Singer: Melanie
Title: The Good Book
Label: Buddah Records ‎– BDS 95000, Buddah Records ‎– BDS-95,000
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold With Booklet
Country: US
Date of released: 1972
Category: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, Folk Rock
Size MP3 zip: 1520 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1305 mb
Rating: 4.7✭
Format: MP3 MP2 APE XM DMF MP1 VOX ASF FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Good Book Written-By – Melanie Safka	4:02
A2	Babe Rainbow Written-By – Melanie Safka	5:41
A3	Sign In The Window Written-By – Bob Dylan	2:10
A4	Saddest Thing Written-By – Melanie Safka	4:58
A5	Nickel Song Written-By – Melanie Safka	3:42
A6	Isn't It A Pity Written-By – Melanie Safka	0:31
B1	My Father Written-By – Judy Collins	4:59
B2	Chords Of Fame Written-By – Phil Ochs	4:56
B3	You Can Go Fishin' Written-By – Melanie Safka	4:09
B4	Birthday Of The Rain Written-By – Melanie Safka	6:10
B5	The Prize Written-By – Melanie Safka	4:38
B6	Babe Rainbow (Reprise) Written-By – Melanie Safka	1:04

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Buddah Records, Inc.
• Recorded At – Allegro Sound Studios

Credits

• Accordion [Cordovox] – Dave Melaney
• Acoustic Guitar [Nylon Guitar], Steel Guitar – Sol de Troia*
• Arranged By – John Abbott , Lee Holdridge
• Arranged By, Keyboards – Ron Frangipane
• Backing Vocals [Condiments And Spices] – Pennywhistlers*
• Banjo, Acoustic Guitar [Nylon Guitar] – Melanie
• Bass – Joe Mack
• Design [Packaging] – Milton Sincoff
• Drums – Buddy Salzman*
• Electric Guitar – Vinny Bell*
• Engineer – Bruce Staple
• Fiddle [Country Fiddle] – Eric Weissberg
• Illustration – Catherine Siracusa
• Other [Banjo Lesson #1] – Margie English
• Percussion, Drums – George Devans*
• Photography By – Maddy Miller
• Producer, Directed By – Peter Schekeryk
• Woodwind – George March

Notes

BDS 95000 on cover, BDS-95,000 on labels.

Issued with 16-page booklet featuring Melanie's lyrics, which slipped into a holder on the gimmix gatefold cover. Illustrations by Catherine Siracusa.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Matrix side A, on label): BDS-95,000 A
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix side B, on label): BDS-9,5000B 1A
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched): BDS 95000-A (-2) 3.71 1A96 3.16.71
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched): BDS 95000-B 104 A3-1698 66

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BDS 95000, BDS-95,000	Melanie	The Good Book ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Buddah Records, Buddah Records	BDS 95000, BDS-95,000	US	1972
YS-2522-DA	Melanie	The Good Book ‎(LP, Album)	Buddah Records	YS-2522-DA	Japan	1971
C5CD 597	Melanie	The Good Book ‎(CD, Album, RE)	C-Five Records	C5CD 597	UK	1993
3116-010, 3116010	Melanie	Good Book ‎(Cass, Album)	Buddah Records, Buddah Records	3116-010, 3116010	UK	1971
2318 022	Melanie	The Good Book ‎(LP, Album)	Buddah Records	2318 022	Germany	1971