Clang of the Yankee Reaper

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Clang of the Yankee Reaper

Studio album by Van Dyke Parks

Released

1976

Label

Warner Brothers

Producer

Andrew Wickham, Trevor Lawrence

Professional reviews

All Music Guide link
Rolling Stone (Not Rated) link

Van Dyke Parks chronology

Discover America
(1972)

Clang of the Yankee Reaper
(1976)

Jump!
(1984)

Clang of the Yankee Reaper is a 1976 album by Van Dyke Parks, containing only one original Parks composition. It continues his exploration of Calypso music started in the previous album Discover America. In particular, it contains several songs by The Mighty Sparrow, and Lord Kitchener, as well as a diverse selection of past and present music in the tradition of the Americas.

[edit] Track listing

"Clang of the Yankee Reaper" (Martin Kibbee, Trevor Lawrence, Van Dyke Parks) – 3:41
"City on the Hill" (Winston Monseque) – 3:00
"Pass That Stage" (Mighty Sparrow) – 3:00
"Another Dream" (Sandpebbles) – 2:54
"You're a Real Sweetheart" (Irving Caesar, Cliff Friend) – 1:12
"Love Is the Answer" (F. Williams) – 3:28
"Iron Man" (S. Cummings) – 3:05
"Tribute to Spree" (Lord Kitchener) – 3:37
"Soul Train" (Lord Kitchener) – 3:12
"Cannon in D" (Johann Pachelbel) – 2:42

Notes:

- Lord Kitchener is referred to as Aldwyn Roberts, and Mighty Sparrow as Slinger Francisco.
- Track 7, is often cited by other artists to be a Lord Kitchener (Aldwyn Roberts) composition.
- Track 10, listed as Pachelbel's Canon in D is in actuality "Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott" by Martin Luther, or as it is known in English, "A Mighty Fortress is Our God". It is also not in D, but Ab.