Sorrows & Promises: Greenwich Village in the 1960s

by Richard Barone

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Liner notes by author Mitchell Cohen telling the story of 1960s Greenwich Village.

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Richard Barone’s Sorrows & Promises: Greenwich Village In The 1960s" casts new light on the songs that sprang from the singer-songwriters in and around Greenwich Village during that pivotal decade.

While Top-40 hit songs were being churned out uptown in the Brill Building and at 1650 Broadway, the downtown writers were weaving folk, blues, R&B and rock into songs that five decades later still sound fresh and inventive. Richard’s choices cover a broad range of writers, from Buddy Holly, who was living and demoing songs in his Greenwich Village apartment just before he died, to up-and-comers like Paul Simon, John Sebastian (of the Lovin’ Spoonful) and the teenaged Janis Ian, to the artists redefining folk music -- Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Tim Hardin, Fred Neil -- for a new generation.

Sorrows and Promises revisits and re-imagines these songs that were a vital contribution to the American Songbook, treating them like the modern standards they are. Richard Barone is uniquely qualified to reinterpret these ‘60s classics; throughout his career, first with The Bongos and then as a solo artist, his work has shown the influence of the pop, rock and folk singer-songwriters who lived and worked in the Village neighborhood where Richard has lived since the mid-1980s. -- Mitchell Cohen

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1.	Learning the Game 02:10	lyrics	buy track
Writer: Buddy Holly
2.	The Road I'm On (Gloria) - (Feat. Dion) 04:14	info	buy track
3.	Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind? (Feat. John Sebastian) 02:11	info	buy track
4.	The Other Side To This Life 03:07	info	buy track
5.	Sweet Misery 03:46	info	buy track
6.	Close the Door Lightly When You Go (Feat. Allison Moorer) 03:48	info	buy track
7.	Pack Up Your Sorrows (Feat. Nellie McKay) 03:30	info	buy track
8.	Don't Make Promises (Feat. David Amram) 04:19	info	buy track
9.	I'll Keep it With Mine 03:31	info	buy track
10.	Sunday Morning (Feat. Jenni Muldaur) 03:06	info	buy track
11.	When I'm Gone 03:24	info	buy track
12.	Bleecker Street (Feat. The Kennedys) 03:15	info	buy track

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Richard Barone’s Sorrows & Promises: Greenwich Village In The 1960s" casts new light on the songs that sprang from the singer-songwriters in and around Greenwich Village during that pivotal decade.

While Top-40 hit songs were being churned out uptown in the Brill Building and at 1650 Broadway, the downtown writers were weaving folk, blues, R&B and rock into songs that five decades later still sound fresh and inventive. Richard’s choices cover a broad range of writers, from Buddy Holly, who was living and demoing songs in his Greenwich Village apartment just before he died, to up-and-comers like Paul Simon, John Sebastian (of the Lovin’ Spoonful) and the teenaged Janis Ian, to the artists redefining folk music -- Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Tim Hardin, Fred Neil -- for a new generation.

Sorrows and Promises revisits and re-imagines these songs that were a vital contribution to the American Songbook, treating them like the modern standards they are. Richard Barone is uniquely qualified to reinterpret these ‘60s classics; throughout his career, first with The Bongos and then as a solo artist, his work has shown the influence of the pop, rock and folk singer-songwriters who lived and worked in the Village neighborhood where Richard has lived since the mid-1980s. -- Mitchell Cohen

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released May 1, 2017

PRODUCED BY STEVE ADDABBO
A&R Direction: Mitchell Cohen
Mastered by Roger Lian Mastering, NYC
Photography and Design by NathanielHL

The Musicians:
Richard Barone: Vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, tambourine; Steve Addabbo: Electric & acoustic guitars, Gibson 335 12-string, Fender Rhodes piano, Hammond B-3, bass (track 3), güiro (track 7), backing vocals; Dennis Diken: Drums; Steve Holley: Drums (track 11); Richard Kerris: Drums, rainstick (tracks 8, 12); Tracy Stark: Hammond organ (track 5); Skip Bevis: Piano, Hammond organ (track 11); Cheryl Prashker: Percussion (track 9); Steven Bottari: Backing vocals (track 2)

Featured Guests (in order of appearance):
Dion: Vocals (track 2); John Sebastian: Harmonica, autoharps, vocals (track 3); Nellie McKay: Wurlitzer electric piano (track 3), ukulele and vocals (track 7); Allison Moorer: Vocals (track 6); David Amram: Woodwinds, percussion (track 8); piano (track 9); Jenni Muldaur: Vocals (track 10); Pete & Maura Kennedy: Lead guitar & vocals (track 12)
 Recorded & mixed by Steve Addabbo at Shelter Island Sound, NYC; Assistant engineers: Wyatt Offit, Bill Way, Jim Tobias, Marlon Thompson; Additional recording: Wayne Hood (track 2); Chris Andersen, Nevessa Studios (track 3).

‘Sorrows & Promises’ licensed with permission from Richard Barone Music & AGF Entertainment LTD.
Copyright © 2016 Richard Barone, Steve Addabbo, & Mitchell Cohen.

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Richard Barone New York, New York

Richard Barone is a recording artist, performer, producer, & author. Since pioneering the indie rock scene in Hoboken NJ as frontman for The Bongos, Barone has produced numerous studio recordings and worked with artists in every genre. His recent album 'Sorrows & Promises' and latest book 'Music + Revolution' are tributes to the early 1960s music scene in Greenwich Village NYC, where Barone lives. ... more

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