Folk Matinee

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Folk Matinee
Folk Matinee.png
Studio album by
The Limeliters
Released1962
GenreFolk
LabelRCA Victor
The Limeliters chronology
Through Children's Eyes
(1962) 		Folk Matinee
(1962) 		Makin' a Joyful Noise
(1963)

Folk Matinee is a studio album by the American folk music group, The Limeliters, a trio made up of Lou Gottlieb, Alex Hassilev, and Glenn Yarbrough. It was released in 1962 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LSP-2547).[1][2]

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top 40 pop album chart on October 13, 1962, peaked at No. 21, and remained on the chart for six weeks.[3]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars. Reviewer Cary Ginell wrote that the eclectic album was "not their best, but this studio album does have its moments."[2]

Track listing[]

Side A

  1. "Sing Hallelujah" [2:06]
  2. "Sweet Water Rolling" [2:28]
  3. "Funk" [2:15]
  4. "Blue Mountain Lake" [2:11]
  5. "Tamborito" [2:07]
  6. "Uncle Benny's Celebration" [2:19

Side B

  1. "Wake Up, Dunia" [2:06]
  2. "Die Gedanken Sind Frei" [2:07]
  3. "To Everything There Is A Season (Turn! Turn! Turn!)" [2:09]
  4. "Reedy River" [2:49]
  5. "Those Were The Days" [3:06]
  6. "The Minstrel Boy" [2:11]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Limeliters – Folk Matinee". Discogs. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Folk Matinee". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 182. ISBN 0823076318.
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