Summary
Sweet Child is a 1968 double album by the British folk-rock band Pentangle: Terry Cox, Bert Jansch, Jacqui McShee, John Renbourn and Danny Thompson.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1 November 1968 | |||
| Recorded | Royal Festival Hall, London, 29 June 1968 and IBC Studios 1968 | |||
| Genre | Folk, folk rock[1] | |||
| Length | 80:13 | |||
| Label | Transatlantic | |||
| Producer | Shel Talmy | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (positive) [2] |
Background edit
One disk of the double album was recorded at Pentangle's live concert in the Royal Festival Hall, which took place on 29 June 1968; the other was recorded in the studio. The material is the most wide-ranging of Pentangle's albums, including folk songs, jazz classics, blues, early music and Pentangle's own compositions. The album cover was designed by Peter Blake, better-known for his design of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.
Reception edit
In his retrospective review for Allmusic, Matthew Greenwald called the album, "probably the most representative of their work... In all, Sweet Child is an awesome and delightful collection, and probably their finest hour."[1]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Market Song" | Terry Cox, Bert Jansch, Jacqui McShee, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson | 4:23 |
| 2. | "No More My Lord" | Traditional; arranged by Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn and Thompson | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Turn Your Money Green" | Furry Lewis | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Haitian Fight Song" | Charles Mingus | 3:52 |
| 5. | "A Woman Like You" | Bert Jansch | 4:06 |
| 6. | "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" | Charles Mingus | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Three Dances
| 4:57 | |
| 8. | "Watch the Stars" | Traditional; arranged by McShee and Renbourn | 3:11 |
| 9. | "So Early In the Spring" | Traditional; arranged by McShee | 3:37 |
| 10. | "No Exit" | Jansch, Renbourn | 2:22 |
| 11. | "The Time Has Come" | Anne Briggs | 3:14 |
| 12. | "Bruton Town" | Traditional; arranged by Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn and Thompson | 6:27 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Hear My Call" | 3:48 |
| 14. | "Let No Man Steal Your Thyme" | 2:59 |
| 15. | "Bells" | 4:45 |
| 16. | "Travelling Song" | 4:17 |
| 17. | "Waltz" | 6:00 |
| 18. | "Way Behind the Sun" | 2:59 |
| 19. | "John Donne Song" | 3:24 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sweet Child" | Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn, Thompson | 5:15 |
| 2. | "I Loved a Lass" | Traditional; arranged by Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn and Thompson | 2:44 |
| 3. | "Three Part Thing" | Jansch, Renbourn, Thompson | 2:29 |
| 4. | "Sovay" | Traditional; arranged by Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn and Thompson | 2:51 |
| 5. | "In Time" | Cox, Jansch, Renbourn, Thompson | 5:09 |
| 6. | "In Your Mind" | Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn, Thompson | 2:16 |
| 7. | "I've Got a Feeling" | Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn, Thompson | 4:29 |
| 8. | "The Trees They Do Grow High" | Traditional; arranged by Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn and Thompson | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Moon Dog" | Cox | 2:44 |
| 10. | "Hole in the Coal" | Ewan MacColl | 5:23 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Hole in the Coal" (alternate version) | 2:44 |
| 12. | "The Trees They Do Grow High" (alternate version) | 3:52 |
| 13. | "Haitian Fight Song" (studio version) | 4:20 |
| 14. | "In Time" (alternate version) | 4:40 |
Charts edit
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 55 |
Personnel edit
- Pentangle
- Jacqui McShee - vocals
- Bert Jansch - acoustic guitar, vocals
- John Renbourn - acoustic guitar, vocals
- Danny Thompson - double bass
- Terry Cox - drums, glockenspiel, vocals
- Technical
- Peter Blake - design
Released versions edit
Sweet Child was originally released in the UK, as a double LP, on 1 November 1968 as Transatlantic TRA178. The US release, in the same year, was Reprise 2R56334. A CD version was released in 1992 as Line TACD9005. Some of the stage banter in the live section has been cut from this version. In 2001, a digitally remastered version was released as Castle CMDDD132, including several versions of some of the studio takes and some additional songs from the Festival Hall concert: "Hear my Call", "Let No Man Steal Your Thyme", "Bells", "Travelling Song", "Waltz", "Way Behind The Sun" and "Go and Catch a Falling Star".
References edit
- ^ a b c link
- ^ Von Tersch, Gary (15 March 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 232. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.