The Best of the Decca Years


The Best of the Decca Years is a compilation of The Kingston Trio's recordings when the group was on the Decca Records label.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Cub Koda wrote of the album; "Although painted as a quaint coffeehouse group from the hootenanny days of folk music's history, the Kingston Trio actually had pretty big ears for a wide variety of material, ranging from pop to obscure Broadway material, to songs from up-and-coming folk artists they had originally influenced... this collection shines a light on a part of the group's history usually ignored, and shows that much good music emerged during their final days."

Track listing

  1. "Stay Awhile" – 2:15
  2. "Long Time Blues" – 2:21
  3. "Love's Been Good to Me" – 3:09
  4. "Poverty Hill" – 3:24
  5. "My Ramblin' Boy" – 3:46
  6. "Three Song" – 2:10
  7. "I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound" – 2:40
  8. "Rusting in the Rain" – 2:46
  9. "They Are Gone" – 2:46
  10. "Lei Pakalana" – 2:16
  11. "Children of the Morning" – 2:42
  12. "Hit and Run" – 2:16
  13. "Less of Me" – 2:25
  14. "Lock All the Windows" – 3:17
  15. "Gonna Go Down the River" – 2:04
  16. "I'm Going Home" – 2:24

Personnel

Production notes

  • Frank Werber – producer
  • Todd Everett – reissue producer