Evergreen, Volume 2 is the second album from the Stone Poneys

Stone Poneys

The Stone Poneys were a folk-rock trio formed in Los Angeles, consisting of Bobby Kimmel , Kenny Edwards , and Linda Ronstadt . Their recordings include Linda Ronstadt's first hit song, a cover of Mike Nesmith's "Different Drum"...

 that was released five months after The Stone Poneys

The Stone Poneys (album)

The Stone Poneys is the debut studio album by the Stone Poneys; other than an early single of "So Fine" that was produced by Mike Curb in 1965, this album marks the first official recordings by Linda Ronstadt...

. The volume number is a reference to this being the band's second album.

Release Data

The album was released in the LP

LP album

The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...

 format on Capitol

Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...

 in June 1967 in both monaural

Monaural

Monaural or monophonic sound reproduction is single-channel. Typically there is only one microphone, one loudspeaker, or channels are fed from a common signal path...

 and stereophonic editions (catalogue numbers T 2763 and ST 2763, respectively), and subsequently, on 8-track tape and cassette

Compact Cassette

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 (the latter being catalogue number C4-80129). In 1995, Capitol reissued the album on CD

Compact Disc

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 (catalogue number CDP-80129)

In 2008 – more than 40 years after this album was released – Raven

Raven Records

Raven Records is an Australian record label that specializes in retrospectives and reissues or recordings by American, British and Australian artists.Raven Records was established in 1979 by Glenn A. Baker, Kevin Mueller and Peter Shillito....

 issued a 27-track "two-fer" CD featuring all tracks from this album and also the band's first album (under its 1975 reissue name), The Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt, plus four tracks from their third album, Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. III

Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. III

Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. III is the third and final album by The Stone Poneys. Linda Ronstadt would release her first solo album the following year. The volume number is a reference to this being the third album by the band, though with a Roman numeral rather than the Arabic...

.

Side 1

1. "December Dream" (John Braheny
   John Braheny
   John Braheny is an American author and singer-songwriter. He released a solo album in 1970, Some Kind of change, on the Pete label. He has also written songs for others, including "December Dream", which has been recorded by Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys.- Bibliography :* 2006 The Craft and...
   
   ) – 3:30
2. "Song About the Rain" (Steve Gillette) – 2:40
3. "Autumn Afternoon" (Ken Edwards
   Kenny Edwards
   Kenny Edwards was an American singer/songwriter. He was a founding member of The Stone Poneys and a long-time collaborator with both Linda Ronstadt and Karla Bonoff.-Biography:...
   
   /Bob Kimmel) – 2:35
4. "I've Got to Know" (Pamela Polland
   Pamela Polland
   Pamela Polland is an American singer-songwriter who made three albums for Epic and Columbia Records in the 60s and 70s and whose songs have been recorded by a number of popular artists...
   
   ) – 2:38
5. "Evergreen (Part One)" (Edwards/Kimmel) – 3:10
6. "Evergreen (Part Two)" (Edwards/Kimmel) – 3:33, instrumental

Side 2

1. "Different Drum
   Different Drum
   "Different Drum" is a 1966 song written by Mike Nesmith and originally recorded by the northern bluegrass band the Greenbriar Boys and included on their 1966 album, Better Late than Never!. The song tells of a pair of lovers, one of whom wants to settle down, while the other wants to retain a sense...
   
   " (Mike Nesmith) – 2:45
2. "Driftin'" (Edwards/Kimmel) – 2:30
3. "One For One" (Al Silverman/Austin DeLone) – 2:50
4. "Back On The Street Again" (Steve Gillette) – 1:50
5. "Toys In Time" (Edwards/Kimmel) – 1:50
6. "New Hard Times" (Mayne Smith/Kimmel) – 3:00

Bandmembers

• Bob Kimmel, Guitar
• Kenny Edwards
  Kenny Edwards
  Kenny Edwards was an American singer/songwriter. He was a founding member of The Stone Poneys and a long-time collaborator with both Linda Ronstadt and Karla Bonoff.-Biography:...
  
  , Guitar, Sitar
• Linda Ronstadt
  Linda Ronstadt
  Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden...
  
  , Lead Vocals, Finger Cymbals

Other Musicians

• James E. Bond, Bass
• Dennis Budimir, Guitar
• Pete Childs, Guitar
• Cyrus Faryar
  Cyrus Faryar
  Cyrus Faryar is an American folk musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was active in musical, theatrical, and performance events in high school. After graduating from high school and attending college, he became involved in the entertainment industry, opening the first coffee house in...
  
  , Acoustic Guitar, Bouzouki
• John T. Forsha, Guitar
• Steve Gillette, Guitar, Harmony Vocals (on "Back on the Street Again")
• Jim Gordon
  Jim Gordon (musician)
  James Beck "Jim" Gordon is an American recording artist, musician and songwriter. The Grammy Award winner was one of the most requested session drummers in the late 1960s and 1970s, recording albums with many well-known musicians of the time, and was the drummer in the blues-rock supergroup Derek...
  
  , Drums
• Billy Mundi
  Billy Mundi
  Billy Mundi is an American drummer, who has played a multitude of sessions and been a member of countless bands, most notably The Mothers of Invention and Rhinoceros. He sometimes used the name Tony Schnasse.A former Hells Angel, his career dates back to the late 1950s, when he majored in music at...
  
  , Drums
• Joe Osborn
  Joe Osborn
  Joe Osborn is an American bass guitar virtuoso, notable for his work as a session musician in Los Angeles and Nashville during the period from the 1960s through the 1980s. Osborn's work is widely admired by fellow musicians.Osborn began his career working in local clubs, then played on a hit...
  
  , Electric Bass
• Don Randi
  Don Randi
  Don Randi is an American keyboard player, bandleader and songwriter. He has performed on innumerable recordings, including many as a session musician and member of "The Wrecking Crew", as well as releasing his own jazz records...
  
  , Harpsichord

• Sidney Sharp, Violin, Concert Master
• Norman Botnick, Strings
• William Durasch, Strings
• Jesse Ehrlich, Strings, Violin, Cello, Viola
• Harry Hyams, Strings, Violin, Cello, Viola
• William Kurasch, Violin, Cello, Viola
• Leonard Malarsky, Strings
• Stanley Plummer, Strings, Violin, Cello, Viola
• Robert Sushel, Strings, Violin, Cello, Viola

Other Credits

• Warren Barnett, Mastering
• Richie Unterberger
  Richie Unterberger
  Richie Unterberger is a US author and journalist whose focus is popular music and travel writing.-Life and writing:Having worked as a DJ at WXPN in Philadelphia, he started reviewing records for Op magazine in 1983...
  
  , Liner Notes
• Peter Shillito, Compilation, Concept, Release Preparation
• Ian McFarlane, Release Preparation
• Kevin Mueller, Release Preparation