Tom Rush (1970 album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Tom Rush

| type = Album

| artist = Tom Rush

| cover = TomRush1970.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 1970

| recorded = 1970

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Folk rock

| length = 34:21

| label = Columbia

| producer = Ed Freeman

| prev_title = The Circle Game

| prev_year = 1968

| next_title = Wrong End of the Rainbow

| next_year = 1970

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Tom Rush

| type = studio

| single1 = Drop Down Mama

| single1date = April 7, 1970

| single2 = Lost My Drivin' Wheel

| single2date = June 5, 1970

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score ={{Rating|3|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id= r108403/review|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

|rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide

|rev2Score = B+{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: R|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=R&bk=70|accessdate=March 12, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}

| noprose=yes

|}}

Tom Rush is the 1970 album from pioneer Folk rock musician Tom Rush. He covers songs from fellow folkies Jackson Browne, Murray McLauchlan, James Taylor and David Wiffen. Guest musicians were David Bromberg on Dobro and Red Rhodes on Steel Guitar. The album spent sixteen weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at #76 on May 23, 1970.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1970-05-23|title=Billboard 200 - May 23, 1970|magazine=Billboard |accessdate=July 17, 2017}}

Track listing

  1. "Driving Wheel" (David Wiffen) – 5:22
  2. "Rainy Day Man" (James Taylor, Zachary Wiesner) – 3:07
  3. "Drop Down Mama" (Sleepy John Estes) – 2:33
  4. "Old Man's Song" (Murray McLauchlan) – 3:22
  5. "Lullaby" (Jesse Colin Young) – 3:45
  6. "These Days" (Jackson Browne) – 2:40
  7. "Wild Child" (Fred Neil) – 3:13
  8. "Colors of the Sun" (Jackson Browne) – 3:51
  9. "Livin' in the Country" (Wyatt Day, Wendy Winsted) – 2:31
  10. "Child's Song" (Murray McLauchlan) – 4:09

Personnel

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