Nobody Knows What You Do

John Hartford | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 29, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder / Umgd
• ASIN: B000000MDM
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,362 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #97 in Music > Indie Music > Country > Traditional Country

Track Listings

1. You Don't Have To Do That

2. Didn't Want To Be Forgotton

3. In Tall Buildings

4. John McLaughlin

5. Granny Wontcha Smoke Some Marijuana

6. The False Hearted Tenor Waltz

7. Joseph's Dream

8. Down

9. The Golden Globe Award

10. Sly Feel

11. Somewhere, My Love-We'll Meet Again Sweetheart

12. Nobody Knows What You Do

Editorial Reviews

No Description Available.
Genre: Folk Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
Rating:
Release Date: 3-JUL-1992

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Silly Brilliance with Amazing Dexterity, June 16, 2000

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Jon Layton (Barnet, VT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nobody Knows What You Do (Audio CD)

This is one of the best John Hartford albums, and I own and listen frequently to nearly all of them.

This CD is similiar in feel and range to John's earlier album Aereoplain, but more exploratory. The playing is superb, the songs are lighthearted and amusing, and it's hard to keep this CD out of your rotation for very long. From the jazzy feel of "Down" to the crowd pleasing absurdity of "Granny Woncha Smoke Some Marijuana", to the beautiful melody and lyrics of his classic "In Tall Buldings", this CD is pure gold thru and thru. It is Hartford as his most playful and talented. Everyone should own it (and all the others too)!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GREAT album, but CD buyers beware! "Joseph's Dream" isn't there!, June 1, 2008

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D. HARTZ "bigslice4" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nobody Knows What You Do (Audio CD)

This is probably my favorite John Hartford album. A friend introduced me to JH's music back in the late 70's when I was in High School and listening to typical high-school-guy stuff like Aerosmith, Zeppelin, etc. I just had begun to discover "more meaningful" stuff, like Bob Dylan, The Band, Bowie, Neil Young etc., and this album opened my mind up to worlds of music outside what I thought was "good."

There's nothing here not worth listening to over and over. The remastering to CD is lovely, sounds nearly as warm as the original Flying Fish LP. The only reason for withholding the fifth star is Flying Fish/Rounder's move to replace the brilliant "Joseph's Dream" with a take of "No End of Love" (which appears in another version on Dillard/Hartford/Dillard's "Glitter Grass from the Nashwood Hollyville Strings" album. From what I've heard, the original tape of "Joseph's Dream" was lost, damaged, or mishandled, resulting in its omission from this CD issue. Whatever the reason, fine, I guess, but track listings on the CD and elsewhere should be changed to reflect this change. I would rather have transferred my old cassette (made from the LP, btw) to digital than buy a CD version without "Joseph's Dream."

5.0 out of 5 stars A CLASSIC, August 30, 2011

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Raphael Sabatini - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nobody Knows What You Do (Audio CD)

At the peak of his writing and performing, John Hartford handed this little gem to his fans. I bought the album immediately and have treasured it ever since. The title track alone is worth the price of admission. "Sly Feel," "Somewhere My Love," "Golden Globes," "You Don't Have to Do That" -- they're all great. If you have "Aereo-Plain" (then you probably have this one) but if not, do not hesitate. It's classic John.

The low stars this CD received was not for the music, itself. Reviews are intended to help the audience of a particular author or musician or whatever to decide whether or not to make the purchase. This is not the place to whine about a mix-up in your order. This brilliant album by John Harford seems to have been judged by two morons who didn't know how to contact customer service...