At 89
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| At 89 | ||||
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| Released | September 30, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 48:28 | |||
| Label | Appleseed | |||
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At 89 is a studio album by Pete Seeger, released on September 30, 2008, via Appleseed Records.[1] In 2008, the album earned Seeger the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album.[2]
Composition
[edit]The album features a blend of instrumental and vocal songs, interspersed with spoken word segments. Several tracks were recorded at the Howland Center in Beacon, NY with a large group of people working in community.[citation needed]
"Song of the World's Last Whale" is an anti-whaling song composed by Seeger in 1970 after he listened to the "whale song" discovered by Roger Payne.[3] He gave its rights to the Whale Fund, an auxiliary of the New York Zoological Society which is concerned with whale conservation.[4] Despite playing the song live, he did not record it officially until At 89.[3][5]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Pete Seeger except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nameless Banjo Riff" | 0:39 | |
| 2. | "False from True" | 2:49 | |
| 3. | "Now We Sit Us Down" | 1:16 | |
| 4. | "Pete's Greeting" (Spoken) | 0:32 | |
| 5. | "Visions of Children" | 2:12 | |
| 6. | "Wonderful Friends" | Pete Seeger, Lorre Wyatt | 3:20 |
| 7. | "The Water Is Wide" | Traditional | 2:32 |
| 8. | "Pete Talks About Clearwater" (Spoken) | 0:30 | |
| 9. | "It's a Long Haul" | Travis Jeffrey, Seeger | 1:12 |
| 10. | "Throw Away That Shad Net (How Are We Gonna Save Tomorrow?)" | 4:47 | |
| 11. | "Song of the World's Last Whale" | 2:39 | |
| 12. | "The First Settlers" | David Bernz, Seeger | 5:01 |
| 13. | "The D Minor Flourish/Cindy" | Traditional | 0:44 |
| 14. | "Pete's Intro to If It Can't Be Reduced" (Spoken) | 0:47 | |
| 15. | "If It Can't Be Reduced" | 2:13 | |
| 16. | "Spring Fever" | 0:52 | |
| 17. | "Pete Speaks About World War II" (Spoken) | 0:31 | |
| 18. | "When I Was Most Beautiful" | 2:54 | |
| 19. | "Bach at Treblinka" | 1:18 | |
| 20. | "We Will Love or We Will Perish" | Johann Sebastian Bach, Seeger | 1:32 |
| 21. | "The Story of Tzena, Tzena, Tzena" (Spoken) | 1:02 | |
| 22. | "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena" | Gordon Jenkins, Seeger | 2:23 |
| 23. | "One Percent Phosphorous Banjo Riff" | 1:35 | |
| 24. | "Pete Speaks About Involvement" (Spoken) | 0:13 | |
| 25. | "Or Else! (One-a These Days)" | Bernz, Seeger | 3:22 |
| 26. | "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" | 3:36 | |
| 27. | "Little Fat Baby" | Bernz, Seeger | 4:48 |
| 28. | "Arrange and Re-Arrange" | 3:18 | |
| 29. | "Alleluya" | Traditional | 2:00 |
| 30. | "Pete's Extroduction" (Spoken) | 1:14 | |
| 31. | "If This World Survives" | Malvina Reynolds, Seeger | 1:39 |
| 32. | "How Soon?" | 1:08 |
Credits and personnel
[edit]Performers
[edit]- Sue Altkin – choir, chorus, vocals
- David Bernz – banjo, choir, chorus, guitar, guitar (12-string), vocals
- Robert Cagianese – additional violin ("Alleluya")
- Karen Cashin - chorus
- Sonya Cohen – vocals ("When I was most Beautiful")
- Jonathan Dickau – choir, chorus, engineer, mixing, vocals
- Angela Dourdis - chorus
- James Durst – choir, chorus, guitar ("Little Fat Baby"), vocals, ("Little Fat Baby, and "We Will Love or We Will Perish")
- Alison Hartwell - chorus
- Travis Jeffrey – vocals ("It's a long haul")
- Caroline Kruzansky - chorus, vocals ("Or Else!")
- Lisa McVey - chorus
- Sara Milonovich – violin
- Jenny Murphy - chorus
- Mark Murphy – bass, choir, chorus, vocals
- Melissa Ohrquist - chorus
- Perry Robinson – clarinet
- Martha Sandefer – choir, chorus, vocals ("Bach at Treblinka," "Little Fat Baby," and "We Will Love or We Will Perish")
- Pete Seeger – banjo, choir, chorus, guitar (12-string), guitar (nylon string), Native American flute, spoken word, vocals
- Laurie Siegel – choir, chorus, vocals
- Dave Tarlo - chorus, vocals ("Now We Sit us Down," and "We Will Love or We Will Perish")
- Bruce K. Taylor – choir, chorus, vocals
- Connie Taylor – choir, chorus, vocals
- Sarah Underhill - chorus
- The Walkabout Chorus - vocals ("Tzena, Tzena, Tzena," "If this World Survives")
Songwriting/Arranging
[edit]- Johann Sebastian Bach – composer
- David Bernz – arranger, composer, lyricist
- Travis Jeffrey – composer, lyricist
- Gordon Jenkins – composer, lyricist
- Alan Lomax – arranger, collection
- John A. Lomax – arranger, collection
- Pete Seeger - arranger, composer, lyricist
- Malvina Reynolds – composer, lyricist
- Lorre Wyatt – composer, lyricist
Production
[edit]- David Bernz – engineer, photography, producer
- Jonathan Dickau – engineer, mixing
- Christina Galbiati – graphic design
- David Glasser – mastering
- Judy Jacobs – photography
- Jim Musselman – executive producer, liner notes
- Pete Seeger – producer
References
[edit]- ^ "At 89 - Pete Seeger | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved Sep 25, 2018.
- ^ "51st Annual GRAMMY Awards". Recording Academy. 28 November 2017. Retrieved Sep 25, 2018.
- ^ a b Kerr, Amy (January 28, 2014). "Thank You Pete Seeger". Ocean Alliance. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Webster, Bayard (May 26, 1970). "Whales Sing Siren Song for Scientist". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Schuch, Steve. "An Author's Interview". Nightheron.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2001. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
