''Carry It On'' is the first

soundtrack album A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television show. The first such album to be commercially released was Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' ...

(and thirteenth overall) by Joan Baez to the documentary film of the same name, released in 1971. Its title is taken from one of its songs, "Carry It On", which was written by

Gil Turner Gil Turner (born Gilbert Strunk; May 6, 1933 – September 23, 1974) was an American folk singer-songwriter, magazine editor, Shakespearean actor, political activist, and for a time, a lay Baptist preacher. Turner was a prominent figure in the G ...

. The film chronicles the events taking place in the months immediately before the incarceration of Joan's husband at the time, David Harris, in 1969.

Track listing

# " Oh Happy Day" ( Edwin Hawkins) – 3:43 # "Carry It On" (

) – 3:48 # "In Forty Days" ("Joan & David") – 3:22 # " Hickory Wind" ( Gram Parsons, Bob Buchanan) – 3:16 # " The Last Thing on My Mind" (

Tom Paxton Thomas Richard Paxton (born October 31, 1937) is an American folk singer-songwriter who has had a music career spanning more than fifty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

) – 3:29 # "Life Is Sacred" (David) – 2:02 # "Joe Hill" (Robinson, Hayes) – 3:53 # "

I Shall Be Released "I Shall Be Released" is a 1967 song written by Bob Dylan. Dylan recorded two primary versions. The first recording was made in collaboration with the Band during the Basement Tapes sessions in 1967, and released on '' The Bootleg Series Volu ...

" (Dylan) – 3:33 # "

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" (assisted by Jeffrey Shurtleff) ( Dan Penn,

Chips Moman Lincoln Wayne "Chips" Moman (June 12, 1937 – June 13, 2016) was an American record producer, guitarist, and songwriter. He is known for working in R&B, pop music and country music, operating American Sound Studios and producing hit albums lik ...

) – 4:21 # " Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word" ( Bob Dylan) – 4:05 # " Suzanne" ( Leonard Cohen) – 4:54 # "Idols and Heroes" (David) – 2:30 # " We Shall Overcome" (Horton, Frank Hamilton,

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, Pete Seeger) – 4:45

Personnel

*Joan Baez – Guitar, Vocals *Georgette Cartwright – Creative Services Coordinator *Richard Festinger – Guitar *Bob Fitch – Photography *Jules Halfant – Art Direction *Dave Harris – Vocals, Performer *David Harris – Performer *Arthur Levy – Liner Notes *Norman Moore – Art Direction, Design *Mark Spector – Reissue Producer *Captain Jeff Zaraya – Engineer

References

External links

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