''Time to Think'' is an

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by the

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group

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, released in 1963 (see

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). It reached number 18 on the

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Pop Albums chart, only the third of the Trio's fifteen albums released since 1958 not to reach the top ten.Blake, B., Rubeck, J., Shaw, A. (1986) ''The Kingston Trio On Record.'' Kingston Korner Inc, ILL: The lead-off single was "Ally Ally Oxen Free" b/w "Marcelle Vahine", released in November 1963. Two more singles were released from the album in 1964 — "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" b/w "The Patriot Game" and "Seasons in the Sun" b/w "If You Don't Look Around", the latter the final single the trio released on the Capitol label.

History

''Time to Think'' appeared at a time when the folk music genre in the

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was changing. More socially conscious material was being released from

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;

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; and others. Although the album spent 21 weeks on the charts, The Kingston Trio attempted to keep up with the times, only to continue to see their sales and popularity decline.

Reception

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critic Bruce Eder called the album the trio's "attempt to compete in the new era of topical folk songs... The group's sound works even in this setting, though their approaches to some of the songs do seem odd together."

Reissues

*''Time to Think'' was reissued along with ''

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'' 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" edited out.

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

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Track listing

Side one

# " Patriot Game" (

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) – 2:50 # "Coal Tattoo" (

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) – 2:32 # "

Hobo's Lullaby Goebel Leon Reeves (October 9, 1899 – January 26, 1959) was an American folk singer. His most famous song is "Hobo's Lullaby", which has been covered by various singers, especially Woody Guthrie. Among other artists who later performed the song w ...

" (

Goebel Reeves Goebel Leon Reeves (October 9, 1899 – January 26, 1959) was an American folk singer. His most famous song is "Hobo's Lullaby", which has been covered by various singers, especially Woody Guthrie. Among other artists who later performed the song w ...

) – 3:08 # "

Seasons in the Sun "Seasons in the Sun" is an English-language adaptation of the 1961 Belgian song "Le Moribond" (in English "The Dying Man") by singer-songwriter Jacques Brel with lyrics rewritten in 1963 by American singer-poet Rod McKuen, portraying a dyi ...

" (

Rod McKuen Rodney Marvin McKuen (; April 29, 1933 – January 29, 2015) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, and actor. He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s. Throughout his career, McKuen produced a wide range ...

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) – 2:27 # "These Seven Men" ( John Stewart) – 2:27 # "Ally Ally Oxen Free" (McKuen, Sammy Yates) – 2:02

Side two

# "

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, Martin Hoffman) – 3:32 # "No One to Talk My Troubles To" (Dick Weissman) – 2:25 # "If You Don t Look Around" (Stewart) – 2:50 # "Turn Around" (

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, Alan Greene,

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 ...

) – 2:38 # "Song for a Friend" (Stewart) – 2:35 # "

Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" (also known as "The Strangest Dream") is a song written by American folk singer-songwriter Ed McCurdy in 1950. Due to McCurdy's connection with fellow musicians, it was common in repertoires within the fo ...

" (

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) – 2:08

Personnel

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 ...

– vocals, guitar *

– vocals, tenor guitar * John Stewart – vocals, banjo, guitar *Dean Reilly – bass *John Staubard – guitar other session players rumored Glen Campbell and Dick Rossmini

Production notes

Voyle Gilmore Voyle Gilmore (June 14, 1912 – December 19, 1979) was an American record producer and arranger. He was best known for his work with Frank Sinatra and The Kingston Trio on Capitol Records. Gilmore also worked with Judy Garland, Dick Dale ...

– producer

Chart positions

References

{{Authority control 1963 albums The Kingston Trio albums Albums produced by Voyle Gilmore Capitol Records albums