Barbara Allen Keith (born 1946) is an American folk-rock singer-songwriter who recorded two solo albums in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
[2] They released a self-titled album on MGM Records, on which Keith wrote two songs, "Daydream Stallion" and "The Only Thing I Had".
[5] Reviewer Richie Unterberger described the album as "slightly above-average late-'60s singer/songwriter music, with a strong country-rock flavor", and compared her singing style to that of Marianne Faithfull.
The album contained a cover of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" – released as a single – along with self-penned songs including "Free the People", also issued as a single and later recorded by Delaney and Bonnie, Barbra Streisand, Sherbet and others;[7] "The Bramble and the Rose", covered by Patty Loveless;[8] and "Detroit or Buffalo", recorded by Melanie.
[9] Reviewer Ronnie Lankford described the album as "a fine effort highlighted by great writing and solid production", performed by "an expressive, soulful singer".