My Griffin Is Gone

by Hoyt Axton

My Griffin Is Gone cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: January 1969
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:15
  • Community rating: 3.56/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Drifting away from his established rough-hewn folk roots, the baritone singer embraced complex string arrangements and celestial psychedelic flourishes. The ambitious, densely orchestrated effort reflects a distinctly West Coast interpretation of traditional country music forms.

Genres

Descriptors: mountains, acoustic, melodic, folk, guitar-driven, male-vocals, experimental

Tracklist

  1. Way Before the Time of Towns (3:06)
  2. Beelzebub's Laughter (2:43)
  3. On the Natural (3:57)
  4. Sunshine Fields of Love (3:38)
  5. It's All Right Now (2:31)
  6. Gypsy Will (3:00)
  7. Revelations (3:01)
  8. Snowblind Friend (2:46)
  9. Childhood's End (2:34)
  10. Sunrise (2:27)
  11. Kingswood Manor (3:02)
  12. Chase Down the Sun (2:23)

Credits

  • Hoyt Axton - primary artist, written-by
  • Al Capps - arranged by
  • Paul Lewinson - arranged by, keyboards [keyboard], keyboard
  • Perry Botkin Jr. - arranged by
  • Chuck Berghofer - bass
  • Steve LaFever - bass
  • James Burton - dobro, resonator guitar
  • Jim Gordon - drums, drums (drum set)

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