Peter, Paul and Mary (album)

For the 1966 album, see The Peter, Paul and Mary Album.

Peter, Paul and Mary
File:Peter, Paul and Mary (Peter, Paul and Mary album - cover art).jpg Peter, Paul and Mary
Studio album by Peter, Paul and Mary
Released	May 1962
Genre	Folk
Length	33:14
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Albert Grossman
Peter, Paul and Mary chronology
Peter, Paul and Mary (1962) Moving (1963)
Singles from Peter, Paul and Mary
"Lemon Tree" Released: April 1962 "If I Had a Hammer" Released: July 1962 "500 Miles" Released: December 1962

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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 cover was photographed at The Bitter End in New York City.

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, except where noted.

Side One

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Early in the Morning"	Noel Paul Stookey	1:37
2.	"500 Miles"	Hedy West	2:48
3.	"Sorrow"		2:53
4.	"This Train"		2:11
5.	"Bamboo"	Dave Van Ronk	2:33
6.	"It's Raining"		4:23

Side Two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"If I Had My Way"	Rev. Gary Davis	2:25
8.	"Cruel War"	Noel Paul Stookey Peter Yarrow	2:19
9.	"Lemon Tree"	Will Holt	2:57
10.	"If I Had a Hammer"	Lee Hays Pete Seeger	2:10
11.	"Autumn to May"	Noel Paul Stookey Peter Yarrow	2:46
12.	"Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"	Pete Seeger	3:55
Total length:			33:14

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1962	Billboard Pop Albums (Billboard 200)	1
1963

Personnel

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