Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring


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 Danzan Solas" and the aforementioned Basque number.
"Gracias a la Vida" is a duet with singer Mercedes Sosa.

Track listing

  1. "Diamonds & Rust" – 3:45
  2. "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around" – 1:22
  3. "No Woman, No Cry" – 3:45
  4. "Famous Blue Raincoat" – 4:58
  5. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" – 3:41
  6. "Let It Be" – 3:59
  7. "El Preso Numero Nueve" – 3:14
  8. "Llegó Con Tres Heridas" – 2:38
  9. "Txoria Txori" – 2:54
  10. "Ellas Danzan Solas" – 5:35
  11. "Gracias a la Vida" – 6:05
  12. "No Nos Moverán" – 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