Fotheringay (album)

Fotheringay
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1970
RecordedFebruary – April 1970
StudioSound Techniques, London
GenreFolk[1]
Length43:55
LabelIsland ILPS9125 (UK)
A&M SP4269 (USA)
Fledg'ling (2005 reissue)
ProducerJoe Boyd
Sandy Denny chronology
Liege & Lief
(1969)
Fotheringay
(1970)
It's Sandy Denny
(1970)
Singles from Fotheringay
  1. "Peace in the End" / "Winter Winds"
    Released: 1970, Island WIP 6085
  2. "The Way I Feel"
    Released: 1971, A&M Records (Canada) AMX 311 W
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AllMusic[2]

Fotheringay is an album by Fotheringay. The group was formed by Sandy Denny after she left Fairport Convention in 1969. The album is 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".

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nothing More"Sandy Denny4:37
2."The Sea"Denny5:32
3."The Ballad of Ned Kelly"Trevor Lucas3:34
4."Winter Winds"Denny2:13
5."Peace in the End"Denny, Lucas4:02
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."The Way I Feel"Gordon Lightfoot4:46
7."The Pond and the Stream"Denny3:20
8."Too Much of Nothing"Bob Dylan3:55
9."Banks of the Nile"Traditional8:04
Total length:43:55
Hannibal CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Two Weeks Last Summer" (live at the Holland Pop Festival, Rotterdam, 28 June 1970)Dave Cousins 
11."Gypsy Davey"Traditional; arranged by Denny3:52
Fledg'ling Records re-issue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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

Fotheringay

Production

  • 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

  1. ^ "20 Best Folk Music Albums of All Time". NME. Time Inc. UK. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ^ Thompson, Dave (2011). "Fotheringay – Fotheringay | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 September 2011.