Gentle On My Mind and Other Originals is an album by folk, country and bluegrass musician and songwriter John Hartford. It was released by RCA Victor in 1968.
The album was recorded in RCA's "Nashville Sound" studio in Nashville, Tennessee.John Hartford, Gentle On My Mind and Other Originals. (vinyl LP); RCA Victor, 1968.
Critical reception Billboard praised the album, calling Hartford one of the era's "great songwriters."
Track listing All songs written by John Hartford.
Side 1 "California Earthquake" – 3:00 "Gentle on My Mind" – 3:00 "Natural to Be Gone" – 1:46 "The Six O'Clock Train and a Girl with Green Eyes" – 2:38 "A Simple Thing As Love" – 2:54
Side 2 "Mouth to Mouth Resuscitation" – 1:50 "I Would Not Be Here" – 2:19 "Front Porch" – 1:56 "Untangle Your Mind" – 2:02 "Like Unto a Mockingbird" – 2:46 "The Tall Tall Grass" – 2:20
Personnel John Hartford – banjo, guitar, fiddle, vocals
Production Felton Jarvis – producer Jim Malloy – recording engineer Al Pachucki – recording engineer Cam Mullins – arranger, Tracks 4 and 5 on Side 1
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