Listening Booth: 1970

Listening Booth: 1970 is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Marc Cohn, released in 2010.

Listening Booth: 1970
Studio album by
Marc Cohn
ReleasedJuly 20, 2010
RecordedNew York City
GenreAdult contemporary
Length43:09
LabelSaguaro Road
ProducerJohn Leventhal
Marc Cohn chronology
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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

The album was a collection of Cohn's favorite songs from 1970, when he was aged 11. He explained: "It was the beginning of me really falling in love with records and albums and becoming obsessed as a fan. I was a little kid dreaming to find a way to make that a career, and that was the music that started me on that path."[3] He said he was determined to put his own stamp on each song: "For me, it's like what's the use of doing something that was initially brilliant and well known if you don't have anything to bring to it."[3]

The one song on the album not originally released in 1970 was The Box Tops' 1967 hit "The Letter". Cohn said the song was included on the basis of Joe Cocker's 1970 version.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wild World"Cat Stevens4:15
2."Look at Me"John Lennon3:06
3."Maybe I'm Amazed"Paul McCartney3:18
4."Make It with You" (with India.Arie)David Gates3:51
5."The Letter"Wayne Carson Thompson2:43
6."The Only Living Boy in New York"Paul Simon4:27
7."After Midnight"JJ Cale2:50
8."The Tears of a Clown" (with Kristina Train)Stevie Wonder, Hank Cosby, Smokey Robinson3:48
9."No Matter What" (with Aimee Mann)Pete Ham3:42
10."New Speedway Boogie" (with Jim Lauderdale)Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter4:41
11."Into the Mystic"Van Morrison3:14
12."Long As I Can See the Light"John Fogerty3:19
Barnes & Noble exclusive edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Close to You"Burt Bacharach, Hal David4:12
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett, Syreeta Wright, Lula Mae Hardaway0:00

Personnel
  • Marc Cohn – lead vocals
  • John Leventhal – keyboards, organ, guitars, bass (1-5, 7-12), percussion
  • Rich Hinman – pedal steel guitar (9)
  • Tim Luntzel – upright bass (6)
  • Dan Rieser – drums (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11)
  • Shawn Pelton – drums (3, 10)
  • Rick Depofi – percussion, horns
  • India.Arie – lead vocal ("Make It With You")
  • Kristina Train – harmony vocal ("The Tears of a Clown")
  • Aimee Mann – harmony vocal ("No Matter What")
  • Jim Lauderdale – harmony vocal ("New Speedway Boogie")
  • Kenny Williams – harmony vocal ("The Letter"), backing vocal ("Maybe I'm Amazed")
  • Curtis King – backing vocal ("Maybe I'm Amazed")
  • James "D-Train" Williams – backing vocal ("Maybe I'm Amazed")


Production
  • John Leventhal – producer, arrangements, mixing
  • Rick Depofi – co-producer, engineer, mixing
  • Mike Jason – executive producer
  • Bas Hartong – A&R
  • Reuben Cohen – mastering
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Karen Malluk – project manager
  • Susan Winslow – project manager
  • Gail Marowitz – art direction, design
  • Jennifer Tzar – photography
  • Olivia Kim – editorial research
  • Marc Cohn – liner notes

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Rolling Stone review
  3. Mike Ragogna, "Listening Booth 1970: A Conversation with Marc Cohn," Huffington Post, July 30, 2010.
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