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Gentle On My Mind and Other Originals
Compilation album by
John Hartford
Released1968
StudioNashville Sound
GenreFolk, country
Length26:21
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerFelton Jarvis
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Gentle On My Mind and Other Originals is an album by folk, country and bluegrass musician and songwriter John Hartford.[3] It was released by RCA Victor in 1968.

The album was recorded in RCA's "Nashville Sound" studio in Nashville, Tennessee.[4]

Critical reception

Billboard praised the album, calling Hartford one of the era's "great songwriters."[5]

Track listing

All songs written by John Hartford.

Side 1

  1. "California Earthquake" – 3:00
  2. "Gentle on My Mind" – 3:00
  3. "Natural to Be Gone" – 1:46
  4. "The Six O'Clock Train and a Girl with Green Eyes" – 2:38
  5. "A Simple Thing As Love" – 2:54

Side 2

  1. "Mouth to Mouth Resuscitation" – 1:50
  2. "I Would Not Be Here" – 2:19
  3. "Front Porch" – 1:56
  4. Untangle Your Mind" – 2:02
  5. "Like Unto a Mockingbird" – 2:46
  6. "The Tall Tall Grass" – 2:20

Personnel

  • John Hartford – banjo, guitar, fiddle, vocals

Production

  • Felton Jarvis – producer
  • Jim Malloy – recording engineer
  • Al Pachucki – recording engineer
  • Cam Mullins – arranger, Tracks 4 and 5 on Side 1

References

  1. ^ "Gentle On My Mind & Other Originals - John Hartford | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 166.
  3. ^ The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Fireside. 1995. p. 442.
  4. ^ John Hartford, Gentle On My Mind and Other Originals. (vinyl LP); RCA Victor, 1968.
  5. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (November 16, 1968). "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite magazine}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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