Blondes (John Stewart album)

1982 studio album by John Stewart

Blondes

Studio album by

John Stewart

Released| 1982
Recorded| 1981
Genre| Folk
Length| 40:17
Label| Allegiance (US release)
Polydor (Swedish release)
Producer| John Stewart
John Stewart chronology
| Dream Babies Go Hollywood
(1980)  | Blondes
(1982)  | Revenge of the Budgie
(1983)

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Blondes is a studio album released in 1982 by folk musician John Stewart, former member of The Kingston Trio.[2] The LP was released with slightly different track listings in the US and in Sweden.

The liner notes of the US release states:

"This record is dedicated to John S. Stewart"

The Swedish album was released on Polydor and is credited to "John Stewart with Chuck McDermott". The Swedish release contains remixes of all the songs from the US release except "Angeles" which is not included at all. It also contains the following additional songs: "All The Desperate Men", "Same Old Heart" and "When The Night Was Ours".[3]

## Track listing (US release)

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All compositions by John Stewart.

* Side one

1. "Tall Blondes" – 3:02
2. "The Queen of Hollywood High" – 4:03
3. "Girl Down the River" – 4:35
4. "The Eyes of Sweet Virginia" – 3:52
5. "Judy in G Major" – 3:57

* Side two

1. "You Won't Be Going Home" – 3:52
2. "Jenny was a Dream Girl" – 3:45
3. "Blonde Star" – 4:02
4. "Golden Gate" – 3:46
5. "Angeles (City of The Angels)"* – 5:23

Running time: 40:17

(* denotes track not released on the Swedish release)

## Track listing (Swedish release)

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All compositions by John Stewart.

* Side one

1. "All the Desperate Men"* – 3:37
2. "Tall Blondes" – 3:05
3. "The Queen of Hollywood High" – 4:03
4. "Girl Down the River" – 4:38
5. "The Eyes of Sweet Virginia" – 4:04
6. "Judy in G Major" – 3:55

* Side two

1. "You Won't Be Going Home" – 3:55
2. "Jenny was a Dream Girl" – 4:11
3. "Same Old Heart"* – 3:55
4. "When The Night was Ours"* – 3:06
5. "Golden Gate" – 4:26
6. "Blonde Star" – 4:07

Running time: 47:02

(* denotes tracks not released on the US release)

## The Complete Blondes

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In 2003 John Stewart reissued all the tracks from both the US and the Swedish releases on a CD on his own label Neon Dreams.

1. "Tall Blondes"
2. "The Queen of Hollywood High"
3. "Girl Down the River"
4. "The Eyes of Sweet Virginia"
5. "Judy in G Major"
6. "You Won't Be Going Home"
7. "Jenny Was a Dream Girl"
8. "Blonde Star"
9. "Golden Gate"
10. "Angeles (The City of the Angels)"
11. "All the Desperate Men"
12. "Same Old Heart"
13. "When the Night Was Ours"

## Personnel

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* John Stewart – vocals, lead guitar, bass guitar
* Chuck McDermott – vocals, rhythm guitar
* Chris Whalen – bass guitar
* Roy Ohari – bass guitar
* Bill Mutter – drums, percussion
* Larry Greenstein – percussion
* Dennis Kenmore – percussion
* Lindsey Buckingham – background vocals on "Jenny was a Dream Girl"
* Linda Ronstadt – background vocals on "The Queen of Hollywood High"

Additional personnel

* Chuck McDermott – production assistant
* Larry Greenstein – recording
* Kim Harwood – front and back cover photographs

## External links

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* John Stewart's Official Website

## References

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1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ "Billboard Recommended LPs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 22 January 1983. pp. 76–. ISSN 0006-2510.
3. ^ Benjamin Blake, Jack Rubeck and Allan Shaw, The Kingston Trio on Record, pp. 235-236, 1986, ISBN 0-9614594-0-9

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Studio albums|

* Signals Through the Glass (with Buffy Ford Stewart, 1968)
* California Bloodlines (1969)
* Willard (1970)
* The Lonesome Picker Rides Again (1971)
* Sunstorm (1972)
* Cannons in the Rain (1973)
* Wingless Angels (1975)
* Fire in the Wind (1977)
* Bombs Away Dream Babies (1979)
* Dream Babies Go Hollywood (1980)
* Blondes (1982)
* Revenge of the Budgie (with Nick Reynolds, 1983)
* Trancas (1984)
* Centennial (1984)
* Punch the Big Guy (1987)

Live albums|

* The Phoenix Concerts (1974)
* John Stewart in Concert (1974)
* The Amazing ZigZag Concert (1974)

Compilations|

* Forgotten Songs of Some Old Yesterday (1980)

Songs|

* "Daydream Believer" (1967)
* "July, You're a Woman" (1969)
* "Gold" (1979)
* "Runaway Train" (1988)

Related articles|

* The Kingston Trio

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