Folk Matinee
| Folk Matinee | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| The Limeliters chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| New Record Mirror |   [1] |
Folk Matinee is a studio album by the American folk music group, The Limeliters, a trio made up of Lou Gottlieb, Alex Hassilev, and Glenn Yarbrough. It was released in 1962 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LSP-2547).[2][3]
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's pop album chart on October 13, 1962, peaked at No. 21, and remained on the chart for six weeks.[4]
AllMusic gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars. Reviewer Cary Ginell wrote that the eclectic album was "not their best, but this studio album does have its moments."[3]
Track listing
[edit]Side A
- "Sing Hallelujah" [2:06]
- "Sweet Water Rolling" [2:28]
- "Funk" [2:15]
- "Blue Mountain Lake" [2:11]
- "Tamborito" [2:07]
- "Uncle Benny's Celebration" [2:19
Side B
- "Wake Up, Dunia" [2:06]
- "Die Gedanken Sind Frei" [2:07]
- "To Everything There Is A Season (Turn! Turn! Turn!)" [2:09]
- "Reedy River" [2:49]
- "Those Were The Days" [3:06]
- "The Minstrel Boy" [2:11]
References
[edit]- ^ Watson, Jimmy (27 July 1963). "The Limeliters: Folk Matinee" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 124. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "The Limeliters – Folk Matinee". Discogs. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "Folk Matinee". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 182. ISBN 0823076318.