| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
Tom Rush is the 1970 album from pioneer Folk rock musician Tom Rush. He covers songs from fellow folkies Jackson Browne, Murray McLauchlan, James Taylor and David Wiffen. Guest musicians were David Bromberg on Dobro and Red Rhodes on Steel Guitar. The album spent sixteen weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at #76 on May 23, 1970.[3]
Track listing
- "Driving Wheel" (David Wiffen) – 5:22
- "Rainy Day Man" (James Taylor, Zachary Wiesner) – 3:07
- "Drop Down Mama" (Sleepy John Estes) – 2:33
- "Old Man's Song" (Murray McLauchlan) – 3:22
- "Lullaby" (Jesse Colin Young) – 3:45
- "These Days" (Jackson Browne) – 2:40
- "Wild Child" (Fred Neil) – 3:13
- "Colors of the Sun" (Browne) – 3:51
- "Livin' in the Country" (W. Day, W. Winsted) – 2:31
- "Child's Song" (McLauchlan) – 4:09
Personnel
Musicians
- Tom Rush – guitar, vocals
- Trevor Veitch – guitar, mandolin, mandocello
- David Bromberg – dobro (track 1)
- Ed Freeman – 12-string guitar (track 4)
- Red Rhodes – steel guitar (track 8)
- Warren Bernhardt – organ, piano
- Paul Griffin – organ (track 1)
- Duke Bardwell – bass
- Ron Carter – bass (track 5)
- Herbie Lovelle – drums
- Julie Held – orchestra assembly
Technical
- Ed Freeman – producer, arranger
- Jim Reeves – engineer
- Don Hunstein – photography
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Billboard 200 - May 23, 1970". Retrieved July 17, 2017.