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