Eve of Destruction is the debut studio album released by American folk music singer-songwriter Barry McGuire, released in 1965. The album features McGuire's signature song "Eve of Destruction", written by P.F. Sloan, who also wrote many other songs on the album. It also features McGuire's cover versions of songs by several artists, including Bob Dylan.[1] Eve of Destruction peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard 200 album chart and spent a total of 21 weeks on the chart.[2]
| Eve of Destruction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1965[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1965 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock, folk rock[1] | |||
| Length | 32:04[1] | |||
| Label | Dunhill | |||
| Producer | Lou Adler | |||
| Barry McGuire chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Eve of Destruction | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit- "Eve of Destruction" (P.F. Sloan) – 3:38
- "She Belongs to Me" (Bob Dylan) – 2:47
- "You Never Had It So Good" (Sloan, Steve Barri) – 3:06
- "Sloop John B" (credited to Sloan, Barri, Bones Howe, Barry McGuire) – 3:04
- "Baby Blue" (Dylan) – 3:16
- "Sins of a Family" (Sloan) – 3:01
- "Try to Remember" (Tom Jones, Harvey Schmidt) – 3:23
- "Mr. Man on the Street – Act One" (Sloan)– 6:20
- "You Were on My Mind" (Sylvia Tyson) – 2:32
- "Ain't No Way I'm Gonna Change My Mind" (Sloan, Barri) – 2:30
- "What's Exactly's the Matter with Me" (Sloan) – 2:32
- "Why Not Stop & Dig It While You Can" (McGuire) – 2:15
Personnel
editMusicians
edit- Barry McGuire – vocals, guitar, harmonica
- P. F. Sloan – guitar
- Tommy Tedesco – guitar
- Larry Knechtel – bass
- Hal Blaine – drums
- Steve Barri – percussion
Technical
edit- Lou Adler – producer
- P. F. Sloan, Steve Barri – co-producers
- "Bones" Howe – engineer
- Guy Webster – cover photography
- George Whiteman – cover layout
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Barry McGuire Eve Of Destruction Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
External links
edit- Eve of Destruction at Discogs (list of releases)