Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring

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Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring
Live album by Joan Baez
Released	December 1988
Recorded	Bilbao, Spain, 1988
Genre	Folk
Length	?:?
Label	Gold Castle
Producer	Alan Abrahams
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Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring was a Joan Baez album, recorded live in the bullring of Bilbao, Spain. The album featured twelve songs, six of which were performed in English, five in Spanish, and one - "Txoria Txori" - in Basque. Most of the songs had been performed and recorded by Baez previously, with the exception of Leonard Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat".

"Gracias a la Vida" is a duet with singer Mercedes Sosa.

Cover drawings by Joan Baez.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez)
2. "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around" (traditional)
3. "No Woman, No Cry" (Bob Marley)
4. "Famous Blue Raincoat" (Leonard Cohen)
5. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (traditional)
6. "Let It Be" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
7. "El Preso Numero Nueve" (traditional)
8. "Llego Con Tres Heridas" (M. Hernandez)
9. "Txoria Txori" (J. A. Arze/M. Laboa)
10. "Ellas Danzan Solas" (Cueca Sola) (R.Livi/Sting)
11. "Gracias A La Vida" (Violeta Parra)
12. "No Nos Moveran" (traditional)