Peter, Paul & Mary - See What Tomorrow Brings (1965)

"See What Tomorrow Brings" is a strong album that plays to the strengths of Peter, Paul, & Mary. There is a good variety of material within their folk format, and a nice esprit de corps that pervades the recording. 

All members sing lead, which brings a good balance to the proceedings. Worth noting are two early versions of Gordon Lightfoot's "Early Morning Rain" and Ewan MacColl's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." Although there isn't one number that shouts instant classic, all cuts have something to recommend them. Lest we forget the trio's idealism, the opening song "If I Were Free" speaks to the hope of wars ending and the beginning of peaceful times. 

"Jane, Jane" and "Because All Men Are Brothers" show the group's gospel roots, while "The Rising of the Moon," an intense cut, has Irish music as its base. "Tryin' to Win" and "On a Desert Island" manifests the humorous side of the trio as they sing about real and imagined love relationships. Throughout the album, arrangements are tasteful, clean, and never obtrusive to the songs presented. All in all, this is a very good album that has variety, strong material, tasteful production, and a fine spirit that gives it a winning edge.


Tracklist:

Side one
"If I Were Free" (Travis Edmonson) - 2:43
"Betty & Dupree" (Adapted and arranged by Peter Yarrow, Noel "Paul" Stookey, Mary Travers, Milton Okun) - 3:13
"The Rising of the Moon" (John Keegan "Leo" Casey Adapted and arranged by Peter Yarrow, Noel "Paul" Stookey, Mary Travers, Milton Okun) - 3:36
"Early Mornin' Rain" - (Gordon Lightfoot) - 3:13
"Jane, Jane" - (Adapted and arranged by Peter Yarrow, Noel "Paul" Stookey, Mary Travers, Milton Okun) - 2:57
"Because All Men Are Brothers" (Johann Sebastian Bach, Tom Glazer) - 2:17

Side two
"Hangman" - (Adapted and arranged by Peter Yarrow, Joel Hendler, Noel "Paul" Stookey, Mary Travers, Milton Okun) - 2:51
"Brother, (Buddy) Can You Spare a Dime?" (Jay Gorney, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) - 2:29
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (Ewan MacColl) - 3:06
"Tryin' to Win" (Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry) - 2:33
"On a Desert Island (With You in My Dreams)" (Noel "Paul" Stookey, Richard Kniss) - 1:46
"The Last Thing on My Mind" (Tom Paxton) - 2:43


Peter, Paul & Mary - See What Tomorrow Brings (1965)

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