Stay Awhile (Kingston Trio album)
Encyclopedia
Stay Awhile is an album by the American
folk music
group The Kingston Trio
, released in 1965 (see 1965 in music
). It was their second release on the Decca
label. It continued their downward slide in the charts, reaching only number 126 on the Billboard
Pop Albums chart. The single "Yes I Can Feel It" b/w "Stay Awhile" did not chart.
United States
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folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
group The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio is an American folk and pop music group that helped launch the folk revival of the late 1950s to late 1960s. The group started as a San Francisco Bay Area nightclub act with an original lineup of Dave Guard, Bob Shane, and Nick Reynolds...
, released in 1965 (see 1965 in music
1965 in music
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). It was their second release on the Decca
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
label. It continued their downward slide in the charts, reaching only number 126 on the Billboard
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
Pop Albums chart. The single "Yes I Can Feel It" b/w "Stay Awhile" did not chart.
Reception
Allmusic critic Bruce Eder, in reviewing the reissue, praised the album, writing "This was a pretty strong album to begin with... It's all surprisingly memorable, coming out of a period in which the Trio's records simply weren't selling... The result is a CD every bit as good, and perhaps better than many of the group's classic Capitol sides.Reissues
- Stay Awhile was reissued on a remastered CD in 1994 on the Folk Era label. It includes the single version of "Yes, I Can Feel It" versus the original album version.
- In 2000, all of the tracks from Nick Bob John were included in The Stewart YearsThe Kingston Trio: The Stewart YearsThe Kingston Trio: The Stewart Years is a compilation of The Kingston Trio's recordings when John Stewart was a member of the Trio along with Bob Shane and Nick Reynolds....
10-CD box set issued by Bear Family RecordsBear Family RecordsBear Family Records is a Germany-based independent record label that specializes in reissues of archival material ranging from country music to 1950s rock and roll to old German movie soundtracks.-History:...
. - Stay Awhile was reissued on CD in 2002 by Folk Era along with the rest of their Decca releases on The Decca YearsThe Decca Years (Kingston Trio album)The Decca Years is a compilation of The Kingston Trio's four albums recorded for the Decca Records label. Folk Era had previously reissued The Kingston Trio , Stay Awhile and Children of the Morning, each including tracks from Somethin' Else as bonus tracks...
.
Side one
- "Hanna Lee" (Stan Jones, Richard Mills) – 3:14
- "Three Song" (Mason WilliamsMason WilliamsMason Williams is an American guitarist and composer, best known for his guitar instrumental "Classical Gas". He is also a comedy writer, known for his writing on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, and Saturday Night Live...
) – 2:08 - "Gonna Go Down the River" (Dallas FrazierDallas FrazierDallas Frazier is an American country musician and songwriter who had success in the 1950s and 60s.-Biography:Frazier was born in Spiro, Oklahoma but was raised in Bakersfield, California...
, Buddy Mize) – 2:01 - "Rusting in the Rain" (Rod McKuenRod McKuenRod McKuen is an American poet, songwriter, composer, and singer. He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s. Throughout his career, McKuen produced a wide range of recordings, which included popular music, spoken word poetry, film soundtracks, and classical music...
) – 2:43 - "Dooley" (Rodney Dillard, Mitch Jayne) – 1:53
- "If I Had a Ship" (Williams) – 3:28
Side two
- "Yes I Can Feel It" (Williams) – 2:28
- "Bottle of Wine" (Tom PaxtonTom PaxtonThomas Richard Paxton is an American folk singer and singer-songwriter who has been writing, performing and recording music for over forty years...
) – 1:56 - "Stories of Old" (John Stewart) –3:01
- "Where I'm Bound" (Paxton) – 2:37
- "If You See Me Go" (Stewart) – 2:00
- "Stay Awhile" (Nick ReynoldsNick ReynoldsNick Reynolds was an American folk musician and recording artist. Reynolds was one of the founding members of The Kingston Trio, whose largely folk-based material captured international attention during the late fifties and early sixties.- Early life :Growing up in Coronado, California, his...
, Bob ShaneBob ShaneBob Shane is an American singer and guitarist and, with Nick Reynolds' passing in October 2008, the only surviving founding member of The Kingston Trio. In that capacity, Shane became a seminal figure in the revival of folk and other acoustic music as a popular art form in the U.S...
, John Stewart) – 2:12- 1994 reissue bonus tracks:
- "Dancing Distance" (Stewart, Williams) – 2:36
- "They Are Gone" (Williams) – 2:43
- "Last Thing on My Mind" (Paxton) – 3:02
- "Early Morning Rain" (Gordon LightfootGordon LightfootGordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. is a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music, and has been credited for helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s...
) – 2:37
Personnel
- Bob ShaneBob ShaneBob Shane is an American singer and guitarist and, with Nick Reynolds' passing in October 2008, the only surviving founding member of The Kingston Trio. In that capacity, Shane became a seminal figure in the revival of folk and other acoustic music as a popular art form in the U.S...
– vocals, guitar - Nick ReynoldsNick ReynoldsNick Reynolds was an American folk musician and recording artist. Reynolds was one of the founding members of The Kingston Trio, whose largely folk-based material captured international attention during the late fifties and early sixties.- Early life :Growing up in Coronado, California, his...
– vocals, tenor guitar - John Stewart – vocals, banjo, guitar
- Dean Reilly – bass
Production notes
- Frank Werber – producer
- Bob Norberg – engineer
- Mason WilliamsMason WilliamsMason Williams is an American guitarist and composer, best known for his guitar instrumental "Classical Gas". He is also a comedy writer, known for his writing on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, and Saturday Night Live...
– liner notes
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Billboard Pop Albums | 126 |