℗ 1972 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
| Released | 1972 |
| Duration | 46m 23s |
| Record Label | Folk-Legacy Records |
| Catalogue No. | FLG00045 |
| Genre | Folk (Singer/Songwriter) |
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1.1
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Stages of My Life
Jon Wilcox |
3:09 | |||
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1.2
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Yankee Lady
Jon Wilcox |
4:04 | |||
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1.3
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Brother Cain
Jon Wilcox |
4:01 | |||
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1.4
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Hard Workin' People
Jon Wilcox |
3:00 | |||
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1.5
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Migrant Song
Jon Wilcox |
5:36 | |||
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1.6
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Foolsgold
Jon Wilcox |
3:31 | |||
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1.7
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Sidewalks of New York
Jon Wilcox |
6:15 | |||
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1.8
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The Road
Jon Wilcox |
2:57 | |||
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1.9
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Heavy Rains
Jon Wilcox |
3:28 | |||
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1.10
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I Once Had a Lady
Jon Wilcox |
3:17 | |||
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1.11
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Tree of Life
Jon Wilcox |
3:42 | |||
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1.12
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One Day at a Time
Jon Wilcox |
3:23 |
A graduate of Stanford Law School, Jon Wilcox turned to music after realizing “it’s easier to be honest with yourself as a songwriter than as a lawyer.” Indeed, Stages of My Life, his first full-length album originally released by Folk-Legacy Records in 1972, is a collection of honest, heartfelt songs. A product of the later years of the folk revival, Stages... takes influence from the likes of Bob Dylan, Loudon Wainright, Willie Nelson, and other comparable singer/songwriters, offering tender performances of fingerstyle guitar under a slight country croon, accompanied on fiddle by frequent Folk-Legacy contributor Jay Ungar. Wilcox’s songs focus on largely personal themes, including heartbreak, life transitions, and working life, opting for the common counterculture opinion that a life lived in service of status and money is a life largely wasted. Instead, Stages... looks favorably on the uncertain, nomadic search for belonging, inviting the listener into its wistful but altogether comforting atmosphere.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Folk-Legacy Records Studio Masters
Tracks 1-12 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-12 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.55 -0.81 to -0.37 | -17.01 -18.37 to -15.67 | -14.05 -15.30 to -12.40 | 11 10 to 13 | |
| 1 | Stages of My Life | -0.63 | -16.15 | -12.8 | 11 |
| 2 | Yankee Lady | -0.47 | -18.22 | -15.3 | 13 |
| 3 | Brother Cain | -0.67 | -17.38 | -14.6 | 11 |
| 4 | Hard Workin' People | -0.37 | -17.01 | -14.0 | 12 |
| 5 | Migrant Song | -0.67 | -16.05 | -13.3 | 11 |
| 6 | Foolsgold | -0.53 | -15.67 | -12.4 | 11 |
| 7 | Sidewalks of New York | -0.50 | -16.75 | -13.9 | 11 |
| 8 | The Road | -0.54 | -16.26 | -13.4 | 10 |
| 9 | Heavy Rains | -0.46 | -17.20 | -14.0 | 11 |
| 10 | I Once Had a Lady | -0.53 | -17.46 | -14.7 | 11 |
| 11 | Tree of Life | -0.81 | -18.37 | -15.3 | 11 |
| 12 | One Day at a Time | -0.39 | -17.56 | -14.9 | 12 |