Gum Tree Canoe
Gum Tree Canoe is an album by the American musician John Hartford, released in 1984. It was reissued on CD in 2001 with two additional tracks.[1]
Reception
Writing for Allmusic, critic Brian Beatty wrote "Hartford's most even Flying Fish album, with equal measures of songwriting whimsy and expert musicianship, Gum Tree Canoe includes a number of tunes that would remain concert staples for the length of his career... there's not a clinker to be heard. Hartford's banjo playing is exceptional, as is the accompaniment provided by a host of fine country, bluegrass, and new grass pickers... Riverboat tales, an R&B staple, and the Rolling Stones couldn't sound more at home together than they do on this fine album from one of roots music's genuine originals."[1] John Lupton of Country Standard Time wrote "this is Hartford at his entertaining best, a bittersweet reminder of how much was lost to us when he passed away".[2]
Track listing
- "I'm Still Here" (John Hartford) – 3:26
- "Way Down the River Road" (Hartford) – 2:18
- "Gum Tree Canoe" (S. S. Steele) – 4:07
- "Your Long Journey" (Doc Watson, Rosa Lee Watson) – 2:27
- "Jug Harris" (Hartford) – 2:25
- "Little Piece of My Heart" (Burt Burns, Jerry Ragavoy) – 3:12
- "Take Me Back to My Mississippi" (John Carso) – 3:53
- "Lorena" (Joseph Philbrick Webster, Henry DeLafayette Webster) – 4:45
- "Wrong Road Again" (Allen Reynolds) – 2:48
- "No Expectations" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 4:03
- 2001 reissue bonus tracks:
- "You Asked Me To" (Waylon Jennings, Billy Joe Shaver) – 3:48
- "I Wonder Where You Are Tonight" (Johnny Bond) – 4:13
Personnel
Production
- Produced by Jack Clement
- Richard Adler – remixing
- Bob Carlin – mixing
- Wes Lachot – mixing
- Niles Clement – assistant engineer
- Jim Rooney – assistant engineer
- Dr. Toby Mountain – mastering
References
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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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