Earthwords & Music

Earthwords and Music

Studio album by John Hartford

Released

1967

Genre

Folk, country, novelty

John Hartford chronology

Looks at Life
(1967)

Earthwords and Music
(1967)

The Love Album
(1968)

Alternative cover

2002 BMG Re-issue

Earthwords and Music is John Hartford's second LP, released in 1967. Like all of his RCA recordings, it is was reissued in 2002 as part of a "twofer" CD, combined with his first album, Looks at Life.^[1]

The album includes Hartford's Grammy-winning hit song, "Gentle on My Mind".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Allmusic	^[1]

After noting some of the musical novelty songs of the album, music critic Jim Worbois, writing for Allmusic, wrote "Also contains some fine straight songs. Good stuff."^[2]

Track listing

All songs by John Hartford.

"Good Old Electric Washing Machine" – 2:08
"Love Song in 2/4 Time" – 1:38
"Daytime of Life" – 5:22
"Whose That?" – 1:52
"There Are No Fools in Heaven" – 4:30
"Earthwords" – 1:43
"Gentle on My Mind" – 3:05
"Naked in Spite of Myself" – 3:09
"How Come You're Being So Good to Me" – 2:05
"No End of Love" – 3:21
"Left Handed Woman" – 1:39
"Baking Soda" – 1:28

References

1 2 Worbois, Jim. "Earthwords & Music/Looks at Life > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
1 2 Worbois, Jim. "Earthwords & Music > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.

John Hartford

Solo albums	Looks at Life (1967) Earthwords & Music (1968) The Love Album (1968) Housing Project (1968) John Hartford (1969) Iron Mountain Depot (1970) Aereo-Plain (1971) Morning Bugle (1972) Nobody Knows What You Do (1976) Mark Twang (1976) All in the Name of Love (1977) Headin' Down Into the Mystery Below (1978) You and Me at Home (1980) Catalogue (1981) Gum Tree Canoe (1984) Annual Waltz (1986) Down on the River (1989) Cadillac Rag (1991) Goin' Back to Dixie (1992) The Walls We Bounce Off Of (1994) No End of Love (1996) Wild Hog in the Red Brush (1996) The Speed of the Old Long Bow (1998) Good Old Boys (1999) Hamilton Ironworks (2001) Steam Powered Aereo-Takes (2002)

Collaborations	Glitter Grass from the Nashwood Hollyville Strings (1977) Slumberin' on the Cumberland (1979) Permanent Wave (1980) Vassar Clements, John Hartford, Dave Holland (1985) Hartford & Hartford (1991) Old Sport (1994) The Fun of Open Discussion (1995) The Bullies Have All Gone to Rest (1998) Retrograss (1999)

Live albums	Live at College Station Pennsylvania (1995) Live from Mountain Stage (2000)

Compilation albums	Gentle on My Mind & Other Originals (1968) Me Oh My (1982) A John Hartford Collection (1987) RCA Country Legends: John Hartford (2001) Natural to be Gone 1967-1970 (2002) Good'le Days: Essential Recordings (2009)

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