The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters

The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters is a live album by the American folk music group, The Limeliters, a trio made up of Lou Gottlieb, Alex Hassilev, and Glenn Yarbrough.It was released in 1961 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LPM-2393).[1][2]

The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters
Live album by
Released1961
GenreFolk
LabelRCA Victor
The Limeliters chronology
Tonight: In Person
(1961)
The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters
(1961)
Sing Out!
(1962)

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's pop album chart on October 9, 1961, peaked at No. 8, and remained on the chart for 22 weeks.[3]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of three stars. Reviewer William Ruhlmann wrote that "it was the group's ability to mix different moods (along with their sheer singing talent) that made their act such a success in concert, a success transferred so effectively to disc that it seemed they should record nothing but live albums."[2]

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Western Wind" [2:16]
  2. "Medley: Hard Travelin'; Mount Zion" [1:37]
  3. "Lass from the Low Country" [3:19]
  4. "Gunslinger" [2:36]
  5. "Curimã" [3:26]
  6. "Vikki Dougan" [1:39]

Side B

  1. "Aravah, Aravah" [2:21]
  2. "Whistling Gypsy" [2:51]
  3. "The Time of Man" [2:53]
  4. "Harry Pollitt" [2:18]
  5. "Hard Ain't It Hard" [2:43]
  6. "Mama Don't 'Low" [2:16]

References

  1. "The Limeliters – The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters". Discogs. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  2. "Tonight: In Person". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  3. Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. ISBN 0823076318.
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