Mickey Newbury : San Francisco Mabel Joy

"San Francisco Mabel Joy" is one of the first Mickey Newbury songs I remember hearing. This version comes from the album, In A New Age, which was released in 1988, the first Newbury release since 1981's After All These Years. The album contains new versions of eight classic Newbury songs, with a full version of "All My Trials" which is part of Newbury's "An American Trilogy" (which is also included on the album.) In 1988, Airborne Records planned a release in which Newbury demos were treated with synthesizers and other then-contemporary production effects. Vehemently opposed to this project, Newbury instead re-recorded the songs Airborne planned to use, and the album was released with these new recordings, effectively Newbury's first recordings in years. Violinist Marie Rhines accompanied Mickey on the album. A modified recording of this album was released in 1999 as part of a double-cd of Newbury's called It Might As Well Be The Moon.

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[jimincairns]

There's a verse missing...

"On the night before she left,

Sleep came and left that Georgia farm-boy

With dreams of Georgia cotton and a California wife'..

[paganmaestro]

@jimincairns - It's there, Jim.

[Lostchord1000]

A long-time favourite of mine...great song.

[jimincairns]

@paganmaestro I must be goin' deef!

One of my all-time favourite songs.

[knicks9899]

Something about the eighties production works well here. The echoey, spacey, remote sparseness...beautiful.

[bigjack940]

Some of the most beautiful music you can ever hear in this life.

[jimincairns]

...and Newbury's train-songs...

[bipolarbert]

He is the Master of Sad Songs , with a voice that makes you stop and listen.

[anubis1974]

Loved it! Reminds me of that Billy Austin song by Steve Earl. Haven't been able to find John Denvers version on here yet, its my favorite, this is my second favorite version:)

[tukidream]

Great songs and beautiful photos I once heard Joan Baez sing this in Sydney.