| Once Again | |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | The Kingston Trio |
| Cover: | Once Again Kingston Trio.jpg |
| Released: | June 1, 2004 |
| Recorded: | 1977 and January 25–26, 1979 at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA |
| Genre: | Folk |
| Length: | 32:18 |
| Label: | Folk Era |
| Producer: | Steve Clark, Voyle Gilmore |
| Prev Title: | The Decca Years |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | The Final Concert |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
Once Again is an album by the American folk music group The Kingston Trio, recorded in 1977 and 1979 and reissued in 2004 (see 2004 in music). The group consisted of the line up of Bob Shane, George Grove, and Roger Gambill.[1]
Once Again includes all the songs recorded in 1979 for the album Aspen Gold which was released on the Nautilus Records label. The Trio had previously recorded and released a single "Johnson Party of Four" b/w "Big Ship Glory" in 1977 which is included in this reissue. Voyle Gilmore, the original Trio's producer when they were signed to Capitol Records, produced the single after his retirement from Capitol. The single was released by Mountain Creek Records but never went beyond the stage of promotional copies being sent to radio stations.[1]
Allmusic critic Steve Leggett called the release essentially a re-issue of Aspen Gold "with the Mountain Creek single ("Johnson Party of Four" b/w "Big Ship Glory") tacked on at the end of it... It is interesting to hear a hard-charging, drum-paced version of "Greenback Dollar," and both "Aspen Gold" and the group's version of Gordon Lightfoot's classic "Early Morning Rain" are pleasantly done, but Aspen Gold/Once Again is hardly essential unless you're a die-hard fan."
"California" was previously recorded under the title "I'm Goin' Home".
Additional musicians: