The trio's second album is a little less distinctive than its predecessor, which doesn't mean that it isn't a beautiful record -- just less obviously compelling in its melodies, and perhaps slightly less optimistic in mood.
Having expended some of their best material on their debut, the trio reached further for songs here, including the Paul Stookey co-authored "Big Boat" and Mike Settle's "Settle Down (Goin' Down That Highway)," neither of which clicked as singles, despite rousing vocals on both and some distinctive guitar virtuosity on the former.
The group once again reached back to the 1940s activist folk song tradition with Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land," but the track that everyone ended up knowing from Moving was from a very different corner of the folk tradition.
"Puff, the Magic Dragon" was introduced here and rose to number one as a single (and even made the Top 10 in the R&B charts), helping propel Moving to number two as part of a 99-week chart run -- and in those days, it was taken as a beautiful and gentle children's song that adults could enjoy, the myth of the song's supposed "drug" message not appearing until 1966.
Other highlights include the haunting "Pretty Mary" and the startlingly intricate "A 'Soalin'," which became a highlight of their live act as well.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Settle Down (Goin' Down That Highway)Mike Settle | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 01:44 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Gone the RainbowMilton Okun, Noel Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | FloraElena Mezzetti, Noel Paul Stookey, Mary Travers | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Pretty Mary | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 01:57 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Puff (The Magic Dragon)Leonard Lipton, Peter Yarrow | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | This Land Is Your LandWoody Guthrie | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 02:26 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Man Come into Egypt | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 02:18 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Old CoatNoel Paul Stookey, Mary Travers | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Tiny SparrowPhil Mezzetti, Milton Okun, Noel Paul Stookey | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Big BoatPhil Mezzetti, Milton Okun, Noel Paul Stookey | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 02:43 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Morning TrainPhil Mezzetti | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | A'soalin'Noel Paul Stookey | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 34 mins | 79 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Court | Liner Notes |
| 2 | Barry Feinstein | Photography |
| 3 | Albert B. Grossman | Producer |
| 4 | Albert B. Growwman | Producer |
| 5 | Woody Guthrie | Composer |
| 6 | Lee Herschberg | Remixing |
| 7 | Leonard Lipton | Composer |
| 8 | Elena Mezzetti | Composer |
| 9 | Phil Mezzetti | Composer |
| 10 | Milton Okun | Composer, Director |
| 11 | Peter, Paul and Mary | Primary Artist |
| 12 | Bill Schwartau | Engineer |
| 13 | Mike Settle | Composer |
| 14 | Noel Paul Stookey | Composer, Vocals |
| 15 | Mary Travers | Composer, Vocals |
| 16 | Peter Yarrow | Composer, Guitar, Remixing, Vocals |
| 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. |