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Released in 1966 on Verve Folkways (a partnership between Verve Records and Moses Asch's Folkways Records), Mixed Bag was Richie Havens' official debut album and tackles a variety of song styles, hence its title.

Among its highlights are Havens' readings of Bob Dylan's "Just Like a Woman" and The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby." The album received a 4 1/2 stars AllMusic rating, with reviewer Jim Newsom stating that, "Richie Havens' finest recording, Mixed Bag captures the essence of his music and presents it in an attractive package that has held up well. It's the sound of Havens' distinctive voice coupled with his unusual open-E guitar tuning, rather than the specific lyrical content of the songs, that pulls the listener in. 'Handsome Johnny,' one of Havens' best known songs as a result of the Woodstock film, is a classic anti-war ballad, stoked by the singer's unmistakable thumb-chorded guitar strumming." .

PERSONNEL:

Paul Harris - (piano, organ)
Harvey Brooks - (bass)
Bill LaVorgna - (drums)
Howard Collins - (2nd guitar)

TRACKS:

A1. High Flyin’ Bird
A2. I Can’t Make It Anymore
A3. Morning, Morning
A4. Adam
A5. Follow

B1. Three Day Eternity
B2. Sandy
B3. Handsome Johnny
B4. San Francisco Bay Blues
B5. Just Like A Woman
B6. Eleanor Rigby