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Greatest Hits (Phil Ochs album)

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Among the self-referential tracks was "Chords of Fame", which warned against the dangers of cult of personality. "Boy in Ohio" saw Ochs looking back nostalgically at his childhood. "Jim Dean of Indiana" is a tribute to
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Focusing more on country music than any other album in Ochs' canon, the album included members of
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Andrew Wickham - co-producer on "Gas Station Women" and "Chords of Fame"
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20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Phil Ochs
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featured the phrase "50 Phil Ochs Fans Can't Be Wrong". Ochs wore a
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American Troubadours: Groundbreaking Singer-Songwriters of the 60s
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suit inspired by similar suits made famous by Presley, and hired
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This Is Absolutely Real: Visions and Versions of Phil Ochs
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Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies
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Amchitka, The 1970 Concert That Launched Greenpeace
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protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
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San Francisco: Backbeat Books. p.  411:, which was recorded to be released as a 404:, who made Presley's suits, to make his. 326:Learn how and when to remove this message 557:Richard Rosmini - pedal steel, harmonica 621: 472:"Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and Me" – 5:05 382:The cover of the album is an homage to 1040:The War Is Over: The Best of Phil Ochs 346:'s backing group, alongside mainstays 935:There and Now: Live in Vancouver 1968 184: 7: 1132:Outside of a Small Circle of Friends 790:Wofford, Jerry (November 30, 2014). 389:50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong 304:adding citations to reliable sources 1284:Poison Ochs: A Tribute to Phil Ochs 1226:List of songs recorded by Phil Ochs 563:- mandolin on "One Way Ticket Home" 1199:Here's to the State of Mississippi 16:1970 studio album by Phil Ochs 14: 1381:Albums produced by Van Dyke Parks 205: 1251:Phil Ochs: There but for Fortune 692:– via robertchristgau.com. 276: 224: 219: 214: 209: 204: 868:All the News That's Fit to Sing 542:Earl Ball - piano, arrangements 1: 1277:Learn: The Songs of Phil Ochs 992:A Toast to Those Who Are Gone 452:"My Kingdom For A Car" – 2:53 763:"Phil Ochs at the Barricade" 449:"Jim Dean of Indiana" – 5:05 704:"Phil Ochs - Greatest Hits" 475:"Basket in the Pool" – 3:40 1397: 458:"Gas Station Women" – 3:31 1118:I Ain't Marching Any More 1093:Interviews with Phil Ochs 1054:Farewells & Fantasies 928:Gunfight at Carnegie Hall 896:Rehearsals for Retirement 875:I Ain't Marching Any More 850: 572:Gary Coleman - percussion 506:Laurindo Almeida - guitar 469:"Ten Cents A Coup" – 3:14 192: 189: 165:Gunfight at Carnegie Hall 147:Rehearsals for Retirement 140: 26: 663:"Consumer Guide '70s: O" 503:- guitar, backing vocals 483:Personnel (partial list) 435:All songs by Phil Ochs. 236:Christgau's Record Guide 882:Pleasures of the Harbor 466:"Chords of Fame" – 3:33 1376:A&M Records albums 1330:Michael Ochs (brother) 1304:List of cover versions 1206:Love Me, I'm a Liberal 761:Cutler, Chris (1981). 478:"No More Songs" – 4:31 1220:Vietnam Talking Blues 1213:There but for Fortune 1047:There but for Fortune 999:The Broadside Tapes 1 494:- producer, keyboards 921:Phil Ochs in Concert 889:Tape from California 728:Brend, Mark (2001). 673:Ticknor & Fields 584:Anne Goodman - cello 581:Bobby Bruce - violin 527:Kenny Kaufman - bass 455:"Boy In Ohio" – 3:43 427:in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 425:Woody Guthrie Center 392:. 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Index


Studio album
Phil Ochs
Genre
Folk
country
rock
orchestral
Label
A&M
Producer
Van Dyke Parks
Andrew Wickham
Phil Ochs
Rehearsals for Retirement
Gunfight at Carnegie Hall
Allmusic
Christgau's Record Guide
Phil Ochs
A&M Records
Van Dyke Parks

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