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| Strange Fruit SFRSCD006 1997 |
The BBC Sessions 1971 - 73
Sandy Denny
Strange Fruit SFRSCD006 1997
Sandy Denny - piano, guitar, vocals
Hughie Burns - guitar (tracks 16,17,19, 20)
Pat Donaldson - bass ( tracks 16, 17,19, 20)
Willie Murray - drums (tracks 16, 17, 19, 20)
1 The North Star Grassman - Sandy Denny
2 Sweet Rosemary - Sandy Denny
3
The Lady - Sandy Denny
4 Next Time Around - Sandy Denny
5 Blackwaterside - Trad. Arr.
6 John The
Gun - Sandy Denny
7 Late November - Sandy Denny
8 The Optimist - Sandy Denny
9 Crazy Lady Blues
- Sandy Denny
10 The Lowlands Of Holland - Trad. Arr.
11 It Suits Me Well - Sandy Denny
12 Bushes And Briars - Sandy
Denny
13 The Music Weaver - Sandy Denny
14 It'll Take A Long Time - Sandy Denny
15 Who Knows Where The Time Goes?
- Sandy Denny
16 Until The Real Thing Comes Along - Mann Holiner / Alberta Nichols / Sammy Cahn / Saul Chaplin /
L.E. Freeman
17 Whispering Grass - Fred Fisher / Doris Fisher
18 Like An Old Fashioned
Waltz - Sandy Denny
19 Dark The Night - Sandy Denny
20 Solo - Sandy Denny
This 20-track CD was available only super-briefly in the spring of 1997 before Island Records prevented
further copies from being distributed. The several thousand copies that had already been released, however, were allowed to
remain in circulation, meaning that this disc is difficult but not impossible to find. And if you like Sandy Denny, you need
to find it, because it's some of her best material. Most of the tracks are BBC versions of songs that appeared on her first
three solo albums, and most are her own compositions; all but four are performed solo on piano or guitar. In a sense, it's
Sandy unplugged, although that term didn't exist in those days. Denny arguably sounds much better on these spare versions
than she does on the official takes, when she had to contend with often humdrum, over-arranged session accompaniment. In this
context, she comes off much more like a kindred spirit to early-'70s singer/songwriters, especially Joni Mitchell and Judy
Collins, than she does a British folk troubadour. You could, indeed, make a strong argument for this as her best solo recording,
with fidelity that ranges from good to excellent. While eight of these tracks previously appeared on the fine bootleg Dark
the Night, the remaining 12 did not, making it an essential addition for Denny fans.
~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
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1. Northstar Grassman
2. Sweet Rosemary
3. The Lady
4. Next Time Around
5. Blackwaterside
6. John the Gun
7. Late November
8. The Optimist
9. Crazy Lady Blues
10. Lowlands of Holland
11. It Suits Me Well
12. Bushes and Briars
13. The Music Weaver
14. It’ll Take a Long Time
15. Who Knows Where the Time Goes
16. Until the Real Thing Comes Along
17. Whispering Grass
18. Like an Old-Fashioned Waltz
19. Dark The Night
20. Solo
1-6 recorded 16/3/73 at the
Paris Theatre
7-10 Recorded at The BBC on 24/6/71
11-14 on 25/10/72 at The BBC
15 and 18 on 11/9/73 at The BBC
16, 17, 19, 20 on 14/11/73 at The BBC
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