Any Day Now (Joan Baez album)

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Any Day Now (Joan Baez album) - Wikipedia

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Any Day Now

Studio album by

Joan Baez

Released

December 1968

Recorded

September 1968

Studio

Columbia (Nashville, Tennessee)

Genre

Folk

Length

65:28

Label

Vanguard VSD-79306/7

Producer

Maynard Solomon

Joan Baez chronology

Baptism: A Journey Through Our Time
(1968)

Any Day Now
(1968)

David's Album
(1969)

Any Day Now is the ninth studio album by Joan Baez, released as double LP in 1968 and made up exclusively of Bob Dylan songs. It peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.

History

At the time of the album's original release, six of the songs had not been included on official Dylan releases. One song, "Love is Just a Four-Letter Word," has apparently never been recorded by Dylan himself. The album was produced during a marathon recording session in Nashville in September 1968, the fruits of which resulted in two albums: Any Day Now, and 1969's David's Album. Baez would return to Nashville to record a number of times during the next several years.

Laying Bob Dylan sheet music on the floor in front of her, Baez closed her eyes and picked at random, the results of which made up the track listing.

Joan Baez did illustrations for each of the songs, included in the gatefold of the album.

The record went gold in 1969.

The Vanguard reissue contains two bonus tracks: "Blowin' in the Wind" and "It Ain't Me Babe," both live performances from Baez' 1967 tour of Japan.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	(positive)^[2]

In his Allmusic review, music critic Thom Jurek wrote of the album "Her empathy for the material, her keen understanding of Dylan's sound world, and her own glorious voice brought another dimension to these 16 songs and, if anything, extended their meanings. There is no greater interpreter of Dylan's music, and while evidence of that certainly was offered on earlier recordings (such as 1967's Joan), the verdict was solidified here... The bottom line is that Any Day Now, like Joan and David's Album, found Baez at an intensely inspirational and creative peak."^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Dylan, except as noted.

Side 1

Side 2

"Tears of Rage" (Bob Dylan, Richard Manuel)
"Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands"

Side 3

Side 4

Personnel

Joan Baez – vocals, guitar
Fred Carter Jr. – mandolin
Pete Drake – pedal steel guitar
Johnny Gimble – fiddle
Roy Huskey, Jr. – bass
Tommy Jackson – fiddle
Jerry Kennedy – guitar
Jerry Reed – guitar
Harold Bradley – guitar, Dobro
Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
Stephen Stills – guitar
Harold Rugg – guitar, Dobro
Grady Martin – guitar
Buddy Spicher – fiddle
Norbert Putnam – bass
Kenny Buttrey – drums
Charlie McCoy- harmonica

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1969	Billboard Pop Albums	30

Certifications

Certifications for *Any Day Now*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[3]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b Jurek, Thom. "Any Day Now > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
^ Grissim Jr., John (19 April 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.
^ "American album certifications – Joan Baez – Any Day Now". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 14, 2022.

v t e Joan Baez
Studio albums	Folksingers 'Round Harvard Square (with Bill Wood and Ted Alevizos) Joan Baez Joan Baez, Vol. 2 Joan Baez/5 Farewell, Angelina Noël Joan Baptism: A Journey Through Our Time Any Day Now David's Album One Day at a Time Blessed Are... Come from the Shadows Where Are You Now, My Son? Gracias a la Vida: Joan Baez canta en español Diamonds & Rust Gulf Winds Blowin' Away Honest Lullaby Recently Speaking of Dreams Play Me Backwards Gone from Danger Dark Chords on a Big Guitar Day after Tomorrow Whistle Down the Wind
Soundtrack albums	Sacco & Vanzetti Carry It On
Live albums	Joan Baez in Concert Joan Baez in Concert, Part 2 Joan Baez in San Francisco From Every Stage Live Europe 83 Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring Ring Them Bells Live at Newport Bowery Songs Live At Woodstock
Compilations	Portrait of Joan Baez The First 10 Years The Joan Baez Ballad Book Hits: Greatest and Others The Contemporary Ballad Book The Joan Baez Lovesong Album Best of Joan C. Baez The Joan Baez Country Music Album Joan Baez: Classics Rare, Live & Classic
Notable songs	"Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" "Copper Kettle" "Diamonds & Rust" "Farewell, Angelina" "Forever Young" "Here's to You" "Honest Lullaby" "The House of the Rising Sun" "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" "Joe Hill" "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" "Lily of the West" "Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word" "Mary Hamilton" "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" "Reunion Hill" "Scarlet Tide" "Silver Dagger" "Speaking of Dreams" "Sweet Sir Galahad" "There but for Fortune" "We Shall Overcome" "What Have They Done to the Rain"
Related	Discography Albert Baez (father) Mimi Fariña (sister) David Harris (husband) Richard Fariña (brother-in-law) Joan Baez: I Am a Noise

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