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1963 live album by The Limeliters
Our Men in San Francisco
Live album by The Limeliters
Released1963
VenueHungry i
GenreFolk
LabelRCA Victor
The Limeliters chronology
Makin' a Joyful Noise
(1963) 		Our Men in San Francisco
(1963) 		Fourteen 14K Folksongs
(1963)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
New Record Mirror

Our Men in San Francisco 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 recorded at a live performance at the Hungry I nightclub in San Francisco. It was released in 1963 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LPM-2609).

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top 40 pop album chart on March 9, 1963, peaked at No. 37, and remained on the chart for two weeks.

AllMusic gave the album a rating of four stars. Reviewer Cary Ginell called it an "entertaining blend of humor, poignancy, and instrumental virtuosity."

Track listing

Side A

  1. "The Wabash Cannonball"
  2. "Max Goolis"
  3. "I'm Goin' Back"
  4. "Corn Whiskey"
  5. Civil War Medley: "Bright Golden Buttons"; "The First Battalion"; "Yes I See"; "Two Brothers"

Side B

  1. "By The Risin' Of The Moon"
  2. "Yerakina"
  3. "The Lute Player" ("Le Joueur De Luth")
  4. "The Jam On Jerry's Rock"
  5. "Sleep Soft (Lullaby)"
  6. Medley: "Goodnight Ladies"; "Leaving A Song"

References

  1. Watson, Jimmy (1 June 1963). "The Limeliters: Our Men in San Francisco" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 116. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. "The Limeliters – Our Men in San Francisco". Discogs. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Our Men in San Francisco". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  4. Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 182. ISBN 0823076318.
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