Hobo's Lullaby (album)
Hobo's Lullaby is an album by the American folk singer Arlo Guthrie.[3] It was released in 1972 on Reprise Records. It was re-released on Rising Son Records in 1997. The album contains Guthrie's only Top 40 hit, a cover of Steve Goodman's "City of New Orleans".
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| Released | April 1972 | |||
| Recorded | October - December 1971 | |||
| Genre | Folk, folk rock | |||
| Length | 37:20 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Lenny Waronker, John Pilla | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Anytime" | Herbert Lawson | 1:46 |
| 2. | "The City of New Orleans" | Steve Goodman | 4:31 |
| 3. | "Lightning Bar Blues" | Hoyt Axton | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Shackles and Chains" | Jimmie Davis | 2:49 |
| 5. | "1913 Massacre" | Woody Guthrie | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Somebody Turned on the Light" | Hoyt Axton | 3:13 |
| 7. | "Ukulele Lady" | Richard A. Whiting, Gus Kahn | 3:21 |
| 8. | "When the Ship Comes In" | Bob Dylan | 4:24 |
| 9. | "Mapleview (20%) Rag" | Arlo Guthrie | 2:05 |
| 10. | "Days Are Short" | Arlo Guthrie | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Hobo's Lullaby" | Goebel Reeves | 3:57 |
Personnel
- Arlo Guthrie – vocals, guitar
- Hoyt Axton – vocals
- Max Bennett – bass
- Byron Berline – mandolin, fiddle
- Roger Bush – bass
- Cozy Cole – drums
- Ry Cooder – guitar
- John Craviotto – drums
- Nick DeCaro – vocals, accordion on "City of New Orleans"
- Jim Dickinson – keyboards
- Doug Dillard – banjo
- Chris Ethridge – bass
- Wilton Felder – tenor saxophone
- Venetta Fields – vocals
- Anne Goodman – cello
- Gib Guilbeau – fiddle
- Richie Hayward – drums
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Clydie King – vocals
- Bill Lee – bass
- Thad Maxwell – guitar
- Gene Merlino – vocals
- Arnie Moore – bass
- Gimmer Nicholson – guitar
- Spooner Oldham – keyboards
- Thurl Ravenscroft – vocals
- Fritz Richmond – bass
- Linda Ronstadt – vocals
- Jessica Smith – vocals
- Clarence White – guitar
Production
- Lenny Waronker, John Pilla - producer
- Donn Landee - engineer
- John Pilla - photography
References
- Newsom, Jim. "Arlo Guthrie - Hobo's Lullaby". AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 295.
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