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Close-Up
Close-Up
Studio album by The Kingston Trio
Released	October 1961
Recorded	August 1961
Studio	Capitol Studio B (Hollywood)
Genre	Folk
Label	Capitol
Producer	Voyle Gilmore
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	"Coming from the Mountains"/"Nothing More to Look Forward To"; Released: 1961;

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Close-Up is the eleventh album by the American folk music group the Kingston Trio, released in 1961 (see 1961 in music). (The Capitol Years gives the release date as September.)^[1] It was the first release by the group after the departure of founding member Dave Guard. The Trio now consisted of Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds and Guard's replacement John Stewart. Close-Up peaked at number three on the Billboard charts. The lead-off single was "Coming from the Mountains" backed with a non-LP track, "Nothing More to Look Forward To". Close-Up was nominated for a Grammy award in 1961 for Best Performance by a Vocal Group.

History

After the departure of Guard, a replacement was sought by the remaining group members and their manager Frank Werber. Stewart, previously a member of The Cumberland Three, had written two songs recorded by the Guard-era Trio ("Molly Dee" and "Green Grasses") and was also a long-time fan of the group. He was hired and began his career with the group prior to the recording of Close-Up in August 1961. After the departure of Guard, the Kingston Trio name was owned by Shane, Reynolds, and Werber. Stewart was never a full-fledged partner in the Kingston Trio, but instead was on a salary ($500/week) his entire tenure. There was no mention on the packaging that Stewart was a new member of the group.^[2]

As was common at the time of release and as the Trio had done on all of their previous releases, the group members again claimed authorship on Close-Up for six songs that were in the Public Domain.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Allmusic music critic Bruce Eder praised the album, writing: "the album showed the trio to be in solid musical shape, harmonizing beautifully, and with a new songwriting talent in their midst in the guise of Stewart, whose haunting, slightly bluesy ballad "When My Love Was Here" was the highlight of the record. Close Up, although not as groundbreaking as the trio's self-titled debut three years earlier, showed a surprisingly undiminished group and is a good representation of where popular folk music was in late 1961... this melodic and aesthetically pleasing album was perfect for its time and still evokes that relatively innocent and calm period in our past."^[3]

Close-Up was nominated for a Grammy award in 1961 for Best Performance by a Vocal Group.

Reissues

Close-Up was reissued along with College Concert on CD by Collectors' Choice Music in 1999.^[4]
In 2000, all of the tracks from Close-Up were included in The Stewart Years 10-CD box set issued by Bear Family Records.

Track listing

Some early copies of the album named five of the songs differently on the dust jacket from the LP's label. "Coming From the Mountains" on the jacket was "Wherever We May Go" on the LP, "The Whistling Gypsy" became "The Gypsy Rover", "Oh, Sail Away" was shortened to "Sail Away", "Glorious Kingdom" was "Oh Baby Boy",and "Weeping Willow" became "Beneath the Willows".

Side one

"Coming from the Mountains" (John Stewart)
"Oh, Sail Away" (John Phillips, Dick Weisman)
"Take Her Out of Pity" (Arranged by Reynolds, Shane, Stewart)
"Don't You Weep, Mary" (Arranged by Reynolds, Shane, Stewart)
"The Whistling Gypsy" (Leo Maguire)
"O Ken Karanga" (Maurice Baron, Lionel Belasco, Massie Patterson)

Side two

"Jesse James" (Arranged by Reynolds, Shane, Stewart)
"Glorious Kingdom" (Arranged by Reynolds, Shane, Stewart)
"When My Love Was Here" (Stewart)
"Karu" (Arranged by Reynolds, Shane, Stewart)
"Weeping Willow" (Arranged by Reynolds, Shane, Stewart)
"Reuben James" (Woody Guthrie)

Personnel

Bob Shane – vocals, guitar
Nick Reynolds – vocals, tenor guitar, BooBams, conga
John Stewart – vocals, banjo, guitar
David "Buck" Wheat – bass

Production notes

Voyle Gilmore – producer
Pete Abbott – engineer
Ken Veeder – cover photo

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1961	Billboard Pop Albums	3

References

^ Liner notes; The Kingston Trio: The Capitol Years (Capitol Records CD7243 8 28498 2 7)
^ Blake, B., Rubeck, J., Shaw, A. (1986) The Kingston Trio On Record. Kingston Korner Inc, ILL: ISBN 0-9614594-0-9
^ ^a ^b Eder, Bruce. "Close-Up > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
^ The Kingston Trio - Close-Up, retrieved 2023-09-26

External links

Kingston Trio Liner Notes.

[capyears-1] Liner notes; The Kingston Trio: The Capitol Years (Capitol Records CD7243 8 28498 2 7)

[2] Blake, B., Rubeck, J., Shaw, A. (1986) The Kingston Trio On Record. Kingston Korner Inc, ILL: ISBN 0-9614594-0-9

[AM-3] Eder, Bruce. "Close-Up > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 31, 2011.

