Blowin’ Away was a 1977 album by Joan Baez, her first after switching from A&M Records to Portrait Records (a then newly created division of CBS Records).

Tracks
1 Sailing (Gavin Sutherland) 4:22
2  Many A Mile To Freedom (Anna Capaldi; Steve Winwood) 2:58
3  Miracles (Joan Baez) 5:24
4  Yellow Coat (Steve Goodman) 3:37
5  Time Rag (Joan Baez) 5:25
6  A Heartfelt Line Or Two (Joan Baez) 3:23
7  I’m Blowin’ Away (Eric Kaz) 3:19
8  Luba The Baroness (Joan Baez) 7:06
9  Alter Boy And The Thief (Joan Baez) 3:29
10  Cry Me A River (Arthur Hamilton) 3:00

Musicians

1 Sailing
Bass - Donald Dunn
Bass - Wilton Felder
Drums - Mike Botts
Drums - Rick Shlosser
Guitar - Elliott Randall
Guitar - Dean Parks
Acoustic Guitar - Elliott Randall
Keyboards - Larry Knechtel
Keyboards - Joe Sample
Percussion - Mike Botts
Vocals - Joan Baez

2 Many A Mile To Freedom
Bass - Donald Dunn
Drums - Mike Botts
Guitar - Dean Parks
Guitar - Elliott Randall
Acoustic Guitar - Dean Parks
Acoustic Guitar - Elliott Randall
Keyboards - Joe Sample
Keyboards - Malcolm Cecil
Vocals - Joan Baez

3 Miracles
Bass - Donald Dunn
Drums - Mike Botts
Synthesizer - Joan Baez
Vocals - Joan Baez

4 Yellow Coat
Bass - Donald Dunn
Drums - Mike Botts
Guitar - Dean Parks
Guitar - Elliott Randall
Keyboards - Larry Knechtel
Vocals - Joan Baez

5 Time Rag
Bass - Donald Dunn
Drums - Mike Botts
Guitar - Elliott Randall
Guitar - Dean Parks
Keyboards - Larry Knechtel
Percussion - Mike Botts
Vocals - Joan Baez

6 A Heartfelt Line Or Two
Bass - Donald Dunn
Drums - Mike Botts
Guitar - Elliott Randall
Steel Guitar - Jeff Baxter
Acoustic Guitar - Dean Parks
Acoustic Guitar - Elliott Randall
Keyboards - Larry Knechtel
Percussion - Mike Botts
Vocals - Joan Baez

7 I’m Blowin’ Away
Bass - Donald Dunn
Guitar - Dean Parks
Guitar - Elliott Randall
Steel Guitar - David Mansfield
Acoustic Guitar - Elliott Randall
Keyboards - Larry Knechtel
Vocals - Joan Baez

8 Luba The Baroness
Bass - Donald Dunn
Drums - Jim Gordon
Guitar - Dean Parks
Guitar - David Mansfield
Steel Guitar - David Mansfield
Mandolin - David Mansfield
Piano - Larry Knechtel
Violin - David Mansfield
Vocals - Joan Baez

9 Alter Boy And The Thief
Bass - Wilton Felder
Drums - Rick Shlosser
Keyboards - Joe Sample
Vocals - Joan Baez

10 Cry Me A River
Bass - Dean Parks
Guitar - Elliott Randall
Keyboards - Joe Sample
Sax - Tom Scott

Liner Notes

Producer – David Kershenbaum
Producer (Executive) – Bernard Gelb
Arranged By – Elliott Randall (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6)
Arranged By – Dean Parks (Track 5)
Arranged By – Larry Knechtel (Track 7)
Arranged By – Wilton Felder (Track 9)
Arranged By – Joe Sample (Track 10)
Arranged By (Strings) – Tom Scott (Tracks 1, 7)
Engineer – Dee Robb, Mike Stavrou
Engineer (Assistant) – George Tutko
Mastered By – Alex Kazanegras
Mastered By (Assistant) – Kirby Veach
Recorded By – Tommy Vacari (Tracks 8) Cover – John Berg
Photography  – Kin Schilling, John BergMastered At Allen Zentz Mastering
Mixed At Cherokee Studios
Recorded At Cherokee Studios
Recorded At Sound Labs, Hollywood
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc