Peter is the 1972 debut solo studio album by American pop and folk singer-songwriter Peter Yarrow. Released on Warner Bros. Records, the album was produced by Milt Okun and Phil Ramone and was released after the breakup of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary. The album reflects Yarrow's shift away from folk towards pop and rock, while retaining his anti-war commentary and political activism.
The cover art for Peter was designed by Milton Glaser.
The album received positive reviews from music critics. Billboard noted that "Kal Rudman calls it 'album of the year'."
Mike Shearer wrote for The Albuquerque Tribune that the album is a "painfully good album, a personal album ... worth whatever price you find on it".
The Springfield Leader and Press said that "the statements" on the album are "much too personal to be considered folk music". It remarked that "the lyrics are too modern, the chord patterns too complicated, the rhythms too varied."
In an AllMusic album review, Richie Unterberger wrote that the songs "aren't as memorable as the best of Peter, Paul and Mary's" and that "the arrangements can sound odd" when compared to those of the trio, later remarking that the album is "a pleasantly accomplished effort, if a bit tilted toward the gentle and sweet".
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