Here We Go Again! | ||||||||||
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Studio album by The Kingston Trio | ||||||||||
Released | October 19, 1959 | |||||||||
Recorded | May 26-27, June 1-2, 1959, Capitol Studio B, Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
Genre | Folk | |||||||||
Label | Capitol | |||||||||
Producer | Voyle Gilmore | |||||||||
The Kingston Trio chronology | ||||||||||
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Here We Go Again! is an album by American folk music group The Kingston Trio, released in 1959 (see 1959 in music). It was one of the four the Trio would have simultaneously in Billboard's Top 10 albums during the year. It spent eight weeks at #1 and received an RIAA gold certification the same day as At Large. "A Worried Man" b/w "San Miguel" was its lead-off single, though it just made the Top 20.[1] In November, two non-album songs were released as a single—"Coo Coo-U" b/w "Green Grasses"—but did not chart.[2]
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Ben Blake states in the 1992 reissue liner notes: "Here We Go Again! was reportedly the first Kingston Trio album on which Voyle Gilmore utilized what was called 'double-voicing' whenever all three group members sang in unison. This was accomplished by having them record their vocals twice; then Gilmore simply overdubbed one of the tracks. This gave the group a fuller sound. Recorded at Studio B in Los Angeles, Here We Go Again! also benefited from Capitol's Grand Canyon-like echo chamber, which Gilmore used to make the Trio's instruments 'ring' like no other folk group, before or since."[1]
"Molly Dee" was written by John Stewart who would eventually become a member of the Trio, replacing Dave Guard.
"Across the Wide Missouri" is the Trio's version of the popular American folk song "Oh Shenandoah".
“Goober Peas” dates from the Confederate South and “A Worried Man” (”Worried Man Blues”) is a song first recorded by The Carter Family in the 1930s and Woody Guthrie in the 1940s.
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Sales of Here We Go Again! rose to over 900,000 copies reaching the number one chart position for eight weeks. At one point in 1959 after the release of Here We Go Again!, the Trio had four records at the same time among the Top 10 selling albums according to Billboard Magazine's "Top Ten Albums" chart for the week of December 7, 1959, a record unmatched for nearly 40 years.[5]
Here We Go Again! received Grammy nominations in the Folk category and the Vocal Group category.[1]
Allmusic critic Matt Fink noted standout tracks in his review and called the release "a very well-rounded album."[3] In his review of the 1992 reissue, critic Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. wrote "At Large and Here We Go Again! capture the Kingston Trio early in their career, grounded in the success of their first albums and searching for new directions. Fans, folk revival enthusiasts, and the curious will enjoy this one."[4]
Year | Chart | Position |
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1959 | Billboard Pop Albums | 1 |