I'm a Loner

by Shawn Phillips

I'm a Loner cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1965
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released during the peak of the 1960s folk boom, 'I'm a Loner' highlights Shawn Phillips' remarkable technical proficiency on the acoustic guitar. The recording captures the intricate fingerpicking patterns and expansive vocal range that set him apart from his Greenwich Village contemporaries, hinting heavily at his future progressive folk explorations.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, folk, acoustic, male-vocals, melodic, ballad

Tracklist

  1. I'm A Loner (I'm A Drifter)
  2. I'm Tired
  3. Little Tin Soldier
  4. Pride Of Man
  5. It Was A Very Good Year
  6. My Favorite Things
  7. Hey Nelly Nelly
  8. The Hills Of Shiloh
  9. The Bells
  10. Solitude
  11. Nobody Listens
  12. You've Heard My Voice

Credits

  • Shawn Phillips - primary artist, written-by
  • Travis Edmonson - written-by
  • Phil Ochs - written-by
  • Hamilton Camp - written-by
  • Ervin Drake - written-by
  • Rodgers & Hammerstein - written-by
  • Jim Friedman - written-by
  • Shel Silverstein - written-by

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