The Highwaymen: Michael, Row Your Boat Ashore: The Best Of The Highwaymen (EMI Legendary Masters Series) CD Track Listing

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The Highwaymen Michael, Row Your Boat Ashore: The Best Of The Highwaymen (EMI Legendary Masters Series) (1992)
Originally Released June 16, 1992\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Among the first successful folk groups, The Highwaymen emerged as leaders of the "hootenanny" movement of the '60s. Included is the immensely popular title song and 23 others. -- Roundup newsletter\n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nSomehow, they seem better now than they did back then..., October 14, 2001 \nReviewer: William E. Adams (Lovington, NM United States)\nWhen I became a folk movement fan in the late l950's, beginning with The Kingston Trio and progressing to Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Cisco Houston, Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, et. al.. "The Highwaymen" were OK, but not really special. At the time, they seemed tamer than the roots artists or the urban protest singer-songwriters. About a year ago, however, I got this album and I really like it. The singing and picking now seems more skillful than I recall from the old days. The variety of material is impressive. It is also true, as another reviewer says, that the group was the first to value Buffy St. Marie's songwriting skills. They really were able to do good performances of many songs other than "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore" which suffers from over-familiarity. My favorite song on here, however, is "Number One" a wistful, ironic look back at the group's early success and later struggles. The guys who could write that song and put it on their greatest hits CD deserve admiration for their sense of humor and modesty, if nothing else. This collection is worth having in the house, if you like folk music and especially if you remember the times in which the performances were created. It is just plain fun to hear.I bought every one of the Kingston Trio's albums immediately upon release all those years, and owned none by The Highwaymen. Now I think this CD holds up as well as any done by Nick, Bob, Dave and later, John Stewart. Thirty-five years too late, I finally became a fan of The Highwaymen, due to this album. \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nAmong the Very Best of 60's Folk., September 13, 2000 \nReviewer: Philip Westwood (Lichfield, Staffordshire United Kingdom) \nLike a few million others, I bought 'Michael' when it first hit the charts. The intervening 40 years have done nothing to diminish the recording's charm and appeal. But this CD, culled from the group's various albums, is about far more than just one song. It shows just what a fine outfit the Highwaymen were. And also how innovative they were. They were the first to record Buffy Sainte-Marie's 'Universal Soldier', and they made the first American recording of Ewan McColl's 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' - both of which are on the CD. But this CD contains so many superb performances. There is the patriotic sounding 'Sinking of the Reuben James', the charming 'Big Rock Candy Mountain' and 'Gypsy Rover', the Fifties pop hit 'Cindy', and the reflective 'Number One', a 1974 recording in which the group look back with wry humour on their career and wonder 'what the hell went wrong'. For me, the standout track is the spirited 'Whiskey In The Jar', originally issued as the 'B' side of their third single. Nice to have this one on the CD. My 45 is almost worn out. A first rate compilation, both for those who remember the group first time around, and also for those who simply appreciate top flight commercial folk music. \n\nHalf.com Album Notes\nFull title: Michael, Row Your Boat Ashore: The Best Of The Highwaymen.\n\nIncludes extensive liner notes, track annotations, a discography and historical photos.\n\nOriginally released on EMI America (96334).
This folk cd contains 24 tracks and runs 60min 56sec.
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1. The Highwaymen - Michael (02:46)
2. The Highwaymen - Santiano (02:10)
3. The Highwaymen - Cindy, Oh Cindy (03:04)
4. The Highwaymen - Big Rock Candy Mountain (02:44)
5. The Highwaymen - The Gypsy Rover (02:56)
6. The Highwaymen - Three Jolly Rogues (01:53)
7. The Highwaymen - Cotton Fields (02:32)
8. The Highwaymen - The Carlton Weaver (02:54)
9. The Highwaymen - Whiskey In The Jar (02:43)
10. The Highwaymen - I'm On My Way (02:13)
11. The Highwaymen - March On Brothers! (01:38)
12. The Highwaymen - I Know Where I'm Going (01:54)
13. The Highwaymen - (Marching To) Pretoria (02:24)
14. The Highwaymen - Well, Well, Well (02:58)
15. The Highwaymen - All My Trials (02:38)
16. The Highwaymen - The Tale Of Michael Flynn (02:03)
17. The Highwaymen - Universal Soldier (02:32)
18. The Highwaymen - Work Of The Weavers (02:07)
19. The Highwaymen - So Fare Ye Well (02:38)
20. The Highwaymen - The First Time (Ever I Saw Your Face) (02:26)
21. The Highwaymen - There Comes Alibama (03:12)
22. The Highwaymen - The Sinking Of The Reuben James (02:56)
23. The Highwaymen - Ramblin' Boy (02:57)
24. The Highwaymen - Number #1 (02:26)