Joan Baez (studio album)
by Joan Baez

Joan Baez by Joan Baez
Year: 1960
Overall rank: 2,252nd   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 188 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1960 (6th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (205th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,252nd)

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Joan Baez is ranked as the best album by Joan Baez.

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Joan Baez track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Joan Baez rankings

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Overall rank: 2,252nd | 1960s rank: 205th | 1960 rank: 6th

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 188 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.

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From 11/09/2021 14:43 | #276036
To many Baez is a difficult singer to like, her piercing voice was almost too much.
Most of the songs were much of the same style and tone
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From 12/08/2020 17:40 | #262294
Baez is an important figure in the American folk revival and the development of folk rock, so some awareness of her is important. This is her debut album, and works well enough to give good idea of her singing and her style. It is also widely regarded as her most significant album. The songs are traditional and are played and sung in a traditional style, though Baez adds a high soaring sweetness. What people liked is that she was young and female, and her voice pure like spring water. She became the poster face of the revival. Of social significance.
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From 11/12/2020 13:34 | #260708
Linda voz e forma de cantar!
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