I Ain't Marching Anymore
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| I Ain't Marching Anymore | ||
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| Studio album by Phil Ochs | ||
| Released | 1965 | |
| Recorded | 1965 | |
| Genre | Folk | |
| Length | 50:54 | |
| Label | Elektra | |
| Producer(s) | Jac Holzman and Paul A. Rothchild | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Phil Ochs chronology | ||
| All The News That's Fit To Sing (1964) |
I Ain't Marching Anymore (1965) |
Phil Ochs In Concert (1966) |
I Ain't Marching Anymore was Phil Ochs' second LP, released on Elektra Records in 1965. Dispensing with second guitarist Danny Kalb, Ochs performs alone on twelve original songs, an interpretation of Alfred Noyes' "The Highwayman" set to music (much as Poe's "The Bells" had been set to music on the previous album) and a cover of Ewan MacColl's "The Ballad of the Carpenter".
Of the twelve originals, probably the most noted was the title track, with its distinctive trilling guitar part, that spoke of a soldier sick of fighting. Also of note was the album closer, "Here's to the State of Mississippi", a biting criticism of that state's lack of civil rights and general bigoted attitude. Other important songs include "Draft Dodger Rag" (assailing those "red blooded Americans" who were in favor of US participation in the Vietnam War but did not fight because they were just summertime soldiers and sunshine patriots), "That Was The President" (a tribute to John Kennedy written soon after his assassination), "Talking Birmingham Jam" (which used the melody to "John Hardy" to assail the racist leaders of Birmingham) and "Links on the Chain" (attacking labor unions for not being all-inclusive).
On the 2001 CD reissue, an alternative electric version of "I Ain't Marching Anymore" follows "Here's to the State of Mississippi". Released as the A-side of a British 45, it had first appeared in the States on the now out-of-print 1997 box set Farewells & Fantasies.
[edit] Track listing
- "I Ain't Marching Anymore" (P. Ochs, – 2:37)
- "In The Heat of the Summer" (P. Ochs, – 3:08)
- "Draft Dodger Rag" (P. Ochs, – 2:13)
- "That's What I Want To Hear" (P. Ochs, – 3:10)
- "That Was The President" (P. Ochs, – 3:26)
- "The Iron Lady" (P. Ochs, – 3:37)
- "The Highwayman" (A. Noyes, with musical interpretation by P. Ochs, – 5:42)
- "Links on the Chain" (P. Ochs, – 4:20)
- "The Hills of West Virginia" (P. Ochs, – 3:21)
- "The Men Behind The Guns" (P. Ochs, – 3:03)
- "Talking Birmingham Jam" (P. Ochs, – 3:13)
- "The Ballad of the Carpenter" (E. MacColl, – 3:54)
- "Days of Decision" (P. Ochs, – 3:14)
- "Here's To The State of Mississippi" (P. Ochs, – 6:02)
- "I Ain't Marching Anymore" (electric version) (P. Ochs, – 2:50) +
- + = bonus track on 2002 CD reissue
[edit] Participants
- Phil Ochs - vocals, guitar
- Jac Holzman - production supervisor
- Paul A. Rothchild - recording director
- with
- Roy Blumenfeld - drums on "I Ain't Marching Anymore" (electric version)
- Danny Kalb - guitar on "I Ain't Marching Anymore" (electric version)
- Steve Katz - guitar on "I Ain't Marching Anymore" (electric version)
- Andy Kulberg - bass on "I Ain't Marching Anymore" (electric version)
- Al Kooper - piano on "I Ain't Marching Anymore" (electric version)
