Fotheringay is the self-titled album by the group formed by Sandy Denny after she left Fairport Convention in 1969, and was the group's only contemporaneous release. It was recorded in 1970 with former Eclection member and Denny's future husband Trevor Lucas, with Gerry Conway, Jerry Donahue, and Pat Donaldson. The album includes five Sandy Denny compositions (one of which was co-written with Lucas), one song by Lucas, as well as one traditional song and two cover versions: Bob Dylan's "Too Much of Nothing" and Gordon Lightfoot's "The Way I Feel".
Fotheringay | ||||
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Released | June 1970 | |||
Recorded | February – April 1970 | |||
Studio | Sound Techniques, London | |||
Genre | Folk[1] | |||
Length | 43:55 | |||
Label | Island ILPS9125 (UK) A&M SP4269 (USA) Fledg'ling (2005 reissue) | |||
Producer | Joe Boyd | |||
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Singles from Fotheringay | ||||
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AllMusic |
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Nothing More" | Sandy Denny | 4:37 |
2. | "The Sea" | Denny | 5:32 |
3. | "The Ballad of Ned Kelly" | Trevor Lucas | 3:34 |
4. | "Winter Winds" | Denny | 2:13 |
5. | "Peace in the End" | Denny, Lucas | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "The Way I Feel" | Gordon Lightfoot | 4:46 |
7. | "The Pond and the Stream" | Denny | 3:20 |
8. | "Too Much of Nothing" | Bob Dylan | 3:55 |
9. | "Banks of the Nile" | Traditional | 8:04 |
Total length: | 43:55 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "Two Weeks Last Summer" (live at the Holland Pop Festival, Rotterdam, 28 June 1970) | Dave Cousins | |
11. | "Gypsy Davey" | Traditional; arranged by Denny | 3:52 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "Two Weeks Last Summer" (live at the Holland Pop Festival, Rotterdam, 28 June 1970) | Dave Cousins | |
11. | "Nothing More" (live at the Holland Pop Festival, Rotterdam, 28 June 1970) | Denny | |
12. | "Banks of the Nile" (live at the Holland Pop Festival, Rotterdam, 28 June 1970) | Traditional | |
13. | "Memphis Tennessee" (live at the Holland Pop Festival, Rotterdam, 28 June 1970) | Chuck Berry |
Personnel
edit- Fotheringay
- Sandy Denny – guitar, piano, vocals
- Trevor Lucas – guitar, vocals
- Jerry Donahue – lead guitar, vocals
- Pat Donaldson – bass, vocals
- Gerry Conway – drums
- Linda Pettifer – vocals
- Todd Lloyd – vocals
Production
edit- Producer: Joe Boyd
- Recording engineer: Jerry Boys, Todd Lloyd
- Art direction: cover illustrations by Marion Appleton
- Photography: gatefold image by Tony Evans
- Liner notes: n/a
References
edit- ^ "20 Best Folk Music Albums of All Time". NME. Time Inc. UK. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (2011). "Fotheringay – Fotheringay | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
External links
edit- http://www.thebeesknees.com/category/fotheringay/ Fotheringay at Fledg'ling Records (reissued 28 July 2004)