Back in Town (The Kingston Trio album)

Back in Town
Back in Town
Live album by The Kingston Trio
Released	June 1964
Recorded	March 23–31, 1964
Venue	The hungry i, San Francisco, California
Genre	Folk
Label	Capitol
Producer	Voyle Gilmore
The Kingston Trio chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Record Mirror	^[1]

Back in Town is a live album by the American folk music group the Kingston Trio, released in 1964. It reached number 22 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart and is the final principal album recorded by the Trio for Capitol Records. The Trio's seven-year contract with Capitol ended in February 1964 with one album due. Unable to negotiate another contract, the group released this live album and moved to Decca Records.^[2]

Reissues

Back in Town was reissued along with Something Special on CD by Collectors Choice Records in 2000. A bonus track, "C'mon Betty Home", which was written by Noel Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow from Peter, Paul and Mary is included.^[3]
In 2000, all of the tracks from Back in Town were included in The Stewart Years 10-CD box set issued by Bear Family Records.

Track listing

Side one

"Georgia Stockade" (Reynolds, Shane, J Stewart) – 2:33
"Ann" (Billy Edd Wheeler) – 2:39
"Ah Woe, Ah Me" (Reynolds, Shane, J Stewart) – 2:27
"Walkin' This Road to My Town" (Al Shackman) – 2:37
"The World I Used to Know" (Rod McKuen) – 2:49
"Salty Dog" (Traditional, Reynolds, Shane, J Stewart) – 2:22

Side two

"Let's Get Together" (Chet Powers) – 2:46
"Isle in the Water" (McKuen) – 2:58
"Farewell Captain" (Mike Stewart) - 2:40
"Tom Dooley" (Alan Lomax, Frank Warner) – 3:17
"Them Poems" (Mason Williams) – 2:03
"So Hi" (Reynolds, Shane, J Stewart) – 2:09

Personnel

Bob Shane – vocals, guitar
Nick Reynolds – vocals, tenor guitar, conga
John Stewart – vocals, banjo, guitar
Dean Reilly – bass
Glen Campbell – guitar

Production notes

Voyle Gilmore – producer
Pete Abbott – engineer
Ken Veeder – cover photo

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1964	Billboard Pop Albums	22

References

^ Jones, Peter (18 September 1964). "The Kingston Trio: Back In Town" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 184. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ Blake, B., Rubeck, J., Shaw, A. (1986) The Kingston Trio On Record. Kingston Korner Inc, ILL: ISBN 0-9614594-0-9
^ Allmusic entry for reissue of Something Special/Back in Town.

[1] Jones, Peter (18 September 1964). "The Kingston Trio: Back In Town" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 184. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

[ktor-2] Blake, B., Rubeck, J., Shaw, A. (1986) The Kingston Trio On Record. Kingston Korner Inc, ILL: ISBN 0-9614594-0-9

[3] Allmusic entry for reissue of Something Special/Back in Town.

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v t e The Kingston Trio
Mike Marvin Tim Gorelangton Buddy Woodward Bob Shane Nick Reynolds Dave Guard John Stewart Jim Connor Pat Horine Roger Gambill George Grove Bob Haworth Bill Zorn Rick Dougherty Josh Reynolds Don Marovich
Studio albums	The Kingston Trio At Large Here We Go Again! Sold Out String Along The Last Month of the Year Make Way Goin' Places Close-Up Something Special New Frontier The Kingston Trio #16 Sunny Side! Time to Think The Kingston Trio (Nick Bob John) Stay Awhile Somethin' Else Children of the Morning The World Needs a Melody Aspen Gold Looking for the Sunshine The Lost 1967 Album: Rarities Vol. 1 Turning Like Forever: Rarities Vol. 2
Live albums	...From the Hungry i Stereo Concert College Concert Back in Town Once Upon a Time Everybody's Talking An Evening with The Kingston Trio Live at Newport Live at the Crazy Horse The Final Concert Live at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Twice Upon a Time
Compilation albums	Capitol Collectors Series Treasure Chest The Capitol Years The Lost Masters 1969–1972 The Kingston Trio: The Guard Years The Best of the Decca Years The Kingston Trio: The Stewart Years The Decca Years Once Again
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