Tom Rush is the eighth studio album by American folk rock musician Tom Rush. It was released in 1970. The album features cover versions of songs written by Jackson Browne, Murray McLauchlan, James Taylor and David Wiffen. It spent sixteen weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at #76 on May 23, 1970.
Track listing Side one "Driving Wheel" (David Wiffen) – 5:22 "Rainy Day Man" (James Taylor, Zachary Wiesner) – 3:07 "Drop Down Mama" (Sleepy John Estes) – 2:33 "Old Man's Song" (Murray McLauchlan) – 3:22 "Lullaby" (Jesse Colin Young) – 3:45
Side two "These Days" (Jackson Browne) – 2:40 "Wild Child" (Fred Neil) – 3:13 "Colors of the Sun" (Jackson Browne) – 3:51 "Livin' in the Country" (Wyatt Day, Wendy Winsted) – 2:31 "Child's Song" (Murray 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 – acoustic bass (track 5) Herbie Lovelle – drums Julie Held – orchestral arrangements
Technical Ed Freeman – producer, arranger Jim Reeves – engineer Don Hunstein – photography
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