5

Joan Baez | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 19, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vanguard Records
• ASIN: B000000EHY
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #220,906 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. There but for Fortune

2. Stewball

3. It Ain't Me Babe

4. The Death of Queen Jane (Child No. 170)

5. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 -- Aria

6. Go 'Way From My Window

7. I Still Miss Someone

8. When You Hear Them Cuckoos Hollerin'

9. Birmingham Sunday

10. So We'll Go No More a-Roving

11. O'Cangaceiro

12. The Unquiet Grave (Child No. 78)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Blend of Old and New, February 24, 2000

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Mark R. Thivierge (Brighton, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 5 (Audio CD)

By the time JB/5 came out, Joan had become adept at mixing traditional folk ballads with (then) current topical material, and this album included equal helpings of both. The tragedy of the ancient "Death of Queen Jane" and Richard Farina's "Birmingham Sunday" (about southern church bombing that killed four little girls) show that no one historical era has cornered the market on human suffering, and she updates the classic "Stewball," while at the same time, giving much needed exposure to the late Phil Ochs (who was then blacklisted), by including his "There but for Fortune". A joy from start to finish.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All-Time Favorite JB Work, December 8, 2001

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Donal M. Welch (Tehachapi, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 5 (Audio CD)

I'm a little young to have followed the career of Joan Baez from its inception (I was born in '62), but I grew to love her music and her message when I attended graduate school in Santa Barbara in the mid-1980s. But I hadn't heard the "5" album until about 3 years ago. At that time, I was watching the Spike Lee film "4 Little Girls," the true story of the bombing of a church in Birmingham, AL, in the early 60s. The story was incredibly well-told. But what made it really special for me was the song "Birmingham Sunday," sung by Joan Baez. Her lovely lyrical voice coupled with the story really had a profound effect on me. I searched and searched until I finally came across this CD. In addition to "Birmingham Sunday," I found that I enjoyed all of the other works as well. I hope you find as much pleasure in Joan Baez "5" as I do.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the way the wind blew, June 18, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: 5 (Audio CD)

I own this treasure on vinyl (bought in -65), cassette and cd (from last year). She truly is the Joyce Carol Oates of the folk singers, being able to project her message in a very emphatic but still complex way. Her version of Phil Och's "There but for fortune" is inspirational and takes you down a road less traveled today. And "I still miss someone" is sad and solemn, and touches you deep inside. All in all: a stunning performance from the days when music meant something. Don't hesitate, if you're into good folk...no, good music, just buy this one and then spend the rest of the summer listening to it.