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Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring 
Live album by Joan Baez Released December 1988 Recorded Bilbao, Spain, 1988 Genre Folk Label Gold Castle Producer Alan Abrahams Professional reviews Joan Baez chronology Recently
(1987)Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring
(1988)Speaking of Dreams
(1989)Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring was a Joan Baez album, recorded live in the bullring of Bilbao, Spain. The album featured twelve songs, six of which were performed in English, five in Spanish, and one - "Txoria Txori" - in Basque. Most of the songs had been performed and recorded by Baez previously, with the exception of Leonard Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat".
"Gracias a la Vida" is a duet with singer Mercedes Sosa.
Track listing
- "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez) – 3:45
- "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around" (traditional) – 1:22
- "No Woman, No Cry" (Bob Marley) – 3:45
- "Famous Blue Raincoat" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:58
- "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (traditional) – 3:41
- "Let It Be" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 3:59
- "El Preso Numero Nueve" (Hermanos Cantoral) – 3:14
- "Llego Con Tres Heridas" (M. Hernandez) – 2:38
- "Txoria Txori" (J. A. Arze/M. Laboa) – 2:54
- "Ellas Danzan Solas" (Cueca Sola) (R.Livi/Sting) – 5:35
- "Gracias A La Vida" (Violeta Parra) – 6:05
- "No Nos Moveran" (traditional) – 1:22
Personnel
- Alan V. Abrahams – producer, mixing
- John Acosta – cello
- Begnat Amorena – drums
- Laythan Armor – synthesizer, keyboards
- Joan Baez – arranger, liner notes, artwork, illustrations
- Marlene Bergman – design, cover design
- Cesar Cancino – piano, arranger, cello arrangement
- Jean Marie Ecay – guitar
- Jose Agustin Guereu – bass
- Charles Paakkari – mixing
- Costel Restea – cello
- Mercedes Sosa – vocals
- L. A. Mass Choir - vocals (Let it be)
- Donald Taylor – director, choir director, choir master
- Wally Traugott – mastering
Studio albums Joan Baez (1960) • Joan Baez, Vol. 2 (1961) • Joan Baez/5 (1964) • Farewell, Angelina (1965) • Noël (1966) • Joan (1967) • Baptism: A Journey Through Our Time (1968) • Any Day Now (1968) • David's Album (1969) • I Live One Day at a Time (1970) • Carry It On (1971) • Blessed Are... (1971) • Come from the Shadows (1972) • Where Are You Now, My Son? (1973) • Gracias a la Vida: Joan Baez canta en español (1974) • Diamonds & Rust (1975) • Gulf Winds (1976) • Blowin' Away (1977) • Honest Lullaby (1979) • Recently (1987) • Speaking of Dreams (1989) • Play Me Backwards (1992) • Gone From Danger (1997) • Dark Chords on a Big Guitar (2003) • Day after Tomorrow (2008)Live albums Joan Baez in Concert (1962) • Joan Baez in Concert, Part 2 (1963) • From Every Stage (1976) • Live Europe 83 (1983) • Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring (1988) • Ring Them Bells (1995) • Live at Newport (1996; recorded 1963-65) • Bowery Songs (2005)Compilations Folksingers 'Round Harvard Square (1959) • Portrait of Joan Baez (1967) • The First 10 Years (1970) • The Joan Baez Ballad Book (1972) • Hits: Greatest and Others (1973) • The Contemporary Ballad Book (1974) • The Joan Baez Lovesong Album (1976) • Best of Joan C. Baez (1977) • The Joan Baez Country Music Album (1979) • Joan Baez: Classics (1986) • Rare, Live & Classic (1993) • Best of Joan Baez: The Millennium Collection (2000) • The Complete A&M Recordings (2003)Notable songs "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" • "China" • "Day After Tomorrow" • "Diamonds & Rust" • "Farewell, Angelina" • "Forever Young" • "Here's to You" • "Honest Lullaby" • "House of the Rising Sun" • "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" • "Joe Hill" • "Lily of the West" • "Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word" • "Love Song to a Stranger" • "Mary Hamilton" • "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" • "Recently" • "Reunion Hill" • "Rexroth's Daughter" • "Scarlet Tide" • "Silver Dagger" • "Speaking of Dreams" • "Stones in the Road" • "Sweet Sir Galahad" • "There but for Fortune" • "We Shall Overcome" • "What Have They Done to the Rain"Related Categories:- Bilbao
- Bullrings
- Joan Baez live albums
- 1988 live albums
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