It's My Way!

It’s My Way is first album by folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie. Though the album did not chart it proved influential in the folk community. It is most famous for two widely-covered folk standards, "Universal Soldier" and "Cod'ine", as well as "Now That the Buffalo's Gone", a lament about the continued confiscation of Indian lands, as evidenced by the building of the Kinzua Dam in about 1964. The cover features a mouthbow, which was to be a trademark of her sound on her first three albums.

Cod'ine was also lyrically altered by Janis Joplin and appears on This is Janis Joplin 1965.

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Now That the Buffalo's Gone"
2. "The Old Man's Lament"
3. "Ananias"
4. "Mayoo Sto Hoon"
5. "Cod'ine"
6. "Cripple Creek"
7. "The Universal Soldier"

Side 2

1. "Babe in Arms"
2. "He Lived Alone in Town"
3. "You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond"
4. "The Incest Song"
5. "Eyes of Amber"
6. "It's My Way"

Personnel

• Buffy Sainte-Marie - vocals, guitar, arrangements
• Patrick Sky - guitar on "He Lived Alone in Town"
• Art Davis - bass on "Now That the Buffalo's Gone"