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Merrimack County (album)

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Merrimack County
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1972
Recorded1972
GenreCountry rock/Folk rock
LabelColumbia
ProducerTom Rush
Tom Rush chronology
Wrong End of the Rainbow
(1970)
Merrimack County
(1972)
Ladies Love Outlaws
(1974)
Singles from Merrimack County
  1. "Mother Earth"
    Released: March 20, 1972
  2. "Kids These Days"
    Released: August 10, 1972
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Merrimack County is the 1972 album from pioneer Folk rock musician Tom Rush. The standout tracks are "Mink Julip", "Mother Earth", "Jamaica, Say You Will", "Wind on the Water" and "Roll Away the Grey". The album was on the Billboard 200 chart for ten weeks and charted as high as #128 on June 3, 1972.[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Kids These Days" (Tom Rush, Trevor Veitch) – 4:10
  2. "Mink Julip" (Tom Rush) – 2:25
  3. "Mother Earth" (Eric Kaz) – 2:36
  4. "Jamaica, Say You Will" (Jackson Browne) – 4:11
  5. "Merrimack County II" (Tom Rush, Trevor Veitch) – 2:46
  6. "Gypsy Boy" (Bob Carpenter) – 3:20
  7. "Wind on the Water" (Tom Rush) – 3:34
  8. "Roll Away the Grey" (Bob Carpenter) – 2:59
  9. "Seems the Songs" (Tom Rush) – 3:39
  10. "Gone Down River" (Tom Rush) – 4:16

Personnel

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Musicians

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  • Tom Rush – guitar, lead vocals
  • Trevor Veitch – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • James Rolleston – bass, backing vocals
  • Gary Mallaber – drums, percussion, vibraphone
  • Paul Armin – fiddle
  • Erik Robertson – organ, piano
  • Bill Stevenson – piano
  • Kathryn Moses – flute
  • John Savage – drums on "Roll Away the Grey"
  • Ed Freeman - string arranger, conductor on "Wind on the Water" and "Seems the Songs"

Technical

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References

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  1. ^ Merrimack County at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Billboard 200 - June 3, 1972". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2017.