Original Album Classics (Volume 2)

~ Release by The Byrds (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The 2nd volume in the Original Album Classics format, includes albums from 1968-1971, as the band changed lineups and musical styles, notably the acclaimed country album Sweetheart Of The Rodeo featuring Gram Parsons in the lineup, released 1968.

Annotation last modified on 2021-02-04 17:02 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Sweet Heart of the Rodeo
2▶CD: Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde
3▶CD: Ballad of Easy Rider
4▼CD: Byrdmaniax
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1Glory, Glory
co-producer:
Chris Hinshaw and Terry Melcher
instruments:
Larry Knechtel (on 1971-01-17)
vocals:
Merry Clayton (on 1971-01-17)
cover recording of:
Glory, Glory (Lay My Burden Down) (on 1971-01-17)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
24:05
2Pale Blue
co-producer:
Chris Hinshaw and Terry Melcher
vocals:
Roger McGuinn (on 1971-01-22)
recording of:
Pale Blue (on 1971-01-22)
writer:
Roger McGuinn and Gene Parsons
32:25
3I Trust
co-producer:
Chris Hinshaw and Terry Melcher
piano:
Terry Melcher (on 1970-10-06)
recording of:
I Trust (on 1970-10-06)
lyricist and composer:
Roger McGuinn
33:22
4Tunnel of Love
co-producer:
Chris Hinshaw and Terry Melcher
recording of:
Tunnel of Love (on 1971-01-11)
writer:
Skip Battin and Kim Fowley
45:02
5Citizen Kane
co-producer:
Chris Hinshaw and Terry Melcher
guitar:
Roger McGuinn (on 1971-01-11)
recording of:
Citizen Kane (on 1971-01-11)
writer:
Skip Battin and Kim Fowley
32:38
6I Wanna Grow Up to Be a Politician
co-producer:
Chris Hinshaw and Terry Melcher
recording of:
I Wanna Grow Up to Be a Politician (on 1971-01-17)
writer:
Jacques Levy and Roger McGuinn
32:06
7Absolute Happiness
co-producer:
Chris Hinshaw and Terry Melcher
recording of:
Absolute Happiness (on 1971-01-11)
writer:
Skip Battin and Kim Fowley
32:41
8Green Apple Quick Step
co-producer:
Chris Hinshaw and Terry Melcher
banjo:
Gene Parsons (on 1971-01-24)
fiddle:
Byron Berline (on 1971-01-24)
guitar and mandolin:
Clarence White (US bluegrass and country-rock guitarist) (on 1971-01-24)
recording of:
Green Apple Quick Step (on 1971-01-24)
writer:
Gene Parsons and Clarence White (US bluegrass and country-rock guitarist)
21:52
9My Destiny
co-producer:
Chris Hinshaw and Terry Melcher
lead vocals:
Clarence White (US bluegrass and country-rock guitarist) (on 1971-01-09)
samples from:
Byrdmaniax by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1971-07-20)
cover recording of:
Is This My Destiny (on 1971-01-09)
writer:
Helen Carter (country singer)
33:40
10Kathleen’s Song
co-producer:
Chris Hinshaw and Terry Melcher
recording of:
Kathleen’s Song (from 1970-06-02 until 1971-03-18)
writer:
Jacques Levy and Roger McGuinn
32:44
11Jamaica Say You Will
co-producer:
Chris Hinshaw and Terry Melcher
guitar:
Roger McGuinn (on 1971-01-17)
samples from:
Byrdmaniax by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1971-07-20)
cover recording of:
Jamaica Say You Will (on 1971-01-17)
lyricist and composer:
Jackson Browne (American singer-songwriter)
3:37
12Just Like a Woman
mixer:
Jen Wyler (American sound engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1971)
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
samples from:
Byrdmaniax by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1971-07-20)
cover recording of:
Just Like a Woman (on 1971-01-17)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-11-25)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), M. Witmark & Sons and Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
recording of:
Just Like a Woman
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-11-25)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), M. Witmark & Sons and Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
3:59
13Pale Blue (alternate version)
co-producer:
Chris Hinshaw and Terry Melcher
mixer:
Jen Wyler (American sound engineer)
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
samples from:
Byrdmaniax by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1971-07-20)
recording of:
Pale Blue (on 1971-01-22)
writer:
Roger McGuinn and Gene Parsons
2:36
14Think I’m Gonna Feel Better
co-producer:
Chris Hinshaw and Terry Melcher
mixer:
Jen Wyler (American sound engineer)
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
samples from:
Byrdmaniax by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1971-07-20)
cover recording of:
Think I’m Gonna Feel Better (on 1970-10-06)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Clark (US singer-songwriter; founder of The Byrds)
6:04
5▶CD: Farther Along

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe (in 2011)
remaster of:Sweetheart of the Rodeo (stereo) (on 1968-08-30)
Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde (stereo) (on 1969-02-03)
Ballad of Easy Rider (on 1969-10-29)
Byrdmaniax (on 1971-07-20)
Farther Along (on 1971-11-17)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4681248 [info]
ASIN:DE: B0062EKXTG [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0003534633 [info]