The Love Album (John Hartford album)

The Love Album
The Love Album
Studio album by John Hartford
Released	1968
Genre	Folk, country, novelty
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Felton Jarvis
John Hartford chronology
Alternative cover
	2002 BMG Re-issue

The Love Album is John Hartford's third LP, released in 1968. Like all of his RCA recordings, it was reissued in 2002 as part of a "twofer" CD, combined with his fourth album, Housing Project.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
AllMusic	^[2]

Music critic Richie Unterberger, writing for AllMusic, wrote "His droll delivery and toying with clichés makes it hard to tell whether he's the straight man or a joker, and it's that ambiguity that makes these oddball tunes so intriguing – such pleasant, straight country-pop on the one hand, but such deviously subtle irony on the other."^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by John Hartford.

"Why Do You Do Me Like You Do?"
"The 6 O'Clock Train & a Girl With Green Eyes"
"Springtime All Over Again"
"Landscape Grown Cold"
"This Eve of Parting"
"I Would Not Be Here"
"Natural to Be Gone"
"Empty Afternoon of Summer Longing"
"A Simple Thing as Love"
"Windows"
"Prayer"
"Love Is Sweeter"

References

^ ^a ^b Unterberger, Richie. "The Love Album > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
^ Lankford, Jr., Ronnie D. "The Love Album/Housing Project > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 22, 2011.

[AM-1] Unterberger, Richie. "The Love Album > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 22, 2011.

[AM2-2] Lankford, Jr., Ronnie D. "The Love Album/Housing Project > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 22, 2011.

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Solo albums	Looks at Life (1967) Earthwords & Music (1968) The Love Album (1968) Housing Project (1968) John Hartford (1969) Iron Mountain Depot (1970) Aereo-Plain (1971) Morning Bugle (1972) Mark Twang (1976) Nobody Knows What You Do (1976) All in the Name of Love (1977) Headin' Down Into the Mystery Below (1978) You and Me at Home (1980) Catalogue (1981) Gum Tree Canoe (1984) Annual Waltz (1986) Down on the River (1989) Cadillac Rag (1991) Goin' Back to Dixie (1992) The Walls We Bounce Off Of (1994) No End of Love (1996) Wild Hog in the Red Brush (1996) The Speed of the Old Long Bow (1998) Good Old Boys (1999) Hamilton Ironworks (2001) Steam Powered Aereo-Takes (2002)
Collaborations	Glitter Grass from the Nashwood Hollyville Strings (1977) Slumberin' on the Cumberland (1979) Permanent Wave (1980) Vassar Clements, John Hartford, Dave Holland (1985) Hartford & Hartford (1991) Old Sport (1994) The Fun of Open Discussion (1995) The Bullies Have All Gone to Rest (1998) Retrograss (1999)
Live albums	Live at College Station Pennsylvania (1995) Live from Mountain Stage (2000)
Compilation albums	Gentle On My Mind and Other Originals (1968) Me Oh My (1982) A John Hartford Collection (1987) RCA Country Legends: John Hartford (2001) Natural to be Gone 1967-1970 (2002) Good'le Days: Essential Recordings (2009)