Young Brigham Explained

Young Brigham
Type:	studio album
Artist:	Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Cover:	Young Brigham.jpg
Released:	1968
Recorded:	United Recorders and Gold Star Studios
Genre:	Folk
Label:	Reprise
Producer:	Bruce Langhorne
Prev Title:	Jack Elliott
Prev Year:	1964
Next Title:	Bull Durham Sacks & Railroad Tracks
Next Year:	1970

Young Brigham is an album by American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in 1968.

History

Young Brigham was Elliott's first major-label release on the Reprise label. The liner notes were written by his friend Johnny Cash.^[1]

The subject of "Goodnight Little Arlo" by Woody Guthrie is his son, Arlo Guthrie.^[1] "912 Greens" documents Elliott and his friends' search for Billy Faier in New Orleans.^[2]

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. wrote the album "The difference between Elliott's versions [of the songs] and those of your average folksinger is that he sounds as though he's having a good time. Young Brigham is a nice snapshot of Elliott in the late ‘60s and shows him leaving the confines of a large studio with his folk heritage intact."

Reissues

• Selections from Young Brigham was reissued on CD with selections from Bull Durham Sacks & Railroad Tracks as Me & Bobby McGee by Rounder Records in 1995.^[3]
• Young Brigham was reissued on CD by Collector's Choice Music in 2001.

Track listing

1. "If I Were a Carpenter" (Tim Hardin) – 5:04
2. "Talking Fisherman" (Woody Guthrie) – 4:00
3. "Tennessee Stud" (Jimmy Driftwood) – 4:51
4. "Tractor" (Jack Elliott) – 0:59
5. "Night Herding Song" (Traditional; arranged by Jack Elliott) – 3:56
6. "Rock Island Line" (Traditional; arranged by Jack Elliott) – 5:29
7. "Danville Girl" (Traditional; arranged by Jack Elliott) – 3:32
8. "912 Greens" (Elliott) – 7:23
9. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (Bob Dylan) – 3:51
10. "Connection" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 2:24
11. "Goodnight Little Arlo" (Woody Guthrie) – 2:57

Personnel

• Ramblin' Jack Elliott – vocals, harmonica, guitar
• Pete Childs – bass, dobro
• Richard Greene – fiddle
• Mitch Greenhill – guitar
• Eric Hord – harmonica, autoharp
• Bruce Langhorne – tabla
• Jack O'Hara – bass
• Bill Lee – organ
• Mark Spoelstra – guitar

Production notes:

• Bruce Langhorne – producer
• Andy Richardson, Doc Siegel, Joe Sidore - engineer
• Andy Wickham - executive producer
• Henry Diltz – photography
• Ed Thrasher - art direction
• Johnny Cash – original liner notes
• Richie Unterberger – reissue liner notes

External links

• Ramblin' Jack Elliott Discography
• Unterberger, Richie. 2001. Liner notes, Collector's Choice Music reissue

Notes and References

1. http://www.richieunterberger.com/youngbrigham.html Unterberger, Richie. 2001. Liner notes, Collector's Choice Music reissue
2. Web site: Bad Subjects: 912 Greens. 2010-01-31. 2010-01-31.
3. Allmusic entry for Me & Bobby McGee.