For more background please check posts on her first Island solo album "The North Star Grassman And The Ravens" https://monolover.blogspot.com/2016/04/sandy-dennythe-north-star-grassman-and.html and second "Sandy" https://monolover.blogspot.com/2013/10/sandy-dennysandy-ilps-9207-72-uk.html . This was the third in a solo trilogy that, together with her inputs for Fairport Convertion and Strawbs, cements her position as one of the best British female singer/songwriters ever. I've seen it been met with lukewarm or even bad reviews and didn't sell a lot back then, which doesn't make any sense to me. Even if maybe not totally up there with the former two it's still very good Sandy Denny. Seven of the nine songs are self-penned and she's supported by many from the old gang. Apart from the two covers - "Whispering Grass" and "Until The Real Thing Comes Along" - performed in a soft jazzy style, it's mostly mellow and embracing with strings superbly arranged by Harry Robinson, occational background quires and lucid guitars, then crowned by her sensible vocals. Audio on this UK is excellent providing cozy listening all way through. Hard to pick favorites out of so many good tunes, but I'll try - "Solo" (oh goosebumps!), "No End", "Carnival" and "Like An Old Fashioned Waltz". Reading what I wrote so far I realise this is more of a love letter than a regular post, but so be it. It is Sandy Denny and with her I'm positively slanted. Issued and reissued pretty much all over the world on vinyl and CD through the years. First US on Island (SW-9340). Japan 2012 2xCD in paper sleeve (Island UICY 75197/8) came with fourteen bonus tracks. Premiere UK had label as shown here in a matt fold/out cover with embossed frame around front pic and a plain green inner (missing with this copy). (FÄV*) (FÄHZ*)
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