Geoff & Maria Muldaur – Sweet Potatoes

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Label:	Reprise Records – MS 2073
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	US
Released:	1972
Genre:	Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style:	Folk, Country Blues

Tracklist

A1	Blue Railroad Train Bass – John Kahn Organ – Geoff Muldaur Written-By – Alton Delmore	3:00
A2	Havana Moon Bass – John Kahn Blues Harp – Paul Butterfield Metallophone [Lujan] – Billy Mundi, Geoff Muldaur Written-By – Chuck Berry	4:52
A3	Lazybones Bass – John Kahn Violin – Bobby Notkoff Vocals – Amos Garrett Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer	4:50
A4	Cordelia Bass Trombone – Stuart Brotman Tambourine – Maria Muldaur Trombone – Amos Garrett, Geoff Muldaur Written-By – Geoff Muldaur	3:55
A5	Dardanella Bass – John Kahn Flute, Alto Saxophone – Munc Blackburn Organ, Percussion, Clarinet – Geoff Muldaur Percussion, Gong – Billy Mundi Trombone – Amos Garrett Trumpet – Peter Ecklund Violin – Bobby Notkoff Written-By – Felix Bernard, Fred Fisher (2), Johnny S. Black	4:30
B1	I'm Rich Alto Saxophone – Geoff Muldaur, Munc Blackburn Baritone Saxophone – Trevor Lawrence Bass – Junior Turlock Tenor Saxophone – Gene Dinwiddie Trumpet – Peter Ecklund Written-By – Geoff Muldaur	5:11
B2	Sweet Potatoes Piano – Jeff Gutcheon Written-By – Geoff Gutcheon*	2:03
B3	Kneein' Me Bass – John Kahn Written-By – Geoff Muldaur	3:18
B4	Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) Bass Clarinet, Clarinet – Geoff Muldaur Double Bass [Bowed Bass] – Stuart Brotman Electric Bass – John Kahn Flute – Munc Blackburn Violin – Bobby Notkoff Written-By – Davis, Sherman, Ramirez*	4:07
B5	Hard Time Killin' Floor Bass – Billy Wolf* Written-By – Nehemiah James*	4:55

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Recorded At – Bearsville Studios
Recorded At – Petrucci & Atwell Sound Studios
Mixed At – Elektra Sound Recorders
Mastered At – Artisan Sound Recorders

Credits

Arranged By [Horns And Strings] – Geoff Muldaur
Drums – Billy Mundi
Engineer – John Haeny (tracks: A4), Mark Harmon* (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B5)
Engineer [Mix-Down] – John Haeny
Guitar, Vocals – Amos Garrett
Painting, Cover – Eric Von Schmidt
Pedal Steel Guitar – Bill Keith
Producer – Joe Boyd (tracks: B5)
Vocals – Maria Muldaur
Vocals, Piano, Guitar – Geoff Muldaur

Notes

Credit on label: "Produced by Nobody".

Recorded at Bearsville Sound Studios in Bearsville, New York.
Actually, "Hard Time Killin' Floor" was done in Boston at P.&A. Studios.

Runouts are etched, except for the Artisan logo (drum with 2 sticks), which is stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): MS 2073 31385-1 [Artisan logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): MS 2073 B 31386-1A [Artisan logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): MS 2073 31385-1 [Artisan logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): MS 2073-B 31386-1B [Artisan logo]

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Sweet Potatoes (LP, Album, Promo)	Reprise Records	MS 2073	US	1972
New Submission	Sweet Potatoes (CD, Album, Promo)	Reprise Records	WPCP-3631	Japan	1990
New Submission	Sweet Potatoes (CD, Album)	Reprise Records	WPCP-3631	Japan	1990
New Submission	Sweet Potatoes (CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo)	Reprise Records	WPCR-1058	Japan	1997
New Submission	Sweet Potatoes (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Paper Sleeve)	NalyD	NACD-3218	Japan	2004

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Reviews

pedro99 Jan 27, 2023
Mine was the "other comment" and I freely admit I was wrong. I'm doing some deep listening to prepare to make a record now, and the depth of care & craft on this one is astounding. Phenomenal horn arrangements, relaxed yet tight band performances, covers of the deepest cuts you could wish for, a percussion device called a "lujon" built by a Harry Partch collaborator. I wish there were more Maria vocals, given how good hers are on side 2.
Al_yankovic_exander Oct 14, 2022
This album is great through and through! Easily worth multiple listens. I think the other comment is only half correct. Side 2 is a confirmed banger blvd. BUT side 1 is equally as good! This is such a solid starting off place for people getting into either Geoff or Maria/ their duo stuff IMO. I am most partial to Geoff's bluesy stuff but Maria always kills it. Together you can't go wrong.