[4] The Kingston Trio - Close-Up, retrieved 2023-09-26

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+| label      = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
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+| producer   = [[Voyle Gilmore]]
-|  This album  = '''''Close-Up'''''<br />(1961)
+| prev_title = [[Goin' Places (The Kingston Trio album)|Goin' Places]]
-|  Next album  = ''College Concert''<br />(1962)
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-'''''Close-Up''''' was the eleventh album by the [[United States|American]] [[Folk music|folk music]] group  [[The Kingston Trio]], released in 1961 (see [[1961 in music]]). (''The Capitol Years'' gives the release date as September.)<ref name="capyears">Liner notes; ''The Kingston Trio: The Capitol Years'' (Capitol Records CD7243 8 28498 2 7)</ref> It was the first release by the group after the departure of founding member [[Dave Guard]]. The Trio now consisted of [[Bob Shane]], [[Nick Reynolds]] and Guard's replacement [[John Stewart (musician)|John Stewart]]. ''Close-Up'' peaked at number three on the [[Billboard charts]]. The lead-off single was "Coming from the Mountains" backed with a non-LP track, "Nothing More to Look Forward To". ''Close-Up'' was nominated for a [[Grammy award]] in 1961 for Best Performance by a Vocal Group.
+'''''Close-Up''''' is the eleventh [[album]] by the [[United States|American]] [[folk music]] group  [[the Kingston Trio]], released in 1961 (see [[1961 in music]]). (''The Capitol Years'' gives the release date as September.)<ref name="capyears">Liner notes; ''The Kingston Trio: The Capitol Years'' (Capitol Records CD7243 8 28498 2 7)</ref> It was the first release by the group after the departure of founding member [[Dave Guard]]. The Trio now consisted of [[Bob Shane]], [[Nick Reynolds]] and Guard's replacement [[John Stewart (folk musician)|John Stewart]]. ''Close-Up'' peaked at number three on the [[Billboard charts]]. The lead-off single was "Coming from the Mountains" backed with a non-LP track, "Nothing More to Look Forward To". ''Close-Up'' was nominated for a [[Grammy award]] in 1961 for Best Performance by a Vocal Group.
-After the departure of Guard, a replacement was sought by the remaining group members and their manager Frank Werber. Stewart, previously a member of The Cumberland Three, had written two songs recorded by the Guard-era Trio ("Molly Dee" and "Green Grasses") and was also a long-time fan of the group. He was hired and began his career with the group prior to the recording of ''Close-Up'' in August of 1961. After the departure of Guard, the Kingston Trio name was owned by Shane, Reynolds, and Werber. Stewart was never a full-fledged partner in the Kingston Trio, but instead was on a salary ($500/week) his entire tenure. There was no mention on the packaging that Stewart was a new member of the group.<ref>Blake, B., Rubeck, J., Shaw, A. (1986) ''The Kingston Trio On Record.'' Kingston Korner Inc, ILL: ISBN 0-9614594-0-9</ref>
+==History==
-As was common on their previous albums, the group members again claimed authorship on ''Close-Up'' for songs that they didn't compose and that were in reality, in the [[Public Domain]].
+After the departure of Guard, a replacement was sought by the remaining group members and their manager Frank Werber. Stewart, previously a member of The Cumberland Three, had written two songs recorded by the Guard-era Trio ("Molly Dee" and "Green Grasses") and was also a long-time fan of the group. He was hired and began his career with the group prior to the recording of ''Close-Up'' in August 1961. After the departure of Guard, the Kingston Trio name was owned by Shane, Reynolds, and Werber. Stewart was never a full-fledged partner in the Kingston Trio, but instead was on a salary ($500/week) his entire tenure. There was no mention on the packaging that Stewart was a new member of the group.<ref>Blake, B., Rubeck, J., Shaw, A. (1986) ''The Kingston Trio On Record.'' Kingston Korner Inc, ILL: {{ISBN|0-9614594-0-9}}</ref>
+As was common at the time of release and as the Trio had done on all of their previous releases, the group members again claimed authorship on ''Close-Up'' for six songs that were in the [[Public Domain]].
+==Reception==
+{{Album ratings
+| rev1 =[[Allmusic]]
+| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} <ref name="AM">{{cite web |first=Bruce|last=Eder |title= ''Close-Up'' > Review |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id= r96525 |pure_url=yes}} |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=January 31, 2011}}</ref>
+}}
+[[Allmusic]] music critic Bruce Eder praised the album, writing: "the album showed the trio to be in solid musical shape, harmonizing beautifully, and with a new songwriting talent in their midst in the guise of Stewart, whose haunting, slightly bluesy ballad "When My Love Was Here" was the highlight of the record. Close Up, although not as groundbreaking as the trio's self-titled debut three years earlier, showed a surprisingly undiminished group and is a good representation of where popular folk music was in late 1961... this melodic and aesthetically pleasing album was perfect for its time and still evokes that relatively innocent and calm period in our past."<ref name="AM" />
+''Close-Up'' was nominated for a [[Grammy award]] in 1961 for Best Performance by a Vocal Group.
-Some early issues of the album incorrectly labeled some of the songs. "The Whistling Gypsy" was mis-titled "The Gypsy Rover", "Oh, Sail Away" was simply "Sail Away", "Glorious Kingdom" was "Oh Baby Boy", "Coming From the Mountains" was "Wherever We May Go", and "Weeping Willow" was mis-titled "Beneath the Willows".
 ==Reissues==
-*''Close-Up'' was reissued along with ''College Concert'' on CD by Collectors Choice Records in 1999.<ref>[http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3bfqxq9kldhe Allmusic entry for reissue of ''Close-Up''/''College Concert''.]</ref>
+*''Close-Up'' was reissued along with ''College Concert'' on CD by [[Collectors' Choice Music]] in 1999.<ref>{{Citation |title=The Kingston Trio - Close-Up |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/close-up-college-concert-mw0000057872 |access-date=2023-09-26 |language=en}}</ref>
 *In 2000, all of the tracks from ''Close-Up'' were included in ''[[The Kingston Trio: The Stewart Years|The Stewart Years]]'' 10-CD box set issued by [[Bear Family Records]].
 ==Track listing==
+Some early copies of the album named five of the songs differently on the dust jacket from the LP's label. "Coming From the Mountains" on the jacket was "Wherever We May Go" on the LP, "The Whistling Gypsy" became "The Gypsy Rover", "Oh, Sail Away" was shortened to "Sail Away", "Glorious Kingdom" was "Oh Baby Boy",and "Weeping Willow" became "Beneath the Willows".
-====Side one====
+===Side one===
 # "Coming from the Mountains" (John Stewart)
 # "Oh, Sail Away" ([[John Phillips (musician)|John Phillips]], Dick Weisman)
-# "Take Her Out of Pity" (Arranged by Reynolds, Shane, Stewart)
+# "[[The Old Maid's Song|Take Her Out of Pity]]" (Arranged by Reynolds, Shane, Stewart)
-# "Don't You Weep, Mary" (Arranged by Reynolds, Shane, Stewart)
+# "[[Mary Don't You Weep|Don't You Weep, Mary]]" (Arranged by Reynolds, Shane, Stewart)
 # "[[The Whistling Gypsy]]" ([[Leo Maguire]])
 # "O Ken Karanga" (Maurice Baron, [[Lionel Belasco]], Massie Patterson)
-====Side two====
+===Side two===
-# "Jesse James" (Arranged by Reynolds, Shane, Stewart)
+# "[[Jesse James (folk song)|Jesse James]]" (Arranged by Reynolds, Shane, Stewart)
 # "Glorious Kingdom" (Arranged by Reynolds, Shane, Stewart)
 # "When My Love Was Here" (Stewart)
 # "Karu" (Arranged by Reynolds, Shane, Stewart)
 # "Weeping Willow" (Arranged by Reynolds, Shane, Stewart)
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 ==Personnel==
 *[[Bob Shane]] – vocals, guitar
-*[[Nick Reynolds]] – vocals, tenor guitar, bongos, conga
+*[[Nick Reynolds]] – vocals, tenor guitar, [[Boobam|BooBams]], conga
-*[[John Stewart (musician)|John Stewart]] – vocals, banjo, guitar
+*[[John Stewart (folk musician)|John Stewart]] – vocals, banjo, guitar
 *[[David "Buck" Wheat]] – bass
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.lazyka.com/linernotes/trio_02(Rynolds,Shane,Stewart)/recrdngs/LP_T1642.htm Kingston Trio Liner Notes.]
+{{The Kingston Trio}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:1961 albums]]
 [[Category:The Kingston Trio albums]]
 [[Category:Albums produced by Voyle Gilmore]]
+[[Category:Capitol Records albums]]
+[[Category:Albums recorded at Capitol Studios]]

