Peter Paul & Mary Album

Peter Paul & Mary | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 6, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002LQ3
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,937 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Takes me back, November 19, 2001

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Tracy Rowan "dargelos" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Peter Paul & Mary Album (Audio CD)

I must be getting old; I find myself revisiting my youth more often these days. Or maybe it's just the high comfort level of the old familiar things. Either way, I found myself humming a song from this album the other day, and wondered if it was out on CD. Amazon is usually my first stop for things like this and a few minutes of searching netted the correct item. I felt as if I'd found an old friend.

It didn't disappoint either. The things that made me play the vinyl album half to death back in the 60s still appeal: gorgeous harmonies, the sweet voice of Mary Travers, and songs that are easy to sing along with. I found myself playing it over and over, belting out "And When I Die" at the top of my lungs, harmonizing on "Pack Up Your Sorrows" and trying vainly to make out the words to "Mon Vrai Destin" which was the song that sent me on my search to begin with.

Most of the songs hold up well, though "Norman Normal" still irritates me almost as much as it did when I was a teenager. Sure, there's a little saccharine here; what 60s folkie group didn't occasionally suffer from that particular malaise? But it's bearable, offset as it is by tunes such as "Well, Well, Well" and the aforementioned "And When I Die." Bottom line, in my opinion, is that if you're familiar with PP&M and like their work, you'll like this album. If you don't know them but are curious, it's a good place to start. (Any album with no trace of the ubiquitous "Puff, the Magic Dragon" is a good place to start.) Give it a try. Sing along.

One complaint, and it's not big enough to detract from the five star rating since I gave high marks for nostalgia and the comfort of a childhood friend: I really would love to see the song lyrics printed here. There's more than enough room; how hard would that have been? It'd be nice to sing the right words to "Mon Vrai Destin" for once.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the last of the great 60's albums, November 2, 2001

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Mr. Geoffrey M. Teece "gmteece2" (Birmingham UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Peter Paul & Mary Album (Audio CD)

After a brilliant 'See What Tomorrow Brings' this 'follow up' was different but equally as fine. A departure in that they used members of Paul Butterfield's Blues Band , this is a very strong album and the last, for me, of the albums when they couldn't go wrong. Wonderful tracks include, 'Sometime Lovin', 'Hurry Sundown', 'The Good Times We Had, 'And When I Die', 'Kisses Sweeter than Wine'. Again they managed a definitive cover version-this time Fred Neil's 'Other Side of this Life'. From their first album until this one, Peter, Paul and Mary produced music and records of an incredibly high quality.It surprises me that Peter Yarrow doesn't think they got the sound right and were searching for a style here. Listening to this on CD now some 35 years after I bought it as a 15 year old it sounds wonderful. This is a very beautiful record. The title might suggest they couldn't think of a title. But these songs are, largely, all about time. It remains my favourite PPM record. The next one 'Album 1700' was okay but didn't seem quite to carry on the excellent direction of this album.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Among the Best of PP&M's early albums, October 18, 2001

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"patz46" (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peter Paul & Mary Album (Audio CD)

I had every Peter Paul and Mary album on the market when I was in high school, and the songs on this one have stayed fondest in my memories. I still sing lots of them to my kids at bedtime: Kisses Sweeter than Wine, Mon Vrai Destin ("mommy, what does 'quel domage' mean?"), and For Bobby. Very singable. There is some great soulful singing by Paul (my personal favorite) on Well Well Well and Norman Normal (a wonderful song once you get used to it.) Huge variety among the songs. Among their early albums, perhaps only "See What Tomorrow Brings" is as fine.