Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring

Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring
Live album by Joan Baez
Released	December 1988
Recorded	Bilbao, Spain, 1988
Genre	Folk
Length	36:19
Label	Gold Castle
Producer	Alan Abrahams
Joan Baez chronology
Recently (1987) Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring (1988) Speaking of Dreams (1989)

Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring is a Joan Baez album, recorded live in the bullring of Bilbao, Spain. It featured twelve songs, six of which were performed in English, five in Spanish and one - "Txoria Txori" - in Basque. Most of the songs had been performed and recorded by Baez previously, with the exception of Leonard Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat", Sting's " Ellas Dancen Solas" and the aforementioned Basque number.

"Gracias a la Vida" is a duet with singer Mercedes Sosa.

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Track listing

1. "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez) – 3:45
2. "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around" (Traditional) – 1:22
3. "No Woman, No Cry" (Bob Marley) – 3:45
4. "Famous Blue Raincoat" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:58
5. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Traditional) – 3:41
6. "Let It Be" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 3:59
7. "El Preso Numero Nueve" (Hermanos Cantoral) – 3:14
8. "Llegó Con Tres Heridas" (Miguel Hernández) – 2:38
9. "Txoria Txori" (J. A. Arze/M. Laboa) – 2:54
10. "Ellas Danzan Solas" (Cueca Sola) (R.Livi/Sting) – 5:35
11. "Gracias a la Vida" (Violeta Parra) – 6:05
12. "No Nos Moverán" (Traditional) – 1:22

Personnel

• Alan V. Abrahams – producer, mixing
• John Acosta – cello
• Begnat Amorena – drums
• Laythan Armor – synthesizer, keyboards
• Joan Baez – arranger, liner notes, artwork, illustrations
• Marlene Bergman – design, cover design
• Cesar Cancino – piano, arranger, cello arrangement
• Jean Marie Ecay – guitar
• Jose Agustin Guereu – bass
• Charles Paakkari – mixing
• Costel Restea – cello
• Mercedes Sosa – vocals
• L. A. Mass Choir - vocals on "Let It Be"
• Donald Taylor – director, choir director, choir master
• Wally Traugott – mastering