Tom Rush (1970 album) explained

Tom Rush
Type:	Album
Artist:	Tom Rush
Cover:	TomRush1970.jpg
Released:	March 1970
Recorded:	1970
Genre:	Folk rock
Length:	34:21
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Ed Freeman
Prev Title:	The Circle Game
Prev Year:	1968
Next Title:	Wrong End of the Rainbow
Next Year:	1970

Tom Rush is the 1970 album from pioneer Folk rock musician Tom Rush. He covers songs from fellow folkies Jackson Browne, Murray McLauchlan, James Taylor and David Wiffen. Guest musicians were David Bromberg on Dobro and Red Rhodes on Steel Guitar. The album spent sixteen weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at #76 on May 23, 1970.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Driving Wheel" (David Wiffen) – 5:22
2. "Rainy Day Man" (James Taylor, Zachary Wiesner) – 3:07
3. "Drop Down Mama" (Sleepy John Estes) – 2:33
4. "Old Man's Song" (Murray McLauchlan) – 3:22
5. "Lullaby" (Jesse Colin Young) – 3:45
6. "These Days" (Jackson Browne) – 2:40
7. "Wild Child" (Fred Neil) – 3:13
8. "Colors of the Sun" (Jackson Browne) – 3:51
9. "Livin' in the Country" (Wyatt Day, Wendy Winsted) – 2:31
10. "Child's Song" (Murray McLauchlan) – 4:09

Personnel

Musicians

• Tom Rush – guitar, vocals
• Trevor Veitch – guitar, mandolin, mandocello
• David Bromberg – dobro (track 1)
• Ed Freeman – 12-string guitar (track 4)
• Red Rhodes – steel guitar (track 8)
• Warren Bernhardt – organ, piano
• Paul Griffin – organ (track 1)
• Duke Bardwell – bass
• Ron Carter – acoustic bass (track 5)
• Herbie Lovelle – drums
• Julie Held – orchestral arrangements

Technical

• Ed Freeman – producer, arranger
• Jim Reeves – engineer
• Don Hunstein – photography

Notes and References

1. Billboard 200 - May 23, 1970. . July 17, 2017.