Diamonds & Rust
Diamonds & Rust is the sixteenth studio album (and eighteenth overall) by American singer-songwriter Joan Baez, released in 1975. The album covered songs written or played by Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, The Allman Brothers, Jackson Browne and John Prine. Diamonds & Rust, however, also contains a number of her own compositions, including the title track, a distinctive song written about Bob Dylan, which has been covered by various other artists.[3]
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| Released | April 1975 | |||
| Recorded | January 1975 | |||
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| Genre | Folk rock, folk jazz | |||
| Length | 39:45 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | David Kershenbaum, Joan Baez | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| The Village Voice | C[2] |
An alternate recording of "Dida" had appeared on the previous year's Gracias a la Vida.
Track listing
All songs composed by Joan Baez; except where noted.
- Side one
- "Diamonds & Rust" - 4:47
- "Fountain of Sorrow" (Jackson Browne) - 4:30
- "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) - 2:45
- "Children and All That Jazz" - 3:07
- "Simple Twist of Fate" (Bob Dylan) - 4:44
- Side two
- "Blue Sky" (Dickey Betts) - 2:46
- "Hello In There" (John Prine) - 3:05
- "Jesse" (Janis Ian) - 4:28
- "Winds of the Old Days" - 3:55
- "Dida" (Joan Baez) – duet with Joni Mitchell - 3:25
- Medley: "I Dream of Jeannie" (Stephen Foster; arranged by Joan Baez) / "Danny Boy"[4] (Frederick Weatherly) - 4:13
Personnel
- Joan Baez – vocals, acoustic guitar, Moog and ARP synthesisers, arranger, producer
- Larry Carlton – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, arranger, producer
- Dean Parks – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Wilton Felder – bass
- Reinie Press – bass
- Max Bennett – bass (10)
- Jim Gordon – drums
- John Guerin – drums (10)
- Larry Knechtel – acoustic piano
- Joe Sample – electric piano, Hammond organ
- Hampton Hawes – acoustic piano (4)
- David Paich – acoustic piano, electric harpsichord
- Red Rhodes – pedal steel guitar
- Malcolm Cecil – Moog and ARP synthesisers, synthesizer programming
- Robert Margouleff - synthesizer programming
- Tom Scott – flute, saxophone, arranger
- Jim Horn – saxophone
- Joni Mitchell – vocal improvisation (10)
- Rick Lotempio – electric guitar (10)
- Ollie Mitchell – trumpet
- Buck Monari – trumpet
- Jesse Ehrlich - cello
- Carl LaMagna, James Getzoff, Ray Kelley, Robert Konrad, Robert Ostrowsky, Ronald Folsom, Sidney Sharp, Tibor Zelig, William Hymanson, William Kurasch - violin
- Isabelle Daskoff - viola
- Technical
- David Kershenbaum – producer
- Bernard Gelb - executive producer
- Rick Ruggeri – engineer
- Henry Lewy – engineer (10)
- Ellis Sorkin – assistant engineer
- Bob Cato – design
- Irene Harris - photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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References
- AllMusic review
- Christgau, Robert (June 16, 1975). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- Baez, Joan. 1987. And a Voice to Sing With: A Memoir. Century Hutchinson, London. ISBN 0-671-40062-2
- An Irish song, on the album cover: Dedicated to my Grandmother, Barbara Bridge
- "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4083a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- "Joan Baez Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1975". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- "American album certifications – Joan Baez – Diamonds". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
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