In July 1971, “Vanguard” label released “Blessed Are…”, the thirteen Joan Baez studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Quadrafonic Sound Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Norbert Putnam and Jack Lothrop

Personnel:

• Joan Baez – guitar, vocals
• Pete Wade – guitar
• Norman Blake – guitar, dobro
• David Briggs– keyboards
• Charlie McCoy– harmonica
• Norbert Putnam– bass, arrangements
• Kenneth A. Buttrey –drums
• The Holladay – singers
• Ed Logan – tenor saxophone
• Buddy Spicher– violin
• Gene Eichelberger – engineer
• Dave Harris – artwork
• Jobriath– design
• Jim Marshall– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joan Baez, except where noted.

1. Blessed Are…
2. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – Robbie Robertson
3. Salt of the Earth – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
4. Three Horses
5. The Brand New Tennessee Waltz – Jesse Winchester
6. Last, Lonely and Wretched
7. Lincoln Freed Me Today (The Slave) – David Paton
8. Outside the Nashville City Limits
9. San Francisco Mabel Joy – Mickey Newbury
10. When Time Is Stolen
11. Heaven Help Us All – Ronald Miller
12. Angeline – Mickey Newbury
13. Help Me Make It Through the Night – Kris Kristofferson
14. Let It Be – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
15. Put Your Hand in the Hand – Gene MacLellan
16. Gabriel and Me
17. Milanese Waltz/Marie Flore
18. The Hitchhikers’ Song
19. The 33rd of August – Mickey Newbury
20. Fifteen Months