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Tom Rush - The Circle Game album flac Performer: Tom Rush
Title: The Circle Game
Style: Folk Rock, Folk
Released: 1969
Country: US
MP3 album: 1222 mb
FLAC album: 1661 mb
Rating: 4.1
Other formats: XM FLAC AHX MMF MP1 VOC AUD
Genre: Rock / Folk and Country

The Circle Game is the 1968 album from folk rock musician Tom Rush. He covers three songs from fellow singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, as well as songs by Jackson Browne and James Taylor. Rush himself wrote "Rockport Sunday" and his classic, often-covered tune "No Regrets"; the song has become a folk standard, and has been covered by several dozen artists, including Emmylou Harris, The Walker Brothers, Fairport Convention, Olivia Newton-John, indie-pop group Luna, and Curtis Stigers

Tracklist: 1. Tin Angel, 2. Something In The Way She Moves, 3. Urge For Going, 4. Sunshine Sunshine, 5. The Glory Of Love, 6. Shadow Dream Song, 7. The Circle Game, 8. So Long, 9. Rockport Sunday, 10. No Regrets. 2. Something In The Way She Moves. 4. Sunshine Sunshine. 5. The Glory Of Love. 6. Shadow Dream Song.

The Circle Game is the 1968 album from folk rock musician Tom Rush. Rush himself wrote "Rockport Sunday" and his classic, often-covered tune "No Regrets"; the song has become a folk standard, and has been covered by several dozen artists, including Emmylou Harris, The Walker Brothers, Fairport Convention, Olivia Newton-John, indie-pop group Luna, and Curtis Stigers. Joni Mitchell's "The Circle Game," recorded prior to her own release of the song, can be read as the turning point of the relationship while "Rockport Sunday" ends the romance using an instrumental piece, followed by the coda "No Regrets. Supporting this concept is the cover shot, which pictures then girlfriend Jill Lumpkin behind Tom Rush as photographed by Linda Eastman.

Released in 1968, The Circle Game is a perfect song cycle, telling the story of a relationship from start to end. It established Tom Rush as a mature folk singer who'd moved away from the rustic blues of his early Cambridge days, and it introduced three then-unknown songwriters to the public arena. Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, and Jackson Browne all contribute songs, and Rush caps things off with his masterful original "No Regrets" (which later became a hit for The Walker Brothers). The performances are tasteful and highlight Rush's warm approach. This album is often cited as the catalyst for folk singers becoming singer/songwriters and as a key influence on the music that would dominate the early '70s.

This album has an average beat per minute of 106 BPM (slowest/fastest tempos: 80/136 BPM). See its BPM profile at the bottom of the page. Tracklist The Circle Game. BPM Profile The Circle Game. Album starts at 136BPM, ends at 110BPM (-26), with tempos within the -BPM range. Try refreshing the page if dots are missing). Recent albums by Tom Rush. Celebrates 50 Years of Music.

Tom Rush - Rockport Sunday 04:37. Tom Rush - Something In The Way She Moves 03:31. Tom Rush - Shadow Dream Song 03:27. Tom Rush - Tin Angel 03:27. Tom Rush - Sunshine Sunshine 02:57.

Tracklist

A1 Tin Angel 3:22
A2 Something In The Way She Moves 3:25
A3 Urge For Going 5:50
A4 Sunshine Sunshine 2:55
A5 The Glory Of Love 2:22
B1 Shadow Dream Song 3:24
B2 The Circle Game 5:12
B3 So Long 2:55
B4 Rockport Sunday 4:34
B5 No Regrets 3:50

Companies, etc.

  • Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

Credits

  • Bass Guitar – Bob Bushnell, Joe Mack
  • Bass Guitar, Classical Guitar – Jonathan Raskin
  • Concept By – Tom Rush
  • Conductor, Arranged By, Keyboards – Paul Harris
  • Design [Cover] – William S. Harvey
  • Drums – Bernard Purdie, Herbie Lovelle, Richie Ritz
  • Electric Guitar – Don Thomas , Eric Gale, Hugh McCracken
  • Engineer [Audio Engineering] – Bruce Botnick
  • Guitar – Bruce Langhorne
  • Photography By – Linda Eastman
  • Producer – Arthur Gorson
  • Saxophone – Buddy Lucas, Joe Grimm
  • Supervised By [Production Supervisor] – Jac Holzman
  • Written-By – Billy Hill (tracks: A5), Charles Rich* (tracks: B3), Jackson Brown* (tracks: B1), James Taylor (tracks: A2, A4), Joni Mitchell (tracks: A1, A3, B2), Tom Rush (tracks: B4, B5)

Notes

Red label pressing, circa 1969.

"CTH" in runouts denotes a Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute pressing.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Etched Side A): EKS-74018A (CTH-1)
  • Matrix / Runout (Etched Side B): EKS-74018B (CTH-2)

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
74018-2 Tom Rush The Circle Game ‎(CD, Album) Elektra 74018-2 US 1989
EKS 74018 Tom Rush The Circle Game ‎(LP, Album, RE) Elektra EKS 74018 UK Unknown
74018-2 Tom Rush The Circle Game ‎(CD, Album, RE) Elektra 74018-2 US Unknown
EKL 4018 Tom Rush The Circle Game ‎(LP, Album, Mono) Elektra EKL 4018 UK 1968
MITMCD9 Tom Rush The Circle Game ‎(CD, Album, RE) Man In The Moon Records Ltd. MITMCD9 UK 2016