What's That I Hear?: The Songs of Phil Ochs (1998)

About this title: Twenty-eight songs by Phil Ochs, covered by several generations of musicians, from Tom Paxton ("Draft Dodger Rag"), Peter Yarrow ("There But for Fortune"), Dave Van Ronk ("Outside of a Small Circle of Friends"), Eric Andersen ("When I'm Gone"), and Iain Matthews ("Flower Lady") to the Roches ("The Bells," which offers the best singing here), Agnelli-Rave and the Charmers ("Chords of Fame"), and Sid Griffin & Billy Bragg ("Sailors and Soldiers"). The quality of the performances is uniformly first-rate, and it's astonishing to discover the full range of admirers that Ochs' songs attract, as ... read more

Tracks:

1. Power and the Glory [Ochs]
2. Boy in Ohio [Ochs]
3. Jim Dean of Indiana [Ochs]
4. Chords of Fame [Ochs]
5. There But for Fortune [Ochs]
6. Flower Lady [Ochs]
7. I Ain't Marching Anymore [Ochs]
8. Is There Anybody Here? [Ochs]
9. Draft Dodger Rag [Ochs]
10. Changes [Ochs]
11. The Bells [Ochs/Poe]
12. Pleasures of the Harbor [Ochs]
13. Tape from California [Ochs]
14. Another Age [Ochs]
15. When I'm Gone [Ochs]
16. What's That I Hear? [Ochs]
17. Hands [Ochs]
18. Bracero [Ochs]
19. Sailors and Soldiers [Ochs]
20. The Highwayman [Ochs]
21. Gas Station Women [Ochs]
22. Outside of a Small Circle of Friends [Ochs]
23. Crucifixion [Ochs]
24. Here's to the State of Mississippi [Ochs]
25. Freedom Riders [Ochs]
26. Iron Lady [Ochs]
27. There But for Fortune [Ochs]
28. No More Songs [Ochs]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.