Folk Song Book Explained

Folk Song Book
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Eddy Arnold
Cover:	Folk Song Book.png
Released:	1964
Genre:	Country
Label:	RCA Victor
Prev Title:	Faithfully Yours
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	Eddy's Songs (compilation)
Next Year:	1964

Folk Song Book is an album by American country music singer Eddy Arnold, with backing vocals by The Needmore Creek Singers. It was released by RCA Victor in 1964.^[1]

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top Country Albums chart on March 14, 1964, peaked at No. 4, and remained on the chart for a total of 24 weeks.^[2]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of three stars.^[3]

Track listing

Side A

1. "Time's A-Gettin' Hard"
2. "The Young Land"
3. "Green, Green"
4. "Molly"
5. "Gotta Travel On"
6. "The Song of the Coo Coo"

Side B

1. "Poor Howard"
2. "Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan)
3. "Jeff Canady"
4. "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" (Pete Seeger)
5. "The Folk Singer"
6. "Cotton Fields" (Lead Belly)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eddy Arnold And The Needmore Creek Singers - Folk Song Book. 1964 . Discogs. December 18, 2020.
2. Book: Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research Inc.. 1997. 9. 0898201241.
3. Web site: Folk Song Book. AllMusic. December 18, 2020.