Heavy Horses
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| Studio album by Jethro Tull | ||||
| Released | 10 April 1978 (US) 21 April 1978 (UK) |
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| Recorded | January 1978 at Maison Rouge Studio, Fulham, London | |||
| Genre | Folk rock Progressive rock |
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| Length | 43:05 | |||
| Label | Island (UK) Chrysalis Records (US) |
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| Producer | Ian Anderson | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (favourable) [2] |
Heavy Horses is the eleventh studio album by Jethro Tull, released on 10 April 1978. It is considered the second album in a trilogy of folk-rock albums by Jethro Tull, although folk music's influence is evident on a great number of Jethro Tull releases. The album abandons much of the folk lyrical content typical of the previous studio album, Songs from the Wood, in exchange for a more realist perspective on the changing world. Likewise, the band sound is harder and tighter. The album reached #19 on the Billboard 200 album chart,[1][3][4] and peaked at No. 20 on the UK Albums Chart.[5] The third album in the folk-rock trilogy is Stormwatch.
This album was the last studio album to feature John Glascock playing bass on all tracks.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Ian Anderson.
[edit] Side one
- "...And the Mouse Police Never Sleeps" – 3:11
- "Acres Wild" – 3:22
- "No Lullaby" – 7:55
- "Moths" – 3:24
- "Journeyman" – 3:55
[edit] Side two
- "Rover" – 4:17
- "One Brown Mouse" – 3:21
- "Heavy Horses" – 8:58
- "Weathercock" – 4:02
[edit] Bonus tracks
The 2003 remastered CD added bonus tracks (previously released on the 20 Years of Jethro Tull box-set and Nightcap) and extensive liner notes:
- "Living in These Hard Times" – 3:10
- "Broadford Bazaar" – 3:38
[edit] Personnel
- Ian Anderson – Vocals, flute, mandolin, acoustic guitar, whistles
- Martin Barre – electric guitar
- Barriemore Barlow – percussion, drums
- John Evan – organ, piano
- David Palmer – keyboards, pipe organ, orchestral arrangements
- John Glascock – bass guitar, (uncredited) backing vocals
Guest musician:
- Darryl Way – violin on "Acres Wild" and "Heavy Horses".
[edit] Production
- Produced By Ian Anderson
- Recorded & Engineered By Robin Black
[edit] References
- ^ a b Eder, Bruce. Heavy Horses at Allmusic
- ^ Bloom, Michael (21 September 1978). Heavy Horses, Rolling Stone
- ^ Hannaleck, Keith (August 2003). Heavy Horses at Progressive World
- ^ Porter, Eric (November 2004). Heavy Horses at Progressive World
- ^ "UK chart history Jethro Tull Heavy Horses". www.chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=38632. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
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