Rare, Live & Classic [Box]

Disc 1
1	Scarlet Ribbons 2:47
2	Jimmy Brown 2:54
3	Careless Love 2:25
4	Auctioneer 2:21
5	Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair 2:26
6	John Hardy 3:01
7	We Are Crossing Jordan River 2:46
8	John Riley 3:52
9	Silver Dagger 2:29
10	House of the Rising Sun 2:54
11	Low Down Chariot 1:42
12	Wagoner's Lad 2:11
13	Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream 2:57
14	Geordie 3:34
15	What Have They Done to the Rain? 2:38
16	Troubled and I Don't Know Why 2:13
17	With God on Our Side 6:21
18	We Shall Overcome 3:34
19	Go 'way from My Window 2:12
20	Mama, You Been on My Mind 2:54
21	There But for Fortune 3:13
22	Colours 3:53
23	The River in the Pines 3:34
Disc 2
1	Pack up Your Sorrows 2:48
2	The Swallow Song 2:45
3	Legend of a Girl Child Linda 4:21
4	Children of Darkness 3:51
5	Catch the Wind 2:34
6	I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger 4:32
7	Sweet Sir Galahad 3:40
8	Donna Donna 3:57
9	Long Black Veil 3:20
10	Mama Tried 3:09
11	Sing Me Back Home 3:58
12	Joe Hill 2:58
13	The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 3:21
14	Blessed Are 3:02
15	Hello in There 3:33
16	Love Song to a Stranger 3:49
17	In the Quiet Morning (For Janis Joplin) 2:51
18	Angel Band 2:48
19	Johnny I Hardly Knew Yeh 3:21
20	Gracias a la Vida 3:21
Disc 3
1	Diamonds & Rust 4:32
2	Children and All That Jazz 3:08
3	Blowin' in the Wind 3:53
4	Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 3:48
5	Jesse 4:09
6	Honest Lullaby 5:08
7	Jack-A-Roe 4:00
8	Marriott USA 5:46
9	Amazing Grace 5:30
10	Forever Young 3:42
11	Farewell, Angelina 3:01
12	A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall 5:44
13	Here's to You 2:28
14	Blues Improv 9:36
15	Ring Them Bells 2:57
16	El Preso Numero Nueve 3:12
17	Speaking of Dreams 4:24

Barnes & Noble

With a serious demeanor and crystalline voice, Joan Baez has an image as the classic protest singer. It's small wonder she's been called the conscience of her generation. This retrospective box set reveals not only the dedicated artist and activist but also Baez the sister, daughter, lover, mother, friend, and -- surprise! -- humorist (there's that Dylan imitation, for one thing...and be sure to read the liner notes, too). There are true rarities here: "Scarlet Ribbons" from a bootleg album recorded when Baez was 17, previously unreleased duets with Bill Wood from her days as a teenager around Harvard Square, and two tracks recorded with the Grateful Dead. The live tracks abound as well, among them previously unreleased performances with Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Mimi Farina, and Odetta. The project is woven together by a thoughtful selection of classics from Baez's recorded work, including the really classic "Silver Dagger" from her first Vanguard record, her one country radio hit, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," and the title track from her almost forgotten Spanish language release, "Gracias a la Vida." If you're even a marginal Baez fan, you'll want this disc. If you've never quite understood what all the fuss was about, RARE, LIVE, & CLASSIC is an excellent place to find out. Kerry Dexter

All Music Guide

Spanning three discs, the box set Rare, Live & Classic is an odd mix of Joan Baez's best-known songs and rarities. For the hardcore collector, there are plenty of interesting items here, including previously unreleased duets with Bob Dylan, Donovan, Bill Wood, and Jeffrey Shurtleff, but for the casual fan, there's too much material; they would be better off with her original albums or single-disc compilations. Stephen Thomas Erlewine