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Tonight: In Person

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Tonight: In Person
Live album by
ReleasedJanuary 1961
RecordedJuly 29, 1960
VenueAsh Grove, Hollywood
GenreFolk
LabelRCA Victor
The Limeliters chronology
The Limeliters
(1960)
Tonight: In Person
(1961)
The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters
(1961)

Tonight: In Person is a live album by the American folk music group, The Limeliters, a trio made up of Lou Gottlieb, Alex Hassilev, and Glenn Yarbrough. It was recorded live on July 29, 1960, in Hollywood, California, at the Ash Grove, a former Melrose Avenue furniture factory converted into a folk music club. The album was released in January 1961 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LSP-2272).[1][2] It was the group's first album for RCA Victor.[3]

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's pop album chart on February 27, 1961, peaked at No. 5, and remained on the chart for 42 weeks.[4]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars. Reviewer Cary Ginell wrote that "this album is a winner all the way and one of the shining examples of the best of the urban folk revival of the early '60s."[3]

Track listing

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Side A

  1. "There's a Meetin' Here Tonight" (Alex Hassilev, Glenn Yarbrough) [2:16]
  2. "Molly Malone" (arranged by Bob Gibson, Glenn Yarbrough) [2:39]
  3. "The Monks of St. Bernard (Les Moines de Saint Bernardin)" (Alex Hassilev) [5:04]
  4. "Seven Daffodils" (Lee Hays) [3:43]
  5. "Hey Li Lee Li Lee" (Lou Gottlieb) [6:44]

Side B

  1. "Headin' for the Hills" (John Stewart) [2:53]
  2. "The Far Side of the Hill" [3:53]
  3. "Rumania, Rumania" (Aaron Lebedeff) [3:23]
  4. "Madeira, M'Dear" (Michael Flanders) [5:49]
  5. "Proschai" (Lou Gottlieb, Gene Raskin) [3:01]

References

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  1. ^ "The Limeliters – Tonight: In Person". Discogs. Retrieved December 23, 2020.(information reflected on the back cover of the album)
  2. ^ "Limeliters Suit Night Club Set". The Indianapolis News. January 5, 1961. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Tonight: In Person". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. ISBN 0823076318.