Tom Rush (1970 album)

Tom Rush is the 1970 album from pioneer Folk rock musician Tom Rush. He covers songs from fellow folkies Jackson Browne, Murray McLauchlan, James Taylor and David Wiffen. Guest musicians were David Bromberg on Dobro and Red Rhodes on Steel Guitar. The album spent sixteen weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at #76 on May 23, 1970.[3]

Tom Rush
Studio album by Tom Rush
Released	March, 1970
Recorded	1970
Genre	Folk rock
Length	34:21
Label	Columbia
Producer	Ed Freeman
Tom Rush chronology
The Circle Game (1968) Tom Rush (1970) Wrong End of the Rainbow (1970)
Singles from Tom Rush
"Drop Down Mama" Released: April 7, 1970 "Lost My Drivin' Wheel" Released: June 5, 1970

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]

Track listing

1. "Driving Wheel" (David Wiffen) – 5:22
2. "Rainy Day Man" (James Taylor, Zachary Wiesner) – 3:07
3. "Drop Down Mama" (Sleepy John Estes) – 2:33
4. "Old Man's Song" (Murray McLauchlan) – 3:22
5. "Lullaby" (Jesse Colin Young) – 3:45
6. "These Days" (Jackson Browne) – 2:40
7. "Wild Child" (Fred Neil) – 3:13
8. "Colors of the Sun" (Browne) – 3:51
9. "Livin' in the Country" (W. Day, W. Winsted) – 2:31
10. "Child's Song" (McLauchlan) – 4:09

Personnel

Musicians

• Tom Rush – guitar, vocals
• Trevor Veitch – guitar, mandolin, mandocello
• David Bromberg – dobro (track 1)
• Ed Freeman – 12-string guitar (track 4)
• Red Rhodes – steel guitar (track 8)
• Warren Bernhardt – organ, piano
• Paul Griffin – organ (track 1)
• Duke Bardwell – bass
• Ron Carter – bass (track 5)
• Herbie Lovelle – drums
• Julie Held – orchestra assembly

Technical

• Ed Freeman – producer, arranger
• Jim Reeves – engineer
• Don Hunstein – photography

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. "Billboard 200 - May 23, 1970". Retrieved July 17, 2017.