Paul and

Paul and is the debut solo studio album by American pop and folk singer-songwriter Noel Paul Stookey released in 1971 on Warner Bros. Records. "Wedding Song (There Is Love)" was issued as an advance single, reaching No. 24 on the Hot 100 in Billboard and No. 3 on the Easy Listening chart. The album has appeared on best seller lists, charting in the US and Canada.

Cover art

The cover art for Paul and was designed by Milton Glaser. The photos of Stookey on the jacket hide his trademark goatee identifying him in the Peter, Paul and Mary covers, to change his image as a solo artist.

Critical reception

Ernie Santosuosso for The Boston Globe called it “good enough to make Stookey a star, a “live” ticket on the concert circuit. Describing the lyric of “Wedding Song” as “simple and sensitive”, “Sebastian” as carrying “the stamp of consideration substance” and “Ju Les Ver Negre En Cheese” making“allusions to the Moon shots”, he opined “You might get bogged down in the interpretation of some lyrics but the totality of the product somewhat offsets this.  Paul Stookey is now his own man musically.”

Ellis Widner of the Moberly Monitor-Index said it was a “fine package” with “some excellent satire,” and a “pure delight,” praising the “high quality of workmanship and production,” and well performed tunes.

The album received positive reviews from music critics.

Track listing

Production

• Jim Mason – producer
• Ed Mottau – producer
• Shelly Yakus – engineer, mixer

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