Chords of Fame

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Chords of Fame
Compilation album by
Released1976
GenreFolk
LabelA&M
Phil Ochs chronology
Gunfight at Carnegie Hall
(1975)
Chords of Fame
(1976)
Sings for Broadside
(1976)
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Chords Of Fame is a two-LP compilation from American folk singer Phil Ochs, compiled by his brother Michael Ochs shortly after Phil's death and released in 1976 on A&M Records. With the exception of 1969's Rehearsals for Retirement, all studio albums are represented, as well as a number of live releases.

The compilation also included several rarities not previously available on an album:

Notably, Chords of Fame compiled tracks Ochs had recorded for both A&M and Elektra Records. With the exception of the 1997 box set Farewells & Fantasies, the album marked the last time Ochs' Elektra material would be released on A&M, or vice versa.

Ed Sanders wrote the liner notes, which were printed on the back of the album.

Track listing[edit]

All songs by Phil Ochs unless otherwise noted.

Side One

  1. "I Ain't Marching Anymore" – 2:47
  2. "One More Parade" (P. Ochs, Bob Gibson) – 3:00
  3. "Draft Dodger Rag" – 2:07
  4. "Here's to the State of Richard Nixon" – 2:19
  5. "The Bells" (Edgar Allan Poe with musical interpretation by P. Ochs) – 3:00
  6. "Bound for Glory" – 3:15
  7. "Too Many Martyrs" (Ochs, Gibson) – 2:46
  8. "There But for Fortune" – 2:35

Side Two

  1. "I'm Gonna Say It Now" – 2:46
  2. "Santo Domingo" – 3:48
  3. "Changes" – 4:30
  4. "Is There Anybody Here" – 3:17
  5. "Love Me, I'm a Liberal" – 3:46
  6. "When I'm Gone" – 3:51

Side Three

  1. "Outside of a Small Circle of Friends" – 3:41
  2. "Pleasures of the Harbor" – 4:59
  3. "Tape from California" – 3:39
  4. "Chords of Fame" – 3:32
  5. "Crucifixion" – 7:40

Side Four

  1. "The War Is Over" – 4:25
  2. "Jim Dean of Indiana" – 5:02
  3. "Power and the Glory" – 2:21
  4. "Flower Lady" – 6:06
  5. "No More Songs" – 4:33

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