Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring
Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring is a Joan Baez album, recorded live in the bullring of Bilbao, Spain. It 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", Sting's " Ellas Dancen Solas" and the aforementioned Basque number.
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| Released | December 1988 | |||
| Recorded | Bilbao, Spain, 1988 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 36:19 | |||
| Label | Gold Castle | |||
| Producer | Alan Abrahams | |||
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"Gracias a la Vida" is a duet with singer Mercedes Sosa.
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Track listing
- "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez) – 3:45
- "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around" (Traditional) – 1:22
- "No Woman, No Cry" (Bob Marley) – 3:45
- "Famous Blue Raincoat" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:58
- "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Traditional) – 3:41
- "Let It Be" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 3:59
- "El Preso Numero Nueve" (Hermanos Cantoral) – 3:14
- "Llegó Con Tres Heridas" (Miguel Hernández) – 2:38
- "Txoria Txori" (J. A. Arze/M. Laboa) – 2:54
- "Ellas Danzan Solas" (Cueca Sola) (R.Livi/Sting) – 5:35
- "Gracias a la Vida" (Violeta Parra) – 6:05
- "No Nos Moverán" (Traditional) – 1:22
Personnel
- Alan V. Abrahams – producer, mixing
- John Acosta – cello
- Begnat Amorena – drums
- Laythan Armor – synthesizer, keyboards
- Joan Baez – arranger, liner notes, artwork, illustrations
- Marlene Bergman – design, cover design
- Cesar Cancino – piano, arranger, cello arrangement
- Jean Marie Ecay – guitar
- Jose Agustin Guereu – bass
- Charles Paakkari – mixing
- Costel Restea – cello
- Mercedes Sosa – vocals
- L. A. Mass Choir - vocals on "Let It Be"
- Donald Taylor – director, choir director, choir master
- Wally Traugott – mastering
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