''The Limeliters'' is a studio album by the American folk music group,
The Limeliters, a trio made up of
Lou Gottlieb
Louis Gottlieb (October 10, 1923 – July 11, 1996) credited as Lou Gottlieb, was an American bassist and comic spokesman for music trio The Limeliters. He held a PhD in musicology and was considered one of the so-called "new comedy" performers, a ...
,
Alex Hassilev
Alex Hassilev (born July 11, 1932, Paris) is an American folk musician who was one of the founding members of the group the Limeliters. Educated at Harvard and the University of Chicago, he is an actor with a number of film and television appear ...
, and
Glenn Yarbrough. It was released in 1960 on the
Elektra label (catalog no. EKL-180).
[(information reflected on the back cover of the album)] It was the group's first album and its only album for Elektra.
The album did not chart upon its release in 1960. However, the group's popularity grew the following year with the release of a live album, ''
Tonight: In Person''. The live album peaked at No. 5 on ''
Billboard
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'' magazine's pop album chart, and the 1960 album then debuted on the chart in October 1961, peaking at No. 40.
gave the album a rating of three stars. Reviewer Cary Ginell called it "an impressive debut" with strong three-part harmonies.
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Track listing
Side A
# "The Hammer Song" (Seeger, Hays) :25# "Battle at Gandessa" (Bessie, Yarbrough) :39# "Charlie, The Midnight Marauder" (Davis, Bagby) :48# "Zhankoye" (Seeger, Allaire) :29# "When I First Came to This Land" (Reynolds, Bagby) :05# "Malagueña Salerosa" (Reynolds, Hassilev, Bagby) :35
Side B
# "The Bear Chase" (Bagby) :05# "The Burro" (Hassilev, Sheer) :53# "Gari Gari" (Limeliters, Raskin) :42# "John Henry, The Steel Driving Man" (Glen, Hassilev) :06# "Times Are Getting Hard" (Hays, Raskin) :53# "Lonesome Traveler" (Hays) :01
References
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1960 albums
The Limeliters albums