Golden Folk Hits Explained

Golden Folk Hits
Type:	studio
Artist:	Bobby Darin
Cover:	GoldenFolkHitsBobbyDarin.jpg
Released:	November 1963
Recorded:	July 1962
Genre:	Pop
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	Nick Venet
Prev Title:	Earthy!
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	Winners
Next Year:	1964

Golden Folk Hits is an album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in 1963.

Reception

In his Allmusic review, critic JT Griffith called it “One of the most underappreciated Bobby Darin albums and one of the most exciting to revisit.” Billboard commented "...lends his gusto and bravado to a powerful line-up of contemporary folk hits."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Mary Don't You Weep" (Traditional)
2. "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" (Pete Seeger)
3. "If I Had a Hammer" (Lee Hays, Seeger)
4. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (Bob Dylan)
5. "Greenback Dollar" (Hoyt Axton, Kennard Ramsey)
6. "Why, Daddy, Why" (Bobby Scott)
7. "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" (Traditional)
8. "Abilene" (Les Brown, John D. Loudermilk)
9. "Green, Green" (Barry McGuire, Randy Sparks)
10. "Settle Down (Goin' Down That Highway)" (Mike Settle)
11. "Blowin' in the Wind" (Dylan)
12. "Train to the Sky" (Ben Raleigh)

Personnel

• Bobby Darin – vocals
• Glen Campbell, Roger McGuinn, James Burton – guitar
• Walter Raim – arrangements

Notes and References

1. Inc. Nielsen Business Media. Billboard. 21. Golden Folk Hits.. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 4 October 2017. en. 7 December 1963.