Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys

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Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys
Studio album by
Arlo Guthrie
ReleasedApril 1973
Recorded1973
StudioWarner Bros. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
GenreFolk, folk rock
Length32:36
LabelReprise
ProducerLenny Waronker, John Pilla
Arlo Guthrie chronology
Hobo's Lullaby
(1972) 		Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys
(1973) 		Arlo Guthrie
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Billboard(favorable)[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB[3]
Gay News(favorable)[4]
Los Angeles Times(favorable)[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
Washington Post(favorable)[7]

Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys is a 1973 album by the American singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie. The title was borrowed from a nickname given to Ramblin' Jack Elliott.[8] Although not intended as a concept album, Guthrie recorded it with the goal of evoking a particular, "mythical" place and era, which he also intended to embody in the cover art.[9]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Arlo Guthrie; except where indicated

  1. "Farrell O'Gara" (Traditional) – 2:49
  2. "Gypsy Davy" (Traditional, Woody Guthrie) – 3:44
  3. "This Troubled Mind of Mine" (Ernest Tubb, Johnny Tyler) – 2:27
  4. "Week on the Rag" – 2:23
  5. "Miss the Mississippi and You" ([William Heagney]) – 2:55
  6. "Lovesick Blues" (Irving Mills, Cliff Friend) – 2:35
  7. "Uncle Jeff" – 0:56
  8. "Gates of Eden" (Bob Dylan) – 5:16
  9. "Last Train" – 3:06
  10. "Cowboy Song" – 3:42
  11. "Sailor's Bonnett" (Traditional) – 1:23
  12. "Cooper's Lament" – 2:47
  13. "Ramblin' 'Round" (Woody Guthrie; music based on "Goodnight Irene" by Huddie Ledbetter and John Lomax) – 3:14

Personnel

Technical
  • Judy Maizel - production manager
  • Marty Evans - photography

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Pop Picks". Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 15. 1973-04-14. p. 51. Retrieved 2024-03-04 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ "Record Reviews". Gay News. London. 1973-07-12. Retrieved 2024-03-04 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ Hilburn, Robert (1973-08-12). "Pop Album Briefs". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved 2024-03-04 – via ProQuest.
  6. ^ Nathan Brackett, ed. (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Fireside Books. p. 351.
  7. ^ Zito, Tom (1973-06-17). "One More Time". The Washington Post Times Herald. Washington. Retrieved 2024-03-04 – via ProQuest.
  8. ^ Schwartz, Larry (1999-03-07). "Urban cowboy". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 2024-03-04 – via Access World News.
  9. ^ Harper, Colin (April 1999). "Buried Treasure". Mojo. No. 65.
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