With Late Again, Peter, Paul & Mary completed the transition from folk to folk-rock that had begun a couple of years before its release.
Granted, it was a transition as slow and halting as that of an ox carrying a piano on its back, but it did actually take place.
You can't call an album that numbers Elvin Bishop, Herbie Hancock, Paul Griffin, Charlie McCoy, Bernard Purdie, John Simon, and Paul Winter among its many accompanying musicians a folk album, after all.
As for the music, it was adequate but rather inconsequential, the harmonies polished and pleasing as always.
The trio were at this point composing the majority of their own material, with serious-minded, mildly tuneful, subdued, and fairly unmemorable originals, the best of them being "Rich Man Poor Man." They did add some diversity in flavor and arrangement with the churchy "Tramp on the Street," the haunting "Hymn," and occasional orchestration.
The most notable track, by far, was their cover of Bob Dylan's "Too Much of Nothing." Previously released as a single in late 1967, it was the very first version of a Dylan Basement Tapes-era composition to reach the charts.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ApologizeNoel Paul Stookey | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Moments of Soft PersuasionPeter Yarrow | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Yesterday's TomorrowBob Dorough, Mary Traver | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | There's Anger in the LandDon West, Hedy West | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | She DreamsMilton Okun, Noel Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | HymnKaren Gold, Noel Paul Stookey | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 02:19 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Tramp on the StreetGrady Cole, Hazel Cole | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | I Shall Be ReleasedBob Dylan | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 03:55 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Reason to BelieveTim Hardin | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 02:12 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Rich Man, Poor ManPeter Yarrow, Peter Zimmel | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Too Much Nothing | Peter | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Love City (Postcards to Duluth) | Peter | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 37 mins | 86 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elvin Bishop | Guest Artist |
| 2 | Grady Cole | Composer |
| 3 | Hazel Cole | Composer |
| 4 | Bob Dorough | Composer |
| 5 | Bob Dylan | Composer |
| 6 | Karen Gold | Composer |
| 7 | Albert B. Grossman | Producer |
| 8 | Herbie Hancock | Guest Artist |
| 9 | Tim Hardin | Composer |
| 10 | Milton Okun | Composer, Director, Producer |
| 11 | Peter, Paul and Mary | Primary Artist |
| 12 | Albertine Robinson | Vocals |
| 13 | Martha Stewart | Vocals |
| 14 | Noel Paul Stookey | Composer, Liner Notes, Vocals |
| 15 | Mary Traver | Composer |
| 16 | Mary Travers | Composer, Liner Notes, Vocals |
| 17 | Don West | Composer |
| 18 | Hedy West | Composer |
| 19 | Toni Wine | Vocals |
| 20 | Paul Winter | Guest Artist |
| 21 | Peter Yarrow | Composer, Guitar, Liner Notes, Vocals |
| 22 | Peter Zimmel | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |