''There but for Fortune'' was a 1989 compilation that summed up the three albums that
Phil Ochs recorded for
Elektra Records between 1964 and 1966. The album drew heavily from the
third, presenting ten of its eleven tracks, and presenting six and five respectively from the
first
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and
second.
The compact disc edition omits three tracks, two from the first album and one from the second. Both editions lop off a few introductions on the "In Concert" album.
A cover version of "There But For Fortune" by
Joan Baez
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became a top-ten hit in the UK in 1965. Somewhat irritated by her greater success with the song, Ochs sometimes introduced it as "by Joan Baez" in his live performances.
Track listing
All the songs are by Phil Ochs unless otherwise noted.
#"What's That I Hear?" – 2:01
#"One More Parade" (Phil Ochs and Bob Gibson) – 3:18
#"Too Many Martyrs" – 2:48
#"
The Bells" (
Edgar Allan Poe
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with musical interpretation by Phil Ochs) – 3:00 +
#"Bound for Glory" – 3:15 +
#"
The Power and the Glory
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" – 2:16
#"
I Ain't Marchin' Anymore" – 2:34
#"
Draft Dodger Rag" – 2:10
#"In the Heat of the Summer" – 3:01 +
#"
The Highwayman" (
Alfred Noyes
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Noyes was born in Wolverhampton, England the son of Alfred and Amelia Adams Noyes. When he was four, the family moved to Ab ...
with musical interpretation by Phil Ochs) – 5:39
#"Here's to the State of Mississippi" – 5:53
#"
There But for Fortune" – 2:45
#"I'm Going to Say It Now" – 2:54
#"Is There Anybody Here" – 3:28
#"Cops of the World" – 5:04
#"Ringing of Revolution" – 7:13
#"Santo Domingo" – 5:59
#"Bracero" – 4:10
#"
Love Me, I'm a Liberal" – 4:35
#"Changes" – 4:40
#"When I'm Gone" – 4:13
+=omitted from the CD edition.
Personnel
*Phil Ochs - guitar, vocals
*Danny Kalb - guitar (1-6 only)
*
Jac Holzman
Jac Holzman (born September 15, 1931) is an American music businessman, best known as the founder, chief executive officer and head of record label Elektra Records and Nonesuch Records. Holzman commercially helped launch the CD and home video form ...
- producer
*
Paul A. Rothchild - recording supervisor (1-11 only)
*
Mark Abramson
Mark Kerner Abramson (March 16, 1934 – May 20, 2007) was an American record producer and artist. He produced recordings of Judy Collins, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Bob Gibson, Love, Phil Ochs, Tom Rush, Judy Henske, Josh White, The ...
- producer (12-21 only)
Source listing
*Tracks 1-6 from ''
All the News That's Fit to Sing
''All the News That's Fit to Sing'' was Phil Ochs's first official album. Recorded in 1964 for Elektra Records, it was full of many elements that would come back throughout his career. It was the album that defined his "singing journalist" pha ...
'' (1964)
*Tracks 7-11 from ''
I Ain't Marching Anymore
''I Ain't Marching Any More'' is Phil Ochs' second LP, released on Elektra Records in 1965.
History
Ochs performs alone on twelve original songs, an interpretation of Alfred Noyes' " The Highwayman" set to music (much as Poe's "The Bells" had ...
'' (1965)
*Tracks 12-21 from ''
Phil Ochs in Concert'' (1966)
References
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Phil Ochs compilation albums
1989 compilation albums