The New Christy Minstrels - On the Far Side of the Hill: A Retrospective 1962-1970 (2017)
BAND/ARTIST: The New Christy Minstrels
- Title: On the Far Side of the Hill: A Retrospective 1962-1970
- Year Of Release: 2017
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Pop
- Quality: 16-44100 FLAC
- Total Time: 01:19:02
- Total Size: 475 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Review by Steve Leggett
Singer, guitarist, and songwriter Randy Sparks had a vision for a "folk choir" in 1961, a group that would, in his words, combine elements of the Norman Luboff Choir with the Kingston Trio, and named after Edwin Pearce Christy's Christy Minstrels, a black-faced minstrel troupe active in the mid-1800s, the New Christy Minstrels were born. Sparks didn't just add individual performers to his new undertaking, he added whole groups of them, and in their '60s peak, the New Christy Minstrels stood ten strong on-stage, with almost that many acoustic guitars going at once. Always designed as a commercial venture, the Minstrels were really more a revue than a group, with individual singers stepping forward and performing a song or two, and then stepping back into the ensemble as the next singer stepped forward. It was an innovative idea at the time, and the Minstrels had tremendous success and television visibility in the group's initial configuration, scoring big hits with a version of Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land," "Green, Green," and other songs. Members kept entering and exiting the group, though, and the alumni list for the New Christy Minstrels is a long one, including such future stars as Barry McGuire, Gene Clark, and later, Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes, among others, and in many ways, Sparks' greatest accomplishment with his ensemble was as a launching pad for solo careers. This 25-song set includes the Minstrels' signature tracks and is a fine single-disc survey of the group's commercial run between 1962 and 1970.
Tracklist:
1-1. The New Christy Minstrels - This Land Is Your Land (02:16)
1-2. The New Christy Minstrels - Denver (Live Version) (02:58)
1-3. The New Christy Minstrels - (The Story Of) The Preacher and the Bear (Live Version) (03:02)
1-4. The New Christy Minstrels - Susianna (02:02)
1-5. The New Christy Minstrels - Julianne (03:05)
1-6. The New Christy Minstrels - Jimmy Grove and Barbara Ellen (04:50)
1-7. The New Christy Minstrels - Walk the Road (Take 6) (02:33)
1-8. The New Christy Minstrels - Green, Green (02:07)
1-9. The New Christy Minstrels - Last Farewell (02:42)
1-10. The New Christy Minstrels - Beautiful City (02:40)
1-11. The New Christy Minstrels - Saturday Night (Single Version) (02:20)
1-12. The New Christy Minstrels - Blacksmith of Brandywine (02:15)
1-13. The New Christy Minstrels - Today (02:44)
1-14. The New Christy Minstrels - Company of Cowards (02:08)
1-15. The New Christy Minstrels - (The Story Of) Waltzing Matilda (Live at Ledbetter's, Los Angeles, CA - April 1964) (09:45)
1-16. The New Christy Minstrels - Listen, I'll Sing You the Blues (Live Version) (03:03)
1-17. The New Christy Minstrels - God Bless the Child (Live) (05:05)
1-18. The New Christy Minstrels - Oh, Miss Mary (Live Version) (02:17)
1-19. The New Christy Minstrels - Chim Chim Cher-ee (02:45)
1-20. The New Christy Minstrels - The Girl from Ipanema (03:52)
1-21. The New Christy Minstrels - Highflyin' Bird (03:04)
1-22. The New Christy Minstrels - Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings (02:29)
1-23. The New Christy Minstrels - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (02:16)
1-24. The New Christy Minstrels - Door Into Tomorrow (03:58)
1-25. The New Christy Minstrels - You Need Someone to Love (02:46)
Singer, guitarist, and songwriter Randy Sparks had a vision for a "folk choir" in 1961, a group that would, in his words, combine elements of the Norman Luboff Choir with the Kingston Trio, and named after Edwin Pearce Christy's Christy Minstrels, a black-faced minstrel troupe active in the mid-1800s, the New Christy Minstrels were born. Sparks didn't just add individual performers to his new undertaking, he added whole groups of them, and in their '60s peak, the New Christy Minstrels stood ten strong on-stage, with almost that many acoustic guitars going at once. Always designed as a commercial venture, the Minstrels were really more a revue than a group, with individual singers stepping forward and performing a song or two, and then stepping back into the ensemble as the next singer stepped forward. It was an innovative idea at the time, and the Minstrels had tremendous success and television visibility in the group's initial configuration, scoring big hits with a version of Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land," "Green, Green," and other songs. Members kept entering and exiting the group, though, and the alumni list for the New Christy Minstrels is a long one, including such future stars as Barry McGuire, Gene Clark, and later, Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes, among others, and in many ways, Sparks' greatest accomplishment with his ensemble was as a launching pad for solo careers. This 25-song set includes the Minstrels' signature tracks and is a fine single-disc survey of the group's commercial run between 1962 and 1970.
Tracklist:
1-1. The New Christy Minstrels - This Land Is Your Land (02:16)
1-2. The New Christy Minstrels - Denver (Live Version) (02:58)
1-3. The New Christy Minstrels - (The Story Of) The Preacher and the Bear (Live Version) (03:02)
1-4. The New Christy Minstrels - Susianna (02:02)
1-5. The New Christy Minstrels - Julianne (03:05)
1-6. The New Christy Minstrels - Jimmy Grove and Barbara Ellen (04:50)
1-7. The New Christy Minstrels - Walk the Road (Take 6) (02:33)
1-8. The New Christy Minstrels - Green, Green (02:07)
1-9. The New Christy Minstrels - Last Farewell (02:42)
1-10. The New Christy Minstrels - Beautiful City (02:40)
1-11. The New Christy Minstrels - Saturday Night (Single Version) (02:20)
1-12. The New Christy Minstrels - Blacksmith of Brandywine (02:15)
1-13. The New Christy Minstrels - Today (02:44)
1-14. The New Christy Minstrels - Company of Cowards (02:08)
1-15. The New Christy Minstrels - (The Story Of) Waltzing Matilda (Live at Ledbetter's, Los Angeles, CA - April 1964) (09:45)
1-16. The New Christy Minstrels - Listen, I'll Sing You the Blues (Live Version) (03:03)
1-17. The New Christy Minstrels - God Bless the Child (Live) (05:05)
1-18. The New Christy Minstrels - Oh, Miss Mary (Live Version) (02:17)
1-19. The New Christy Minstrels - Chim Chim Cher-ee (02:45)
1-20. The New Christy Minstrels - The Girl from Ipanema (03:52)
1-21. The New Christy Minstrels - Highflyin' Bird (03:04)
1-22. The New Christy Minstrels - Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings (02:29)
1-23. The New Christy Minstrels - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (02:16)
1-24. The New Christy Minstrels - Door Into Tomorrow (03:58)
1-25. The New Christy Minstrels - You Need Someone to Love (02:46)
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