String Along
String Along is an album by The Kingston Trio, released in 1960 (see 1960 in music). It was their fifth studio album in a row to reach number one on the Billboard charts and remained there for ten weeks. String Along received an RIAA gold certification in 1962, a year after Dave Guard had left the group. It was the last LP of the Trio to reach the number one spot. Two singles, "Bad Man Blunder" b/w "The Escape of Old John Webb" and "Everglades" b/w "This Mornin', This Evenin', So Soon", were released.[1] Both were the last singles of the "Guard years" Trio to chart, "Bad Man Blunder" the last to reach the Top 40.[2]
"The Escape of Old John Webb" is an old English folk song and was deliberately recorded in an attempt to increase the Trio's popularity in Great Britain.[3]
Dave Guard played Gibson's first 12-string guitar on this album.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings |
| Review scores |
| Source |
Rating |
| Allmusic |
[4] |
In his Allmusic review, critic Bruce Eder noted that the album had the most unusual sound compared to previous albums, essentially making it a "quieter album". Eder noted the album "has other highlights and oddities" and singled out Ray Charles' "Leave My Woman Alone".[4]
Reissues
- String Along was reissued in 1992 on CD by Capitol with Sold Out.[5]
- In 1997, all of the tracks from String Along were included in The Guard Years 10-CD box set issued by Bear Family Records.
- String Along was reissued in 2001 by Collectors' Choice Music with Sold Out. This reissue has four bonus tracks: alternate versions of "The Tattooed Lady" and "The Hunter" and previously unreleased songs "Home From the Hill" and "Green Grasses".[5]
Track listing
Side one
- "Bad Man Blunder" (Lee Hays, Cisco Houston)
- "The Escape of Old John Webb" (Tom Drake)
- "When I Was Young" (Jane Bowers, Dave Guard)
- "Leave My Woman Alone" (Ray Charles)
- "This Mornin', This Evenin', So Soon" (Carl Sandburg)
- "Everglades" (Harlan Howard)
Side two
- "Buddy Better Get on Down the Line" (Bowers, Guard)
- "South Wind" (Travis Edmonson)
- "Who's Gonna Hold Her Hand" (Tom Drake, Bob Shane)
- "To Morrow" (Bob Gibson)
- "Colorado Trail" (Lee Hays, Carl Sandburg)
- "The Tattooed Lady" (Traditional, Guard, Reynolds, Shane)
Personnel
Chart positions
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1960 |
Billboard Pop Albums |
1 |
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