His second solo album after the brilliant "Boulders" https://monolover.blogspot.com/2013/02/roy-woodboulders-svhl-803-73.html . As with that this is almost all him - voices, instruments, production and sleeve design. Only ouside additions were background vocals by Phil Everly on "Get On Down Home" and Annie Haslam (Renaissance) on "The Rain Came Down On Everything". It was well recieved by critics, but failed to sell. To my taste it sounds more adveturous, but also scetchier that its predecessor. I don't get the same flow here though it is interesting enough to sit through with open ears. I hear a mix of Beach Boys inspired vocals and bagpipes in "Interlude", a Led Zeppelin style rocker in "Get On Down Home" and two Andrew Sisters pastiches in "Mustard" and "You Sure Got It Now". But the two tracks that touch me the most are the warm languishing ballads "The Rain Came Down On Everything" and "The Song", showing his ability to write and perform pieces that can open tear channels if the mood is right. I've always been a big fan of the man, from Move, over early ELO, Wizzard and solo and this is just another good thing from his workshop. Full album below. Issued and reissued on all possible formats all over the world through the years. First US on United Artists (UA-LA575-G). UK 2019 CD on Esoteric Recordings (ECLEC 2695) came with seven bonus tracks. Premiere UK had label as shown here in a glossy fold/out cover. (RÖWS*)
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