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Formats and Editions
1. Diamonds & Rust
2. Fountain of Sorrow
3. Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer
4. Children and All That Jazz
5. Simple Twist of Fate
6. Blue Sky
7. Hello in There
8. Jesse
9. Winds of the Old Days
10. Dida
11. I Dream Of Jeannie / Danny Boy
More Info:
The strongest album of Baez's post-folk career found the singer/songwriter baring her soul about a number of issues in her personal life (both Diamonds & Rust and Winds of the Old Days are about her relationship with Bob Dylan) and also covering songs by her contemporaries. Highlights include her versions of the Allman Brothers' Blue Sky ; Jackson Browne's Fountain of Sorrow ; John Prine's Hello in There, and her duet with Joni Mitchell on Dida.Reviews:
''Diamonds & Rust'' is a 1975 album by Joan Baez. Baez is often regarded as an interpreter of other people's work, and on this album she covered songs by Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, The Allman Brothers, and Jackson Browne. But ''Diamonds & Rust'' also contained a number of her own compositions, including the acclaimed title track, a haunting song rumored to be written about Bob Dylan.
The title track was covered by British heavy metal band Judas Priest on their 1977 album ''Sin After Sin'', and has since been one of their concert staple songs. Blackmore's Night as well covered the song on their 2003 album ''Ghost of a Rose''.
On her cover of Dylan's "Simple Twist of Fate", one verse features Baez attempting a good-humoured impersonation of the song's composer.
An alternate recording of "Dida" had appeared on the previous year's ''Gracias A la Vida''. The ''Diamonds & Rust'' recording of the song was more uptempo and featured duet vocals by Joni Mitchell. - Wikipedia
