| The Best of the Decca Years | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | June 2, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Frank Werber Todd Everett (reissue producer)  | |||
| The Kingston Trio chronology | ||||
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The Best of the Decca Years is a compilation of The Kingston Trio's recordings when the group was on the Decca Records label.
Reception
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| Allmusic | |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Cub Koda wrote of the album; "Although painted as a quaint coffeehouse group from the hootenanny days of folk music's history, the Kingston Trio actually had pretty big ears for a wide variety of material, ranging from pop to obscure Broadway material, to songs from up-and-coming folk artists they had originally influenced... this collection shines a light on a part of the group's history usually ignored, and shows that much good music emerged during their final days."[1]
Track listing
- "Stay Awhile" (Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane, John Stewart) – 2:15
 - "Long Time Blues" (Mason Williams) – 2:21
 - "Love's Been Good to Me" (Rod McKuen) – 3:09
 - "Poverty Hill" (Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff) – 3:24
 - "My Ramblin' Boy" (Tom Paxton) – 3:46
 - "Three Song" (Williams) – 2:10
 - "I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound" (Paxton) – 2:40
 - "Rusting in the Rain" (McKuen) – 2:46
 - "They Are Gone" (Williams) – 2:46
 - "Lei Pakalana" (Samuel F. Omar) – 2:16
 - "Children of the Morning" (Stewart) – 2:42
 - "Hit and Run" (Stewart) – 2:16
 - "Less of Me" (Glen Campbell) – 2:25
 - "Lock All the Windows" (Stewart) – 3:17
 - "Gonna Go Down the River" (Dallas Frazier, Buddy Mize) – 2:04
 - "I'm Going Home" (Fred Geis) – 2:24
 
Personnel
- Bob Shane – vocals, guitar, banjo
 - Nick Reynolds – vocals, tenor guitar, bongos, conga
 - John Stewart – vocals, banjo, guitar, harmonica
 - Dean Reilly – bass
 
Production notes
- Frank Werber – producer
 - Todd Everett – reissue producer
 
References
- 1 2 Koda, Cub. "The Best of the Decca Years > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
 
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