Close-Up

The Kingston Trio

About Close-Up

Close-Up is the eleventh album by the American folk music group the Kingston Trio, released in 1961 (see 1961 in music). (The Capitol Years gives the release date as September.) It was the first release by the group after the departure of founding member Dave Guard. The Trio now consisted of Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds and Guard's replacement John Stewart. Close-Up peaked at number three on the Billboard charts. The lead-off single was "Coming from the Mountains" backed with a non-LP track, "Nothing More to Look Forward To". Close-Up was nominated for a Grammy award in 1961 for Best Performance by a Vocal Group. 


Year:
1961
#SongDuration
12:24 
23:04 
3
Take Her Out of Pity
  
42:12 
5  
6
O Ken Karanga
  
72:38 
8
Glorious Kingdom
  
93:15 
101:54 
113:20 
123:02 

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