Gulf Winds is the seventeenth studio album (and nineteenth overall) by Joan Baez, released in 1976. It was her final album of new material for A&M. Baez stated in her autobiography, And a Voice to Sing With, that most of the songs were written while on tour with the Rolling Thunder Revue with Bob Dylan. “O Brother!” was a clever reply to Dylan’s song “Oh Sister”. On the title song, a ten-minute long autobiographical recollection of her childhood, Baez accompanies herself only with her own acoustic guitar (the rest of the album features standard mid-1970s pop/rock backup), creating a sound reminiscent of her earliest pure folk recordings.
Gulf Winds is the only Baez album without any covers; each song was written by Baez herself.
Tracks 1 Sweeter For Me (Joan Baez) 04:28 2 Seabirds (Joan Baez) 04:31 3 Caruso (Joan Baez) 03:43 4 Still Waters At Night (Joan Baez) 03:02 5 Kingdom Of Childhood (Joan Baez) 07:52 6 O Brother! (Joan Baez) 03:20 7 Time Is Passing Us By (Joan Baez) 03:43 8 Stephanie’s Room (Joan Baez) 04:05 9 Gulf Winds (Joan Baez) 10:30
Musicians
1 Sweeter For Me Bass - Donald Dunn Drums - Jim Gordon Guitar - Dean Parks Acoustic Guitar - Dean Parks Electric Piano - Larry Knechtel Piano - Joan Baez Cello - Jesse Ehrlich Cello - Ray Kelley Vocals - Joan Baez
2 Seabirds Bass - Donald Dunn Drums - Jim Gordon Guitar - Dean Parks Acoustic Guitar - Joan Baez Electric Piano - Larry Knechtel Synthesizer - Malcolm Cecil Percussion - Jim Gordon Vocals - Joan Baez
3 Caruso Bass - Donald Dunn Drums - Jim Gordon Guitar - Dean Parks Acoustic Guitar - Joan Baez Organ - Larry Knechtel Piano - Larry Knechtel Percussion - Jim Gordon Vocals - Joan Baez
4 Still Waters At Night Bass - Donald Dunn Drums - Jim Gordon Guitar - Dean Parks Acoustic Guitar - Joan Baez Piano - Larry Knechtel Vocals - Joan Baez
5 Kingdom Of Childhood Bass - Donald Dunn Drums - Jim Gordon Guitar - Dean Parks Acoustic Guitar - Joan Baez Banjo - Dean Parks Piano - Larry Knechtel Synthesizer - Malcolm Cecil Vocals - Joan Baez
6 O Brother! Bass - Donald Dunn Drums - Jim Gordon Guitar - Dean Parks Acoustic Guitar - Joan Baez Electric Piano - Larry Knechtel Organ - Larry Knechtel Percussion - Jim Gordon Vocals - Joan Baez
7 Time Is Passing Us By Bass - Donald Dunn Drums - Jim Gordon Guitar - Dean Parks Acoustic Guitar - Joan Baez Electric Piano - Larry Knechtel Vocals - Joan Baez
8 Stephanie’s Room Guitar - Dean Parks Mandolin - Dean Parks Electric Piano - Larry Knechtel Organ - Larry Knechtel Piano - Joan Baez Synthesizer - Joan Baez Cello - Jesse Ehrlich Cello - Ray Kelley Violin - Sid Sharp Vocals - Joan Baez
9 Gulf Winds Acoustic Guitar - Joan Baez
Liner Notes
Producer – David Kershenbaum Producer (Executive) – Bernard Gelb Arranged By – Dean Parks, Joan Baez Arranged By (Strings) – Dean Parks Conductor – Dean Parks Mastered By – Bernie Grundman Mixed By – Tommy Vicari Programming – Malcolm Cecil Recorded By – Tommy Vicari Art Direction – Roland Young Design – Chuck Beeson Photography – Johanna Van Zantwyk Mastered At A&M Studios Mixed At Sound Labs, Hollywood Recorded At Sound Labs, Hollywood Recorded At T.O.N.T.O. Phonographic Copyright A&M Records Inc Copyright A&M Records Inc
