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The Ballad of Lucy Jordan

"The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" is a song by American poet and songwriter Shel Silverstein. It was originally recorded in 1974 by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, with the name spelled "Jordon". The song describes the disillusionment and mental deterioration of a suburban housewife, who climbs to a rooftop "when the laughter grew too loud".

"The Ballad of Lucy Jordon"

"Make it Easy"

1974

3:53

CBS

Shel Silverstein

Ron Haffkine

"Brain Drain"

26 October 1979 (1979-10-26)

  • May–July 1979
  • Matrix Studios, London

4:09

Island

Shel Silverstein

Mark Miller Mundy

– vocals

Marianne Faithfull

– synthesizer[8]

Steve Winwood

1975: , on his album Water Glass Full Of Whiskey

Johnny Darrell

1976: , on his album 20th Century Lee

Lee Hazlewood

1980: , on her album The Star, reached #10 in the Canadian country charts[18]

Marie Bottrell

1995: , on their album The Question, reached #50 in the Canadian AC charts[19]

The Barra MacNeils

1996: , on her album A Woman and a Man

Belinda Carlisle

2000: , on his album Out of the Dark (as the singer for Dr. Hook, he performed on the original version of the song)

Dennis Locorriere

2005: , on his album The Moon Was Blue

Bobby Bare

2010: , on the Shel Silverstein tribute album Twistable Turnable Man

Lucinda Williams

2017: , on her album Portrait of a Painted Lady.[20]

Kikki Danielsson