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Find sources: "At 89" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 2008 studio album by Pete Seeger At 89 Studio album by Pete Seeger Released September 30, 2008 (2008-09-30) Genre Folk Length 48:28 Label Appleseed Pete Seeger chronology Rainbow Race (1973) At 89 (2008) Pete Remembers Woody (2012) ***At 89*** is a studio album by [Pete Seeger](/source/Pete_Seeger), released on September 30, 2008, via [Appleseed Records](/source/Appleseed_Recordings).[1] In 2008, the album earned Seeger the [Grammy Award](/source/Grammy_Award) for [Best Traditional Folk Album](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Traditional_Folk_Album).[2] ## Composition The album features a blend of instrumental and vocal songs, interspersed with spoken word segments. Several tracks were recorded at the [Howland Center](/source/Howland_Cultural_Center) in [Beacon, NY](/source/Beacon%2C_NY) with a large group of people working in community.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] "Song of the World's Last Whale" is an [anti-whaling](/source/Anti-whaling) song composed by Seeger in 1970 after he listened to the "[whale song](/source/Whale_song)" discovered by [Roger Payne](/source/Roger_Payne).[3] He gave its rights to the Whale Fund, an auxiliary of the [New York Zoological Society](/source/New_York_Zoological_Society) which is concerned with [whale conservation](/source/Whale_conservation).[4] Despite playing the song live, he did not record it officially until *At 89*.[3][5] ## Track listing All tracks are written by Pete Seeger except where noted. No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Nameless Banjo Riff" 0:39 2. "False from True" 2:49 3. "Now We Sit Us Down" 1:16 4. "Pete's Greeting" (Spoken) 0:32 5. "Visions of Children" 2:12 6. "Wonderful Friends" Pete Seeger, Lorre Wyatt 3:20 7. "The Water Is Wide" Traditional 2:32 8. "Pete Talks About Clearwater" (Spoken) 0:30 9. "It's a Long Haul" Travis Jeffrey, Seeger 1:12 10. "Throw Away That Shad Net (How Are We Gonna Save Tomorrow?)" 4:47 11. "Song of the World's Last Whale" 2:39 12. "The First Settlers" David Bernz, Seeger 5:01 13. "The D Minor Flourish/Cindy" Traditional 0:44 14. "Pete's Intro to If It Can't Be Reduced" (Spoken) 0:47 15. "If It Can't Be Reduced" 2:13 16. "Spring Fever" 0:52 17. "Pete Speaks About World War II" (Spoken) 0:31 18. "When I Was Most Beautiful" 2:54 19. "Bach at Treblinka" 1:18 20. "We Will Love or We Will Perish" Johann Sebastian Bach, Seeger 1:32 21. "The Story of Tzena, Tzena, Tzena" (Spoken) 1:02 22. "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena" Gordon Jenkins, Seeger 2:23 23. "One Percent Phosphorous Banjo Riff" 1:35 24. "Pete Speaks About Involvement" (Spoken) 0:13 25. "Or Else! (One-a These Days)" Bernz, Seeger 3:22 26. "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" 3:36 27. "Little Fat Baby" Bernz, Seeger 4:48 28. "Arrange and Re-Arrange" 3:18 29. "Alleluya" Traditional 2:00 30. "Pete's Extroduction" (Spoken) 1:14 31. "If This World Survives" Malvina Reynolds, Seeger 1:39 32. "How Soon?" 1:08 ## Credits and personnel ### Performers - Sue Altkin – choir, chorus, vocals - David Bernz – banjo, choir, chorus, guitar, guitar (12-string), vocals - Robert Cagianese – additional violin ("Alleluya") - Karen Cashin – chorus - Sonya Cohen – vocals ("When I was most Beautiful") - Jonathan Dickau – choir, chorus, engineer, mixing, vocals - Angela Dourdis – chorus - James Durst – choir, chorus, guitar ("Little Fat Baby"), vocals, ("Little Fat Baby, and "We Will Love or We Will Perish") - Alison Hartwell – chorus - Travis Jeffrey – vocals ("It's a long haul") - Caroline Kruzansky – chorus, vocals ("Or Else!") - Lisa McVey – chorus - Sara Milonovich – violin - Jenny Murphy – chorus - Mark Murphy – bass, choir, chorus, vocals - Melissa Ohrquist – chorus - Perry Robinson – clarinet - Martha Sandefer – choir, chorus, vocals ("Bach at Treblinka," "Little Fat Baby," and "We Will Love or We Will Perish") - Pete Seeger – banjo, choir, chorus, guitar (12-string), guitar (nylon string), Native American flute, spoken word, vocals - Laurie Siegel – choir, chorus, vocals - Dave Tarlo – chorus, vocals ("Now We Sit us Down," and "We Will Love or We Will Perish") - Bruce K. Taylor – choir, chorus, vocals - Connie Taylor – choir, chorus, vocals - Sarah Underhill – chorus - The Walkabout Chorus – vocals ("Tzena, Tzena, Tzena," "If this World Survives") ### Songwriting/Arranging - Johann Sebastian Bach – composer - David Bernz – arranger, composer, lyricist - Travis Jeffrey – composer, lyricist - Gordon Jenkins – composer, lyricist - Alan Lomax – arranger, collection - John A. Lomax – arranger, collection - Pete Seeger – arranger, composer, lyricist - Malvina Reynolds – composer, lyricist - Lorre Wyatt – composer, lyricist ### Production - David Bernz – engineer, photography, producer - Jonathan Dickau – engineer, mixing - Christina Galbiati – graphic design - David Glasser – mastering - Judy Jacobs – photography - Jim Musselman – executive producer, liner notes - Pete Seeger – producer ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Allmusic_1-0)** ["At 89 - Pete Seeger | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/at-89-mw0000795683). [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic). Retrieved September 25, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Recording_Academy_Grammy_Awards_2-0)** ["51st Annual GRAMMY Awards"](https://www.grammy.com/awards/51st-annual-grammy-awards). [Recording Academy](/source/Recording_Academy). November 28, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2018. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-whale_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-whale_3-1) Kerr, Amy (January 28, 2014). ["Thank You Pete Seeger"](https://www.whale.org/thank-pete-seeger/). *[Ocean Alliance](/source/Ocean_Alliance)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171214090711/https://www.whale.org/thank-pete-seeger/) from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-nyt_4-0)** Webster, Bayard (May 26, 1970). ["Whales Sing Siren Song for Scientist"](https://www.nytimes.com/1970/05/26/archives/whales-sing-siren-song-for-scientist-whales-sing-ululating-siren.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180727071618/https://www.nytimes.com/1970/05/26/archives/whales-sing-siren-song-for-scientist-whales-sing-ululating-siren.html) from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-heron_5-0)** Schuch, Steve. ["An Author's Interview"](http://www.nightheron.com/authorqa.html). *Nightheron.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20010220003849/http://www.nightheron.com/authorqa.html) from the original on February 20, 2001. Retrieved July 28, 2018. ## External links - [*At 89* at Appleseed Recordings](https://web.archive.org/web/20100925164652/http://www.appleseedmusic.com/peteseeger/peteseegerat89.html) v t e Pete Seeger Studio albums American Folk Songs for Children American Industrial Ballads American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 2 Gazette, Vol. 1 Sleep-Time: Songs & Stories God Bless the Grass Dangerous Songs!? Rainbow Race At 89 Pete Remembers Woody Live albums We Shall Overcome Precious Friend Compilations Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Fishes (Little & Big) If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope & Struggle Songs "The Bells of Rhymney" "Gotta Travel On" "If I Had a Hammer" "If You Miss Me at the Back of the Bus" "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" "Little Boxes" "My Rainbow Race" "Pittsburgh Town" "Turn! Turn! Turn!" "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy "We Shall Overcome" "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" The Almanac Singers Songs for John Doe Talking Union Deep Sea Chanteys and Whaling Ballads Sod Buster Ballads Songs of the Lincoln Brigade Dear Mr. President The Weavers The Weavers at Carnegie Hall The Weavers at Carnegie Hall Vol. 2 The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time! Organizations People's Songs Sing Out! Newport Folk Festival Hudson River Sloop Clearwater The Great Hudson River Revival Family Toshi Seeger (wife) Mika Seeger (daughter) Tao Rodríguez-Seeger (grandson) Charles Seeger (father) Ruth Crawford Seeger (stepmother) Mike Seeger (half-brother) Peggy Seeger (half-sister) Related Discography Union Boys Rainbow Quest (TV series} Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007 documentary) We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions A Complete Unknown (2024 film) Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [At 89](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_89) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_89?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.