Follow Me...

Follow Me...
Studio album by Crispian St. Peters
Released	1966
Genre	Folk rock, pop rock, beat
Length	39:57
Label	Decca
Producer	David Nicolson
Crispian St. Peters chronology
Follow Me... (1966) Simply (1970)
Singles from Follow Me...
"You Were on My Mind"/"What I'm Gonna Be" Released: November 19, 1965 "The Pied Piper"/"Sweet Dawn My True Love" Released: March 18, 1966 "But She's Untrue"/"Your Ever Changin' Mind" Released: November 26, 1966 "So Long"/"My Little Brown Eyes" Released: August 1970

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Follow Me... is the debut album by Crispian St. Peters and was released in 1966.

The album featured four singles: "You Were on My Mind", which reached number 2 in the UK and number 36 on the American Billboard Hot 100,[2] "The Pied Piper", which reached number 4 in the UK and number 5 in the US,[3] "But She's Untrue", whose B-side, "Your Ever Changin' Mind", reached number 106 in the US,[4] and "So Long", which did not chart.[5] The song "You Were on My Mind" was originally recorded and released in 1964 by Ian & Sylvia, and was a major hit in the US when covered by the group We Five in 1965.

Reception

Bruce Eder of Allmusic has characterized the album as "strangely inconsistent, crossing between upbeat folk-rock and brooding ballads", also noting the inconsistencies in St. Peters' vocal delivery.[6]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Crispian St. Peters except where noted.

1. "Your Love Has Gone" – 3:41
2. "Jilly Honey" – 2:16
3. "When We Meet" – 3:33
4. "My Little Brown Eyes" – 2:45
5. "It's a Funny Feeling" – 1:53
6. "So Long" – 3:31
7. "You Were on My Mind" (Sylvia Fricker) – 2:43
8. "But She's Untrue" – 3:09
9. "Goodbye to You" – 2:41
10. "Willingly" – 3:45
11. "Without You" – 2:19
12. "That's the Way I Feel" – 2:22
13. "That Little Chain" – 2:36
14. "The Pied Piper" (Steve Duboff, Artie Kornfeld) – 2:33

Personnel

Musicians

• Crispian St. Peters – guitar, vocals
• Alan Parker – guitar
• Big Jim Sullivan – guitar
• Dan Sandford – guitar
• Jimmy Page – guitar
• Vic Flick – guitar
• Harry Stoneham – piano, organ
• Ronnie Seabrook – bass
• Russ Stableford – bass
• Rex Bennett – drums
• Jim Lawless – percussion
• Eddie Mordue – piccolo, flute
• Don Honeywill – saxophone

Technical

• David Nicolson – producer
• Gerald Chevin – engineer
• Roger Cameron – engineer
• Tony Pike – engineer (track 6)[7]
• Barrie Wentzell – photography
• Kit Wells – liner notes

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Country	Chart	Position
1965	"You Were on My Mind"	US	Billboard Hot 100	36[8]
		UK	Official Charts	2[9]
		AUS	Kent Music Report	45
1966	"The Pied Piper"	US	Billboard Hot 100	4[8]
		UK	Official Charts	5[9]
		AUS	Kent Music Report	5
		CAN	RPM Magazine	1[10]
	"But She's Untrue"	AUS	Kent Music Report	33
	"Your Ever Changin' Mind"	US	Billboard Hot 100	106

References

1. Follow Me... at AllMusic
2. Crispian St. Peters, "You Were on My Mind" chart positions Retrieved June 19, 2015
3. Crispian St. Peters, "The Pied Piper" chart positions Retrieved June 19, 2015
4. Crispian St. Peters, "Your Ever Changin; Mind" chart position Retrieved June 19, 2015
5. Crispian St. Peters, "So Long" single release Retrieved June 19, 2015
6. "Crispian St. Peters Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
7. Crispian St. Peters, Follow Me... credits Retrieved June 19, 2015
8. "Billboard Hot 100 – Crispian St. Peters". Retrieved November 10, 2017.
9. "Official Charts – Crispian St. Peters". Retrieved November 10, 2017.
10. "RPM Weekly Chart – July 18, 1966". Retrieved November 10, 2017.