Hobo's Lullaby (album)

Hobo's Lullaby is an album by the American folk singer Arlo Guthrie.^[5] It was released in 1972 on Reprise Records. It was re-released on Rising Son Records in 1997. The album contains Guthrie's only Top 40 hit, a cover of Steve Goodman's "City of New Orleans".

Hobo's Lullaby
Studio album by Arlo Guthrie
Released	April 1972
Recorded	October - December 1971
Genre	Folk, folk rock
Length	37:20
Label	Reprise
Producer	Lenny Waronker, John Pilla
Arlo Guthrie chronology
Washington County (1970) Hobo's Lullaby (1972) Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys (1973)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Billboard	(favorable)^[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+^[3]
New York Times	(favorable)^[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Anytime"	Herbert Lawson	1:46
2.	"The City of New Orleans"	Steve Goodman	4:31
3.	"Lightning Bar Blues"	Hoyt Axton	2:47
4.	"Shackles and Chains"	Jimmie Davis	2:49
5.	"1913 Massacre"	Woody Guthrie	4:15
6.	"Somebody Turned on the Light"	Hoyt Axton	3:13
7.	"Ukulele Lady"	Richard A. Whiting, Gus Kahn	3:21
8.	"When the Ship Comes In"	Bob Dylan	4:24
9.	"Mapleview (20%) Rag"	Arlo Guthrie	2:05
10.	"Days Are Short"	Arlo Guthrie	4:15
11.	"Hobo's Lullaby"	Goebel Reeves	3:57

Personnel

• Arlo Guthrie – vocals, guitar
• Hoyt Axton – vocals
• Max Bennett – bass
• Byron Berline – mandolin, fiddle
• Roger Bush – bass
• Cozy Cole – drums
• Ry Cooder – guitar
• John Craviotto – drums
• Nick DeCaro – vocals, accordion on "City of New Orleans"
• Jim Dickinson – keyboards
• Doug Dillard – banjo
• Chris Ethridge – bass
• Wilton Felder – tenor saxophone
• Venetta Fields – vocals
• Anne Goodman – cello
• Gib Guilbeau – fiddle
• Richie Hayward – drums
• Jim Keltner – drums
• Clydie King – vocals
• Bill Lee – bass
• Thad Maxwell – guitar
• Gene Merlino – vocals
• Arnie Moore – bass
• Gimmer Nicholson – guitar
• Spooner Oldham – keyboards
• Thurl Ravenscroft – vocals
• Fritz Richmond – bass
• Linda Ronstadt – vocals
• Jessica Smith – vocals
• Clarence White – guitar

Production

• Lenny Waronker, John Pilla - producer
• Donn Landee - engineer
• John Pilla - photography

References

1. Newsom, Jim. "Arlo Guthrie - Hobo's Lullaby". AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
2. "Billboard Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 84, no. 22. 1972-05-27. p. 53. Retrieved 2024-03-04 – via ProQuest.
3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
4. Mayer, Ira (1972-08-27). "The New Folk Singers—From Burns to Croce". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
5. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 295.