''One Night Stand'' is a live album by American pop and folk singer-songwriter

Paul Stookey Noel Paul Stookey (born December 30, 1937) is an American singer-songwriter and activist who is known for being a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary along with Peter Yarrow and Mary Travers. He has been known by his first name, N ...

. It is a live recording from his

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show on December 19, 1972 and his second solo album released in 1973 on

Warner Bros Records Warner Records Inc. (known as Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) is an American record label. A subsidiary of Warner Music Group, it is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded on March 19, 1958, as the recorded music division ...

. The album includes new songs written by Stookey and his friends and associates, along with covers including Wedding Song and traditionals. The first half of the show was acoustic, and the second half was an electric set with new material played by the same band as the Paul and album. Peter Yarrow joined him on stage as a guest performer. The album received significant airplay. With the release of One Night Stand, Stookey changed his name from Noel Paul Stookey to Paul Stookey. The album received positive reviews from music critics. The album was reissued in 1977 under Stookey’s label Neworld Media.

Critical reception

Paul Talbert for the ''

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'' wrote "on such songs as 'There is Love' and 'Blessed' the honey flow is tempered by his musicianship and even some poetry, too." Ron LaRoche of '' The Terre Haute Tribune'' exclaimed "This is an excellent concert album full of a lot of good music and cheer. It's comfortable and relaxing, almost nostalgic."

Track listing

Personnel

*Eddie Mottau – producer *Tom Flye – engineer *

Shelly Yakus Sheldon Gershon "Shelly" Yakus (born November 1945) is an American music engineer and mixer. Formerly chief engineer and vice president of A&M Records, he was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. Yakus is referenced ...

– mixer *Barbara Kotler, Doris Cylkowski – liner notes *

Ed Thrasher Edward Lee Thrasher Jr. (March 7, 1932 – August 5, 2006), known as Ed Thrasher, was an American art director and photographer. He was the recipient of a number of Grammy Award nominations for his work on album covers and won a Grammy for Best Al ...

– art direction

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1973 live albums Warner Records live albums Paul Stookey albums