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Peter, Paul and Mary is the first album by Peter, Paul and Mary, released in 1962 on Warner Bros. Records. Released in bothMONO and stereo on catalog no. 1449, It is one of the rare folk albums to reach US#1 - 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.

At the Grammy Awards of 1963, their recording of "If I Had a Hammer" won the Best Folk Recording and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Grammies.

Track listing[]

Side One


  1. "Early in the Morning" (Noel "Paul" Stookey[2])
  2. "500 Miles" (Hedy West)
  3. "Sorrow" (Noel StookeyPeter Yarrow)
  4. "This Train" (Peter YarrowNoel Stookey)
  5. "Bamboo" (Dave Van Ronk)
  6. "It's Raining" (Paul StookeyPeter Yarrow)

Side Two


  1. "If I Had My Way" (Rev. Gary Davis)
  2. "Cruel War" (Peter YarrowNoel Stookey)
  3. "Lemon Tree" (Will Holt)
  4. "If I Had a Hammer" (Pete SeegerLee Hays)
  5. "Autumn to May" (Peter YarrowNoel Stookey)
  6. "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" (Pete Seeger)

Chart positions[]

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

Credits[]

Preceded by

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Billboard 200 number-one album MONO)October 20, 1962 - November 30, 1962 Succeeded by

My Son, the Folk Singer by Allan Sherman

Preceded by

My Son, the Nut by Allan Sherman

Billboard 200 number-one albumOctober 26, 1963 - November 1, 1963 Succeeded by

In the Wind by Peter, Paul and Mary

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