Somehow Someway/Jubilee

This set pairs Glenn Yarbrough's second album for Warners, 1969's Somehow, Someway, with his fifth for the label, 1970s Jubilee, and even though the first is a studio affair and the second is a live performance from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, they two actually fit together fairly well, featuring Yarbrough in a variety of settings, from orchestrated pop ballads to what could almost pass for, at least in Yarbrough country, as rock & roll. His trademark tenor is in fine form, and he gives songs like "Mister, Can't You See," "Baby, You Come Rollin' Across My Mind," and "Jubilee" a kind of dignified exuberance that is fun to hear. Another clear highlight is Yarbrough's earnest version of Phil Ochs' "The Crucifixion," and he turns in a fair take on Tom Paxton's lovely "The Last Thing on My Mind" as well. The end result is vintage Yarbrough, smooth enough to play anywhere but with just enough ragged good energy to make it all stick. ~ Steve Leggett|

This set pairs Glenn Yarbrough's second album for Warners, 1969's Somehow, Someway, with his fifth for the label, 1970s Jubilee, and even though the first is a studio affair and the second is a live performance from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, they two actually fit together fairly well, featuring Yarbrough in a variety of settings, from orchestrated pop ballads to what could almost pass for, at least in Yarbrough country, as rock & roll. His trademark tenor is in fine form, and he gives songs like "Mister, Can't You See," "Baby, You Come Rollin' Across My Mind," and "Jubilee" a kind of dignified exuberance that is fun to hear. Another clear highlight is Yarbrough's earnest version of Phil Ochs' "The Crucifixion," and he turns in a fair take on Tom Paxton's lovely "The Last Thing on My Mind" as well. The end result is vintage Yarbrough, smooth enough to play anywhere but with just enough ragged good energy to make it all stick. ~ Steve Leggett