Peter, Paul and Mary (album)
Peter, Paul and Mary is the debut studio album by American folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, released in May 1962 on Warner Bros. Records. Released in both mono and stereo on catalog no. 1449, it is one of the rare folk albums to reach No. 1 in the US—staying for over a month. The lead-off singles "If I Had a Hammer" and "Lemon Tree" reached numbers 10 and 35 respectively on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. It was the group's biggest selling studio album, eventually certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for U.S. sales of more than two million copies. The album was reissued as 180 Gram vinyl in 2016 under the Waxtime Label as #772125. The Waxtime issue has three Bonus tracks: which are side 1 #7 – "One Kind of Favor" (Live), side 2 track #7 – "The Times They Are A' Changin'" (Live) and track #8 – "If I Had My Way" (Live). At the Grammy Awards of 1963, their recording of "If I Had a Hammer" won the Best Folk Recording and Best Performance by a Vocal Group Grammies. Track listing
All tracks are traditional American folk songs arranged by Noel Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow, 

"Early in the Morning" (Noel "Paul" Stookey) – 1:37
"500 Miles" (Hedy West) – 2:48
"Sorrow" (Traditional; arranged by Noel Stookey and Peter Yarrow) – 2:53
"This Train" (Traditional; arranged by Peter Yarrow and Noel Stookey) – 2:11
"Bamboo" (Dave Van Ronk) – 2:33
"It's Raining" (Traditional; arranged by Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow) – 4:23
"If I Had My Way" (Rev. Gary Davis) – 2:25
"Cruel War" (Peter Yarrow, Noel Stookey) – 2:19
"Lemon Tree" (Will Holt) – 2:57
"If I Had a Hammer" (Pete Seeger, Lee Hays) – 2:10
"Autumn to May" (Peter Yarrow, Noel Stookey) – 2:46
"Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" (Pete Seeger) – 3:55

Personnel
Peter, Paul, and Mary
Peter Yarrow – guitar, vocals
Paul Stookey – guitar, vocals
Mary Travers – vocals

Additional personnel
Bernard Cole – cover photography at The Bitter End, New York City
Milton Glaser – cover design
Albert Grossman – producer
Milton Okun – musical director
Bill Schwartau – recording engineer

Chart positions

References

External links

Peter, Paul and Mary albums
1962 debut albums
Warner Records albums
Albums with cover art by Milton Glaser
Albums produced by Albert Grossman