| Recently | ||||
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| Studio album by Joan Baez | ||||
| Released | July 1987 | |||
| Recorded | Capitol (Hollywood) | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 38:38 | |||
| Label | Gold Castle | |||
| Producer | Alan Abrahams | |||
| Joan Baez chronology | ||||
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Recently is a studio album by the American musician Joan Baez, released in 1987. It was her first album of new material issued in the US in eight years.
Baez covered Mark Knopfler, U2, Peter Gabriel, and Johnny Clegg. Baez wrote two of the album's songs.
The track "Asimbonanga" was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Contemporary Folk Recording".
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
Newsday wrote that Baez's "airy soprano is a bit more brittle and edgy these days, but still buoyant." The St. Petersburg Times determined that "Baez's singing, D strong as ever after spending the last six years in voice training, still soars and flutters, but it's more earthy, more soulful."
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Brothers in Arms" | Mark Knopfler | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Recently" | Joan Baez | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Asimbonanga" | Johnny Clegg | 4:47 |
| 4. | "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" | Jimmy Webb | 3:06 |
| 5. | "James & The Gang" | Joan Baez | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Let Us Break Bread Together"/"Oh Freedom" | Traditional | 6:47 |
| 7. | "MLK" | Paul David Hewson, David Howell Evans, Larry Mullen, Jr., Adam Clayton | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" | Chips Moman, Dan Penn | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Biko" | Peter Gabriel | 5:13 |
| Total length: | 38:38 | ||
References
- Holden, Stephen (6 May 1987). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C23.
- Zimmerman, David (15 June 1987). "Baez in the '80s". USA Today. p. 1D.
- Hunt, Dennis (14 June 1987). "Joan Baez Raising Her Voice Again". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 80.
- Quill, Greg (4 July 1987). "Times are a-changin' for Joan Baez". Toronto Star. p. J1.
- Duncan, Amy (19 Aug 1987). "Rock/Pop/Jazz". Arts. The Christian Science Monitor.
- "Joan Baez". Recording Academy. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- "Recently Review by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- Williams, Stephen (5 July 1987). "Joan Baez Puts Her Music Into Words". Part II. Newsday. p. 11.
- Snider, Eric (1 Aug 1987). "Past 'lean times,' singer returns in fine folk shape". St. Petersburg Times. p. 1D.