Young Brigham
Studio album by
Released1968
RecordedUnited Recorders and Gold Star Studios
GenreFolk
LabelReprise
ProducerBruce Langhorne
Ramblin' Jack Elliott chronology
Jack Elliott
(1964)
Young Brigham
(1968)
Bull Durham Sacks & Railroad Tracks
(1970)

Young Brigham is an album by American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in 1968.

History

Young Brigham was Elliott's first major-label release on the Reprise label. The liner notes were written by his friend Johnny Cash.[1]

The subject of "Goodnight Little Arlo" by Woody Guthrie is his son, Arlo Guthrie.[1] "912 Greens" documents Elliott and his friends' search for Billy Faier in New Orleans.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [3]
Rolling StonePositive [4]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. wrote the album "The difference between Elliott's versions [of the songs] and those of your average folksinger is that he sounds as though he's having a good time. Young Brigham is a nice snapshot of Elliott in the late ‘60s and shows him leaving the confines of a large studio with his folk heritage intact."[3]

Reissues

Track listing

  1. "If I Were a Carpenter" (Tim Hardin) – 5:04
  2. "Talking Fisherman" (Woody Guthrie) – 4:00
  3. "Tennessee Stud" (Jimmy Driftwood) – 4:51
  4. "Tractor" (Jack Elliott) – 0:59
  5. "Night Herding Song" (Traditional; arranged by Jack Elliott) – 3:56
  6. "Rock Island Line" (Traditional; arranged by Jack Elliott) – 5:29
  7. "Danville Girl" (Traditional; arranged by Jack Elliott) – 3:32
  8. "912 Greens" (Elliott) – 7:23
  9. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (Bob Dylan) – 3:51
  10. "Connection" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 2:24
  11. "Goodnight Little Arlo" (Woody Guthrie) – 2:57

Personnel

Production notes:

References

  1. ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. 2001. Liner notes, Collector's Choice Music reissue
  2. ^ "Bad Subjects: 912 Greens". 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  3. ^ a b Lankford, Jr., Ronnie D. "Young Brigham > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  4. ^ Gifford, Barry. "Young Brigham > Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 27, 2012.[dead link]
  5. ^ Allmusic entry for Me & Bobby McGee. Accessed June 10, 2009.