A Song Will Rise

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A Song Will Rise
Studio album by
Released1965
GenreFolk
Length36:38
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerAlbert Grossman
Milton Okun (musical director)
Peter, Paul & Mary chronology
In Concert
(1964)
A Song Will Rise
(1965)
See What Tomorrow Brings
(1965)
Singles from A Song Will Rise
  1. "For Lovin' Me"
    Released: December 1964[1]
  2. "When the Ship Comes In"
    Released: April 1965[2]
  3. "The San Francisco Bay Blues"
    Released: 1965[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Record Mirror[5]
(Pye re-issue)[6]

A Song Will Rise is the fourth studio album by the American folk music trio Peter, Paul & Mary, released in 1965.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are composed by Noel Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow and Milt Okun,

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When the Ship Comes In"Bob Dylan2:37
2."Jimmy Whalen" 2:38
3."Come and Go with Me" 3:03
4."Gilgarra Mountain"Traditional; arranged by Peter Yarrow6:00
5."Ballad of Spring Hill (Spring Hill Disaster)" 
6."Motherless Child"Traditional; arranged by Milton Okun · Mary Travers3:37
7."Wasn't That a Time"2:22
8."Monday Morning" 3:14
9."The Cuckoo"
  • Dwain Clay Story
  • Erik Jacobsen
  • Milt Okun
  • Noel Paul Stookey
  • Mary Travers
  • Peter Yarrow
2:17
10."San Francisco Bay Blues"Jesse Fuller2:58
11."Talkin' Candy Bar Blues"Noel Paul Stookey2:32
12."For Lovin' Me"Gordon Lightfoot2:08
Total length:36:38

Personnel[edit]

Chart positions[edit]

Year Chart Position
1965 Billboard Pop albums
8

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Peter, Paul and Mary - for Lovin' Me".
  2. ^ "Peter, Paul and Mary - when the Ship Comes in".
  3. ^ "Peter, Paul and Mary - San Francisco Bay Blues".
  4. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r96878
  5. ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (15 May 1965). "Peter, Paul And Mary: A Song Will Rise" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 218. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (21 August 1965). "Peter, Paul & Mary: A Song Will Rise" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 232. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.