Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys

Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys is a 1973 album by the American singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie. The title was borrowed from a nickname given to Ramblin' Jack Elliott.^[8] Although not intended as a concept album, Guthrie recorded it with the goal of evoking a particular, "mythical" place and era, which he also intended to embody in the cover art.^[9]

Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys
Studio album by Arlo Guthrie
Released	April 1973
Recorded	1973
Studio	Warner Bros. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre	Folk, folk rock
Length	32:36
Label	Reprise
Producer	Lenny Waronker, John Pilla
Arlo Guthrie chronology
Hobo's Lullaby (1972) Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys (1973) Arlo Guthrie (1974)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Billboard	(favorable)[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[3]
Gay News	(favorable)[4]
Los Angeles Times	(favorable)[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]
Washington Post	(favorable)[7]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Arlo Guthrie; except where indicated

1. "Farrell O'Gara" (Traditional) – 2:49
2. "Gypsy Davy" (Traditional, Woody Guthrie) – 3:44
3. "This Troubled Mind of Mine" (Ernest Tubb, Johnny Tyler) – 2:27
4. "Week on the Rag" – 2:23
5. "Miss the Mississippi and You" ([William Heagney]) – 2:55
6. "Lovesick Blues" (Irving Mills, Cliff Friend) – 2:35
7. "Uncle Jeff" – 0:56
8. "Gates of Eden" (Bob Dylan) – 5:16
9. "Last Train" – 3:06
10. "Cowboy Song" – 3:42
11. "Sailor's Bonnett" (Traditional) – 1:23
12. "Cooper's Lament" – 2:47
13. "Ramblin' 'Round" (Woody Guthrie; music based on "Goodnight Irene" by Huddie Ledbetter and John Lomax) – 3:14

Personnel

• Arlo Guthrie – vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, harmonica
• Doug Dillard – banjo
• Clarence White – guitar
• Kevin Burke – fiddle
• Ry Cooder – guitar
• Buddy Collette – clarinet
• Ed Shaughnessy – drums, tabla
• Chuck Rainey – bass guitar
• Stan Free – piano, harpsichord
• Jesse Ed Davis – guitar
• Gene Parsons – drums
• Clydie King – background vocals
• Jim Keltner – drums
• Grady Martin – guitar
• Buddy Alan – guitar
• Bob Arkin – bass guitar
• George Bohanon – horn
• Jerry Brightman – steel guitar
• Donald Christlieb – woodwind
• Gene Coe – horn
• Nick DeCaro – accordion
• Barry Feldman – Executive Producer
• Venetta Fields – background vocals
• Gib Guilbeau – fiddle
• Bob Glaub – bass guitar
• William Green – oboe
• Richie Hayward – drums
• Dick Hyde – trombone
• Thad Maxwell – bass guitar
• Gene Merlino – background vocals
• Bob Morris – guitar
• John Pilla – guitar
• Thurl Ravenscroft – background vocals
• Don Rich – fiddle, guitar
• Jim Shaw – organ, piano
• Doyle Curtsinger – bass guitar, mandolin
• Jessica Smith – vocals
• Robert Tebow – background vocals
• Mike Utley – organ
• Ernie Watts – flute
• Jerry Wiggins – drums
• Dick Hyde – horn
• Jesse Smith – background vocals
• Jim Gordon – piano
• Leland Sklar – bass guitar

Technical

• Judy Maizel - production manager
• Marty Evans - photography

References

1. AllMusic review
2. "Pop Picks". Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 15. 1973-04-14. p. 51. 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. "Record Reviews". Gay News. London. 1973-07-12. Retrieved 2024-03-04 – via ProQuest.
5. Hilburn, Robert (1973-08-12). "Pop Album Briefs". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved 2024-03-04 – via ProQuest.
6. Nathan Brackett, ed. (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Fireside Books. p. 351.
7. Zito, Tom (1973-06-17). "One More Time". The Washington Post Times Herald. Washington. Retrieved 2024-03-04 – via ProQuest.
8. Schwartz, Larry (1999-03-07). "Urban cowboy". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 2024-03-04 – via Access World News.
9. Harper, Colin (April 1999). "Buried Treasure". Mojo. No. 65.