Van Ronk

For the Fantasy compilation of the same name, see Inside Dave Van Ronk (compilation).

1971 studio album by Dave Van Ronk

Van Ronk

Studio album by

Dave Van Ronk

Released| August 1971
Recorded| December 1970 - May 1971
Studio| Sound Exchange Studios, New York City
Genre| Folk
Label| Polydor
Producer| Dave Woods
Dave Van Ronk chronology
| Dave Van Ronk and the Hudson Dusters
(1967)  | Van Ronk
(1971)  | Songs for Ageing Children
(1973)

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Van Ronk is an album by folk music artist Dave Van Ronk, released in 1971.[1]

## History[edit]

Van Ronk features some of his most elaborate recordings with many backing musicians. It includes English language versions of songs by non-English speaking composers (Bertold Brecht and Jacques Brel).

Another release titled Van Ronk was issued as a double LP in 1972 by Fantasy Records by pairing Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger and Inside Dave Van Ronk. That collection was later released on CD as Inside Dave Van Ronk.

## Reception[edit]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Christgau's Record Guide| B+[2]

Village Voice critic Robert Christgau wrote of Van Ronk: "He shoots his shot at big-label production here, and now and then the orchestration (not to mention the material) turns surprisingly schmaltzy, but for the most part this shouted melee of song collection is a riot."[2]

## Track listing[edit]

### Side one[edit]

1. "Bird on the Wire" (Leonard Cohen) – 3:55
2. "Fox's Minstrel Show" (Michael Small) – 3:05
3. "Port of Amsterdam" (Jacques Brel, Eric Blau, Mort Shuman) – 3:25
4. "Fat Old John" (Peter Stampfel) – 1:06
5. "Urge for Going" (Joni Mitchell) – 4:37

### Side two[edit]

1. "Random Canyon" (Peter Stampfel) – 2:05
2. "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (Randy Newman) – 3:50
3. "Gaslight Rag" (Dave Van Ronk) – 2:55
4. "Honey Hair" (Van Ronk) – 3:15
5. "Legend of the Dead Soldier" (Bertolt Brecht, Eric Bentley) – 4:05
6. "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) – 2:30

## Personnel[edit]

* Dave Van Ronk – vocals, guitar

## Production notes[edit]

* All Songs Arranged by Dave Woods except "Gaslight Rag" by Dave Van Ronk
* Produced by Dave Woods
* Engineered by Steve Katz
* Cover Art by Anne Friedman
* Morale by Joanne Grace
* Manager – Ron Shelley
* Spiritual – John Jameson
* Polydor: Karen Austin, Jon Sagen

## References[edit]

1. ^ Dave Van Ronk discography
2. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: V". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 20, 2019 - via robertchristgau.com.

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Studio albums|

* Dave Van Ronk Sings Ballads, Blues, and a Spiritual (1959)
* Van Ronk Sings (1961)
* Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger (1962)
* In the Tradition (1963)
* Dave Van Ronk and the Ragtime Jug Stompers (1964)
* Inside Dave Van Ronk (1964)
* Just Dave Van Ronk (1964)
* No Dirty Names (1966)
* Dave Van Ronk and the Hudson Dusters (1967)
* Van Ronk (1971)
* Songs for Ageing Children (1973)
* Sunday Street (1976)
* Somebody Else, Not Me (1980)
* Your Basic Dave Van Ronk (1982)
* St. James Infirmary (1983)
* Going Back to Brooklyn (1985)
* Let No One Deceive You (1990)
* Hummin’ to Myself (1990)
* Peter and the Wolf (1990)
* To All My Friends in Far-Flung Places (1994)
* From... Another Time & Place (1995)
* Sweet & Lowdown (2001)

Live albums|

* Dave Van Ronk in Rome (1983)
* Live at Sir George Williams University (1997)
* ...and the tin pan bended and the story ended... (2004)
* On Air (2008)

Compilations|

* Van Ronk (1972)
* Hesitation Blues (1988)
* Inside Dave Van Ronk (1989)
* The Folkways Years, 1959–1961 (1991)
* A Chrestomathy (1992)
* Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk (2002)
* The Mayor of MacDougal Street (2005)
* Bluesmaster (2012)
* Down in Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection (2013)

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* MusicBrainz release group

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