The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie Vol. 2

The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie Vol. 2 is a compilation double album released by Vanguard Records in 1971 covering a large proportion of the material she had released on her first six albums for the label that was not found on the previous year's The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie.

The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie Vol. 2
Greatest hits album by
Released1971
Recorded1964 to 1969
GenreFolk
Length66:07
LabelVanguard
ProducerMaynard Solomon
Buffy Sainte-Marie chronology
The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie
(1970)
The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie Vol. 2
(1971)
Native North American Child: An Odyssey
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

Unlike her other first compilation, The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie Vol. 2 does contain two tracks that were never released on any album - "Gonna Feel Much Better When You're Gone", which was never otherwise released, and "From the Bottom of My Heart", which was available on the "I'm Gonna Be a Country Girl Again" single that was charting in the UK at the time.

Track listing edit

All tracks composed by Buffy Sainte-Marie except where indicated.

  1. "It's My Way"1 - 3:34
  2. "He's a Pretty Good Man If You Ask Me"5 - 2:28
  3. "Hey Little Bird"4 - 2:13
  4. "Song to a Seagull"4 (Joni Mitchell) - 3:22
  5. "Adam"6 (Richie Havens) - 5:05
  6. "Mary"6 - 1:32
  7. "He Lived Alone in Town"1 - 4:41
  8. "Johnny Be Fair"2 - 1:49
  9. "Reynardine" [A Vampire Legend]4 (Traditional) - 2:59
  10. "Gonna Feel Much Better When You're Gone"8 - 1:49
  11. "Tall Trees in Georgia"5 - 3:33
  12. "The Carousel"4 - 2:33
  13. "Poppies"6 - 2:51
  14. "From the Bottom of My Heart"7 - 2:34
  15. "Lyke Wake Dirge"4 (Benjamin Britten/Traditional) - 3:48
  16. "Welcome, Welcome Emigrante"2 - 2:16
  17. "Eyes of Amber"1 - 2:20
  18. "Babe in Arms"1 - 2:33
  19. "Ananias"1 - 2:40
  20. "97 Men in This Here Town"/"Don't Call Me Honey"8 - 3:06
  21. "Uncle Joe"5 (Traditional) - 2:11
  22. "T'es pas un autre" ("Until It's Time for You to Go")4 - 2:57
  23. "The Seeds of Brotherhood"4[2] - 1:29
  24. "The Angel"6 (Ed Freeman) - 3:25
  • 1 - From It's My Way!
  • 2 - From Many a Mile
  • 3 - From Little Wheel Spin and Spin
  • 4 - From Fire & Fleet & Candlelight
  • 5 - From I'm Gonna Be a Country Girl Again
  • 6 - From Illuminations
  • 7 - Unavailable on album; B-side of single "I'm Gonna Be a Country Girl Again"[3]
  • 8 - Previously unreleased

References edit

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 19 - Blowin' in the Wind: Pop discovers folk music. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
  3. ^ Buffy Sainte-Marie US singles