Peter, Paul and Mary

by Peter, Paul and Mary

Overview

The debut album by Peter, Paul & Mary is still one of the best albums to come out of the 1960s folk music revival. It's a beautifully harmonized collection of the best songs that the group knew, stirring in its sensibilities and its haunting melodies as it crosses between folk, children's songs, and even gospel ("If I Had My Way"). Light-hearted fare ("Lemon Tree," which became their first hit single) co-existed with more earnest material, particularly "If I Had a Hammer." Ironically, the trio's version of the latter song, which Pete Seeger and Lee Hayes had written in the early days of the Weavers' history, helped push popular folk music in a more political direction at the time, but it was another song in their repertory, Seeger's "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," that also indirectly helped jump start that movement. The group had performed it in Boston at a concert attended by the Kingston Trio, who immediately returned to New York and cut their own version, which charted as a single early in 1962. Other highlights include "It's Raining" and "500 Miles." Peter, Paul & Mary, which hit the top spot on the album charts as part of a 185-week run, is the purest of the trio's albums, laced with innocent good spirits and an optimism that remains infectious. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	04/25/2025
Label:	Not Now Uk
UPC:	5060397602756

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Peter, Paul and Mary   Primary Artist
Noel Paul Stookey   Guitar,Vocals
Peter Yarrow   Guitar,Vocals
Mary Travers   Vocals
Milton Okun   Musical Direction

Technical Credits

Milton Glaser   Cover Design
Roberta Ballard   Production Coordination
Bob Wynne   Graphic Design
Paul Stookey   Composer
Albert Grossman   Producer
Bernard Cole   Cover Photo
Stephen Marsh   Mastering
Traditional   Composer
Noel Paul Stookey   Arranger,Composer
Steve Hoffman   Mastering
Bill Schwartau   Engineer,Recording
Len Chandler   Arranger
Pete Seeger   Composer
Mark Eitzel   Composer
Peter Yarrow   Arranger,Composer
Rev. Gary Davis   Composer
Dave Van Ronk   Composer
Albert B. Grossman   Producer
Hedy West   Composer
Lee Hays   Composer
Will Holt   Composer