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1988 live album by Joan Baez
Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring is a
Joan Baez album, recorded live in the
bullring of
Bilbao ,
Spain . It featured twelve songs, six of which were performed in English, five in
Spanish and one - "Txoria Txori" - in
Basque . Most of the songs had been performed and recorded by Baez previously, with the exception of
Leonard Cohen 's "
Famous Blue Raincoat ", Sting's " Ellas Dancen Solas" and the aforementioned Basque number.
"
Gracias a la Vida " is a duet with singer
Mercedes Sosa .
Track listing
"
Diamonds & Rust " (
Joan Baez ) – 3:45
"Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around" (Traditional) – 1:22
"
No Woman, No Cry " (
Bob Marley ) – 3:45
"
Famous Blue Raincoat " (
Leonard Cohen ) – 4:58
"
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot " (Traditional) – 3:41
"
Let It Be " (
John Lennon /
Paul McCartney ) – 3:59
"El Preso Numero Nueve" (Hermanos Cantoral) – 3:14
"Llegó Con Tres Heridas" (Miguel Hernández) – 2:38
"
Txoria Txori " (J. A. Arze/M. Laboa) – 2:54
"Ellas Danzan Solas" (Cueca Sola) (R.Livi/Sting) – 5:35
"
Gracias a la Vida " (
Violeta Parra ) – 6:05
"No Nos Moverán" (Traditional) – 1:22
Personnel
Alan V. Abrahams – producer, mixing
John Acosta – cello
Begnat Amorena – drums
Laythan Armor – synthesizer, keyboards
Joan Baez – arranger, liner notes, artwork, illustrations
Marlene Bergman – design, cover design
Cesar Cancino – piano, arranger, cello arrangement
Jean Marie Ecay – guitar
Jose Agustin Guereu – bass
Charles Paakkari – mixing
Costel Restea – cello
Mercedes Sosa – vocals
L. A. Mass Choir - vocals on "Let It Be"
Donald Taylor – director, choir director, choir master
Wally Traugott – mastering
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