Tonight: In Person
| Tonight: In Person | ||||
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| Released | January 1961 | |||
| Recorded | July 29, 1960 | |||
| Venue | Ash Grove, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
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Tonight: In Person is a live album by the American folk music group, The Limeliters, a trio made up of Lou Gottlieb, Alex Hassilev, and Glenn Yarbrough. It was recorded live on July 29, 1960, in Hollywood, California, at the Ash Grove, a former Melrose Avenue furniture factory converted into a folk music club. The album was released in January 1961 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LSP-2272).[1][2] It was the group's first album for RCA Victor.[3]
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's pop album chart on February 27, 1961, peaked at No. 5, and remained on the chart for 42 weeks.[4]
AllMusic gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars. Reviewer Cary Ginell wrote that "this album is a winner all the way and one of the shining examples of the best of the urban folk revival of the early '60s."[3]
Track listing
[edit]Side A
- "There's a Meetin' Here Tonight" (Alex Hassilev, Glenn Yarbrough) [2:16]
- "Molly Malone" (arranged by Bob Gibson, Glenn Yarbrough) [2:39]
- "The Monks of St. Bernard (Les Moines de Saint Bernardin)" (Alex Hassilev) [5:04]
- "Seven Daffodils" (Lee Hays) [3:43]
- "Hey Li Lee Li Lee" (Lou Gottlieb) [6:44]
Side B
- "Headin' for the Hills" (John Stewart) [2:53]
- "The Far Side of the Hill" [3:53]
- "Rumania, Rumania" (Aaron Lebedeff) [3:23]
- "Madeira, M'Dear" (Michael Flanders) [5:49]
- "Proschai" (Lou Gottlieb, Gene Raskin) [3:01]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Limeliters – Tonight: In Person". Discogs. Retrieved December 23, 2020.(information reflected on the back cover of the album)
- ^ "Limeliters Suit Night Club Set". The Indianapolis News. January 5, 1961. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Tonight: In Person". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. ISBN 0823076318.
