Ain't That News by Tom Paxton - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

Chicago folk singer-songwriter Tom Paxton’s second record, AIN’T THAT NEWS, was unleashed in 1965 as the people of the United States were waking up to the notion that Vietnam was more than a routine occupation. The record opens with a mission, rousting the protesting troops on the spry title track, before an eloquent trilogy lamenting the rising human cost overseas. “The Willing Conscript” balances the coy and the sincere in an innocent’s address to his sergeant on war’s absurdity, while the naked “Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation” cuts at the president with lines like "to help save Vietnam from the Vietnamese," before “Hold on to Me Babe” whispers the love cry of a soldier back from war. Beyond the stirring cries for change, AIN’T THAT NEWS finds the artist maturing into the master of the haunting, elegiac ballad with the enduring classic (and perhaps Paxton’s signature song), “Bottle of Wine,” that hopeless alcoholic’s lament.

1. Ain't That News

Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer

2. The Willing Conscript

Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Guitar: Felix Pappalardi
Barry Kornfeld
Tom Paxton; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer
Producer: Paul Rothchild
Paul A Rothchild; Production

3. Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation

Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Guitar: Felix Pappalardi
Barry Kornfeld
Tom Paxton; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer
Producer: Paul Rothchild
Paul A Rothchild; Production

4. Hold on to Me Babe

Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer

5. The Name of the Game Is Stud

Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer

6. Bottle of Wine

Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Guitar: Felix Pappalardi
Barry Kornfeld
Tom Paxton; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer
Producer: Paul Rothchild
Paul A Rothchild; Production

7. The Natural Girl for Me

Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer

8. Goodman, Schwerner, and Chaney

Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer

9. We Didn't Know

Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer

10. Buy a Gun for You Son

Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer

11. Ev'ry Time (When We Are Gone)

Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Guitar: Felix Pappalardi
Barry Kornfeld
Tom Paxton; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer
Producer: Paul Rothchild
Paul A Rothchild; Production

12. Georgie on the Freeways

Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer

13. Sully's Pail

Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer

14. I'm the Man That Builds Bridges

Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

14 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

37 minutes and 20 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

9/14 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

2/14 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Folk, Americana, Singer & Songwriter, Rock, Contemporary Folk, Folk Revival

Label

Rhino - Elektra

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1964

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

81227874360