''Reunion'' is the sixth studio

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by the American

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group Country Joe and the Fish, released in 1977. It constituted a reunion of the members of the 1967 band. It was produced by

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for

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and recorded between January and April 1977. The music is not as psychedelic, and several tracks are

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Track listing

Side 1 #"Come to the Reunion" (Gary Hirsh) – 3:03 #"Time Flies By" (Joe McDonald) - 4:09 #"Stateline, Nevada" (Barry Melton) - 2:03 #"Love Is a Mystery" (Barry Melton) - 2:04 #"Dirty Claus Rag" (Joe McDonald, B. Melton, Sam Charters, Phil Marsh) - 2:04 #"Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" (Joe McDonald) - 3:25 Side 2 #

"Thunderbird" (Joe McDonald) - 3:42 #"Gibson's Song" (instrumental) (David Bennett Cohen) - 3:37 #"No One Can Teach You How to Live" (Barry Melton) - 3:16 #"Insufficient Funds" (Bruce Barthol, Phil Marsh) - 2:36 #"Dreams" (David Bennett Cohen, Richardson) - 2:55 Total time: 35:32

Personnel

;Country Joe and The Fish *

Country Joe McDonald Joseph Allen "Country Joe" McDonald (born January 1, 1942) is an American musician who was the lead singer of the 1960s psychedelic rock group Country Joe and the Fish.Richard Brenneman"Country Joe McDonald Revives Anti-War Anthem", ''Berkeley ...

— vocals, acoustic guitar; trombone (track 3), harmonica (track 10) *

Barry Melton Barry "The Fish" Melton (born June 14, 1947) is the co-founder and original lead guitarist of Country Joe and the Fish and Dinosaurs. He appears on all the Country Joe and the Fish recordings and he also wrote some of the songs that the band re ...

— vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, Dobro; synthesizer (track 9) *

David Bennett Cohen David Bennett Cohen (born August 4, 1942) is an American musician best known as the original keyboardist and one of the guitar players for the late-1960s psychedelic rock and blues band Country Joe and the Fish. Early life and influences ...

— keyboards, acoustic and electric guitars *

Bruce Barthol Bruce Barthol (November 11, 1947 – February 20, 2023) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. Born at Alta Bates Hospital, Berkeley, California, he was the original bass player for the psychedelic rock band Country Joe and the Fish, ...

— bass; vocals (track 10) *

Gary "Chicken" Hirsh Gary "Chicken" Hirsh (March 9, 1940 – August 17, 2021) was an American drummer, best known for his work with the rock group Country Joe and the Fish. Hirsh was born in Chicago, Illinois. In December 1966, he replaced John Francis Gunning, but l ...

— drums, percussion; sandblocks (track 5) ;Additional personnel * John Otis — congas * Jim Price — horns * Bobby Keys — horns *Trevor Lawrence — horns *Steve Madaio — horns *Sam Charters — jug (track 5)

References

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