Desert Pete/Marcelle Vahine/Sing Out/Ballad Of The Thresher/Blowin’ In The Wind/Goo Ga Gee/Jackson/Two-Ten Six-Eighteen/Those Brown Eyes/Those Who Are Wise/Rider
The Kingston Trio achieved yet another US top ten album chart hit with Sunny Side. Some pundits detected a falling off from the standards of previous releases. (US:7)
"The Kingston Trio played an important role in American music and this album is a big part of my own personal memories; they form part of the soundtrack to my life. This release has many of the finest pieces the boys' ever produced."
"Desert Pete from Sunny Side was a conscious attempt to emulate the success of Reverend Mr. Black."
"Possibly the finest one, in terms of vocals and instrumentals and just plain exuberance is Marcelle Vahine."
"My contention with Sunny Side relates to song selection. Goo Ga Gee, Marcelle Vahine and Those Brown Eyes leave me pretty cold."
"Sunny Side wasn't a critical success, but I don't feel the Trio, or anyone else, need apologize for the quality of their work on the album."
"Too many of the songs simply do not have the polish that you expect from this group."
"The only number on Sunny Side that has any roots in genuine American folk is Rider, which in its origin is a blues number that The Kingston Trio translate into uptempo. But the rest of the songs would not have been called 'folk' ten years before - they are pop songwriter tunes done with guitar and banjo."
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