Back in Town (The Kingston Trio album)

Back in Town
Live album by The Kingston Trio
Released	June 1964
Recorded	March 23–31, 1964 at The hungry i, San Francisco, CA
Genre	Folk
Label	Capitol
Producer	Voyle Gilmore
The Kingston Trio chronology
Time to Think (1963) Back in Town (1964) The Kingston Trio (Nick Bob John) (1964)

Back in Town is a live album by the American folk music group The Kingston Trio, released in 1964 (see 1964 in music). It reached number 22 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart and is the final principal album recorded by the Trio for Capitol Records. The Trio's seven-year contract with Capitol ended in February 1964 with one album due. Unable to negotiate another contract, this live album was released and the group moved to Decca Records.^[1]

Contents 1 Reception 2 Reissues 3 Track listing 3.1 Side one 3.2 Side two 4 Personnel 5 Production notes 6 Chart positions 7 References

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic critic Bruce Eder noted the differences between the old and new trios, writing "...what a different that passage of time makes—whereas the original group, at the outset of its history, could do little wrong on-stage, the Shane/Reynolds/Stewart trio... shows little care here. The singing is often ragged and the performances sloppy... and little of what's here would qualify as representative of the trio's best work."^[2]

Reissues

• Back in Town was reissued along with Something Special on CD by Collectors Choice Records in 2000. A bonus track, "C'mon Betty Home" is included.^[3]
• In 2000, all of the tracks from Time to Think were included in The Stewart Years 10-CD box set issued by Bear Family Records.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Georgia Stockade" (Reynolds, Shane, Stewart) – 2:33
2. "Ann" (Billy Edd Wheeler) – 2:39
3. "Ah Woe, Ah Me" (Reynolds, Shane, Stewart) – 2:27
4. "Walkin' This Road to My Town" (Al Shackman) – 2:37
5. "The World I Used to Know" (Rod McKuen) – 2:49
6. "Salty Dog" (Traditional, Reynolds, Shane, Stewart) – 2:22

Side two

1. "Let's Get Together" (Chet Powers) – 2:46
2. "Isle in the Water" (McKuen) – 2:58
3. "Farewell Captain"
4. "Tom Dooley" (Alan Lomax, Frank Warner) – 3:17
5. "Them Poems" (Mason Williams) – 2:03
6. "So Hi" (Reynolds, Shane, Stewart) – 2:09

Personnel

• Bob Shane – vocals, guitar
• Nick Reynolds – vocals, tenor guitar, conga
• John Stewart – vocals, banjo, guitar
• Dean Reilly – bass
• Glen Campbell – guitar

Production notes

• Voyle Gilmore – producer
• Pete Abbott – engineer
• Ken Veeder – cover photo

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1964	Billboard Pop Albums	22

References