The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters

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The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters
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Live album by
The Limeliters
Released1961
GenreFolk
LabelRCA Victor
The Limeliters chronology
Tonight: In Person
(1961) 		The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters
(1961) 		Sing Out!
(1962)

The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters is a live 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 1961 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LPM-2393).[1][2]

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's pop album chart on October 9, 1961, peaked at No. 8, and remained on the chart for 22 weeks.[3]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of three stars. Reviewer William Ruhlmann wrote that "it was the group's ability to mix different moods (along with their sheer singing talent) that made their act such a success in concert, a success transferred so effectively to disc that it seemed they should record nothing but live albums."[2]

Track listing[]

Side A

  1. "Western Wind" [2:16]
  2. "Medley: Hard Travelin'; Mount Zion" [1:37]
  3. "Lass from the Low Country" [3:19]
  4. "Gunslinger" [2:36]
  5. "Curimã" [3:26]
  6. "Vikki Dougan" [1:39]

Side B

  1. "Aravah, Aravah" [2:21]
  2. "Whistling Gypsy" [2:51]
  3. "The Time of Man" [2:53]
  4. "Harry Pollitt" [2:18]
  5. "Hard Ain't It Hard" [2:43]
  6. "Mama Don't 'Low" [2:16]

References[]

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