Joan [Bonus Tracks] (2003)

About this title: The most ambitiously produced and conceived of Joan Baez's albums got a lot better with this expanded re-release, Joan [Bonus Tracks], which boosts the fidelity of the sound and eliminates any trace of harshness in the most densely arranged sections (check out "La Colombe -- The Dove"). One can actually hear the acoustic rhythm instruments buried in the mix on "The Dangling Conversation," and when the horns come back in on the last verse, they sound as though their bells are right next to you, while the celeste seems like it's in the same room; similarly, on "The Lady Came From Baltimore," it ... read more

Tracks:

1. Be Not Too Hard [Logue/Leitch]
2. Eleanor Rigby [McCartney/Lennon]
3. Turquoise [Donovan [Rock]]
4. La Colombe - The Dove [Brel]
5. Dangling Conversation [Simon]
6. The Lady Came from Baltimore [Hardin]
7. North [Dusheck/Baez]
8. Children of Darkness [Farina]
9. The Greenwood Side [Traditional]
10. If You Were a Carpenter [Hardin]
11. Annabel Lee [Poe/Dilworth]
12. Saigon Bride [Dusheck/Baez]
13. Oh, Had I a Golden Thread [Seeger]
14. Autumn Leaves [Kosma/Mercer/Prever]

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