American singer and guitarist who was a founding member of The Kingston Trio. In that capacity, Shane became a seminal figure in the rev ...

, John Stewart) # "Adios Farewell" (

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) # "Poor Ellen Smith" (Reynolds, Shane, Stewart)

Side two

# "My Lord What a Mornin'" (Reynolds, Shane, Stewart) # "

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" (

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) # "Genny Glenn" (Reynolds, Shane, Stewart) # " The First Time" (

Ewan MacColl James Henry Miller (25 January 1915 – 22 October 1989), better known by his stage name Ewan MacColl, was a folk singer-songwriter, folk song collector, labour activist and actor. Born in England to Scottish parents, he is known as one of the ...

) # "Dogie's Lament" (Reynolds, Shane, Stewart) # "The New Frontier" (Stewart)

Personnel

– vocals, guitar *

– vocals, tenor guitar, bongos, conga * John Stewart – vocals, banjo, guitar *Dean Reilly – bass

Production notes

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– producer

Chart positions

References

{{Authority control 1962 albums The Kingston Trio albums Albums produced by Voyle Gilmore Capitol Records albums