
The recording was the first to introduce a wider audience to Havenss rich baritone vocals and the full-sound of Havenss distinct guitar style thumb-chorded and played in open E tuning.ġ.1 A1 High Flyin Bird Written-By Wheeler 3:34ġ.2 I Cant Make It Anymore Arranged By Bruce Langhorne Written-By Lightfoot 2:47ġ.3 Morning Morning Arranged By Felix Pappalardi Written-By Kupferberg 2:17ġ.4 Adam Tabla Joe Price Written-By Havens 3:34ġ.5 Follow Acoustic Guitar Amplified Paul Williams Written-By Merrick 6:20ġ.6 Three Day Eternity Written-By Havens 2:14ġ.7 Sandy Written-By Jean Pierre Cousineau 3:10ġ.8 Handsome Johnny Written-By Gossett Havens 3:52ġ.9 San Francisco Bay Blues Written-By Fuller 2:30ġ.10 Just Like A Woman Written-By Dylan 4:45ġ.11 Eleanor Rigby Written-By Lennon-McCartney 2:39 Mixed Bag is frequently cited as the singers best work and was his first album to appear on Billboards charts appearing on both the jazz and pop charts. Mixed Bag was released after Havens signed on with manager Albert Grossman and was released on Verve Forecast a new folk music imprint of Verve Records. Although it was Havens first album release Douglas Records later issued two unauthorized albums of material that had been recorded prior to the Mixed Bag recording sessions Electric Havens 1968 and Richie Havens Record 1969. Mixed Bag is the 1967 debut album by Richie Havens.
