Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring
# Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring

Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring is a Joan Baez album, recorded live in the bullring of Bilbao, Spain. It featured twelve songs, six of which were performed in English, five in Spanish and one - "Txoria Txori" - in Basque. Most of the songs had been performed and recorded by Baez previously, with the exception of Leonard Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat", Sting's " Ellas Dancen Solas" and the aforementioned Basque number.

"Gracias a la Vida" is a duet with singer Mercedes Sosa.

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## Track listing

* "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez) – 3:45
* "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around" (Traditional) – 1:22
* "No Woman, No Cry" (Bob Marley) – 3:45
* "Famous Blue Raincoat" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:58
* "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Traditional) – 3:41
* "Let It Be" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 3:59
* "El Preso Numero Nueve" (Hermanos Cantoral) – 3:14
* "Llegó Con Tres Heridas" (Miguel Hernández) – 2:38
* "Txoria Txori" (J. A. Arze/M. Laboa) – 2:54
* "Ellas Danzan Solas" (Cueca Sola) (R.Livi/Sting) – 5:35
* "Gracias a la Vida" (Violeta Parra) – 6:05
* "No Nos Moverán" (Traditional) – 1:22

## Personnel

* Alan V. Abrahams – producer, mixing
* John Acosta – cello
* Begnat Amorena – drums
* Laythan Armor – synthesizer, keyboards
* Joan Baez – arranger, liner notes, artwork, illustrations
* Marlene Bergman – design, cover design
* Cesar Cancino – piano, arranger, cello arrangement
* Jean Marie Ecay – guitar
* Jose Agustin Guereu – bass
* Charles Paakkari – mixing
* Costel Restea – cello
* Mercedes Sosa – vocals
* L. A. Mass Choir - vocals on "Let It Be"
* Donald Taylor – director, choir director, choir master
* Wally Traugott – mastering
