Tom Rush (1970 album)

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Tom Rush
Studio album by Tom Rush
Released	March, 1970
Recorded	1970
Genre	Folk Rock
Length	34:21
Label	Columbia
Producer	Ed Freeman
Professional reviews
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Tom Rush chronology
The Circle Game (1968) Tom Rush (1970) Wrong End of the Rainbow (1970)

Tom Rush is the 1970 album from pioneer Folk Rock musician Tom Rush. He covers songs from fellow folkies Jackson Browne, Murray McLauchlan, James Taylor and David Wiffen; with the standout tracks being "Driving Wheel", "Drop Down Mama" and "Child's Song". Guest musicians were David Bromberg on Dobro and Red Rhodes on Steel Guitar.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Driving Wheel" (David Wiffen) – 5:22
2. "Rainy Day Man" (James Taylor/Zachary Wiesner) – 3:07
3. "Drop Down Mama" (Sleepy John Estes) – 2:33
4. "Old Man's Song" (Murray McLauchlan) – 3:22
5. "Lullaby" (Jesse Colin Young) – 3:45
6. "These Days" (Jackson Browne) – 2:40
7. "Wild Child" (Fred Neil) – 3:13
8. "Colors of the Sun" (Jackson Browne) – 3:51
9. "Livin' in the Country" (Day/Winsted) – 2:31
10. "Child's Song" (Murray McLauchlan) - 4:09

[edit] Personnel

• Tom Rush - guitar, vocals
• Trevor Veitch - guitar, mandolin, mandocello
• David Bromberg - dobro
• Ed Freeman - 12-string guitar
• Red Rhodes - steel guitar
• Warren Bernhardt - organ, piano
• Paul Griffin - organ
• Duke Bardwell - bass
• Ron Carter - bass
• Herb Lovelle - drums
• Julie Held - orchestra assembly

[edit] Production

• Producer: Ed Freeman
• Recording Engineer: Jim Reeves
• Arranger: Ed Freeman
• Liner Notes: n/a
• Photography: Don Hunstein