Joan Baez (album)

Joan Baez, also known as Joan Baez, Vol. 1, is the debut solo album by folk singer Joan Baez. The album was recorded in the summer of 1960 and released the same year. The original release featured 13 traditional folk songs. Later reissues included three additional songs.

Joan Baez
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1960
RecordedJuly 1960
StudioManhattan Towers Hotel Ballroom, New York City
GenreFolk
Length46:02
LabelVanguard VSD-2077
ProducerMaynard Solomon
Joan Baez chronology
Folksingers 'Round Harvard Square
(1959)
Joan Baez
(1960)
Joan Baez, Vol. 2
(1961)

In 2015, the album was selected for induction into National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress for special recognition and preservation as one of the sound recordings in over 130 years of recording history that has "cultural, artistic and/or historical significance to American society and the nation's audio legacy".

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