Peter, Paul and Mary (album)

Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary
Studio album by Peter, Paul and Mary
Released	May 1962
Genre	Folk
Length	33:14
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Albert Grossman
Peter, Paul and Mary chronology
Peter, Paul and Mary (1962) Moving (1963)

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Peter, Paul and Mary is the first album by Peter, Paul and Mary, released in 1962 on Warner Bros. Records. Released in both mono and stereo on catalog no. 1449, It is one of the rare folk albums to reach US#1 - staying for over a month. The lead-off singles "If I Had a Hammer" and "Lemon Tree" reached numbers 10 and 35 respectively on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. It was the group's biggest selling studio album, eventually certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for U.S. sales of more than two million copies.

At the Grammy Awards of 1963, their recording of "If I Had a Hammer" won the Best Folk Recording and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Grammies.

Track listing

Side One

1. "Early in the Morning" (Noel "Paul" Stookey^[2])
2. "500 Miles" (Hedy West)
3. "Sorrow" (Noel Stookey, Peter Yarrow)
4. "This Train" (Peter Yarrow, Noel Stookey)
5. "Bamboo" (Dave Van Ronk)
6. "It's Raining" (Paul Stookey, Peter Yarrow)

Side Two

1. "If I Had My Way" (Rev. Gary Davis)
2. "Cruel War" (Peter Yarrow, Noel Stookey)
3. "Lemon Tree" (Will Holt)
4. "If I Had a Hammer" (Pete Seeger, Lee Hays)
5. "Autumn to May" (Peter Yarrow, Noel Stookey)
6. "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" (Pete Seeger)

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Credits

• Musical Director - Milton Okun
• Cover Design - Milton Glaser
• Producer - Albert Grossman
• Recording Engineer - Bill Schwartau
• Cover Photo - Bernard Cole
• Cover Photographed at The Bitter End, New York City