v t e The Kingston Trio
Mike Marvin Tim Gorelangton Buddy Woodward Bob Shane Nick Reynolds Dave Guard John Stewart Jim Connor Pat Horine Roger Gambill George Grove Bob Haworth Bill Zorn Rick Dougherty Josh Reynolds Don Marovich
Studio albums	The Kingston Trio At Large Here We Go Again! Sold Out String Along The Last Month of the Year Make Way Goin' Places Close-Up Something Special New Frontier The Kingston Trio #16 Sunny Side! Time to Think The Kingston Trio (Nick Bob John) Stay Awhile Somethin' Else Children of the Morning The World Needs a Melody Aspen Gold Looking for the Sunshine The Lost 1967 Album: Rarities Vol. 1 Turning Like Forever: Rarities Vol. 2
Live albums	...From the Hungry i Stereo Concert College Concert Back in Town Once Upon a Time Everybody's Talking An Evening with The Kingston Trio Live at Newport Live at the Crazy Horse The Final Concert Live at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Twice Upon a Time
Compilation albums	Capitol Collectors Series Treasure Chest The Capitol Years The Lost Masters 1969–1972 The Kingston Trio: The Guard Years The Best of the Decca Years The Kingston Trio: The Stewart Years The Decca Years Once Again
Related	Discography