About this title: The Chad Mitchell Trio signed to Mercury Records in 1963 after achieving initial success on Kapp Records. The group made four charting albums for the label, the second two under the more democratic name of the Mitchell Trio, after which Chad Mitchell quit and was replaced by a young John Denver. Two non-charting albums followed before they left Mercury in 1966. This is a good compilation of that material, featuring songs written by such folk luminaries as Tom Paxton (including "The Marvelous Toy," the trio's biggest hit), Ian Tyson, and Phil Ochs. Those cheery harmonies, often expressing ...
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Tracks on this album
Tracks:
- Dubarry Done Gone Again
- The Marvelous Toy
- Alma Mater
- Bonny Sisters of Fyve-io
- Four Strong Winds
- What Did You Learn in School Today?
- The Tarriers Song
- Barry's Boys
- Banks of Sicily
- In the Summer of His Years/Rally Round the Flag
- I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
- Stewball and Griselda
- An African Song (On That Great Civilized Morning)
- A Dying Business
- The Draft Dodger Rag
- Waves on the Sea
- Cherry Tree Carol
- The Natural Girl for Me
- That's the Way It's Gonna Be
- For Bobbi
- Your Friendly, Liberal, Neighborhood Ku-Klux-Klan
- Dark Shadows and Empty Hallways
- Stay with Me
- Like to Deal with the Ladies
- She Loves You
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.