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For the astronomical constellation nicknamed "Water bearer", see Aquarius (constellation).

Water Bearer
Studio album by
Sally Oldfield
Released1978
RecordedMay 1978
GenreBritish folk rock, progressive rock, new age, folk pop, progressive folk
Length42:37
LabelBronze (UK)
Chrysalis (US)
ProducerSally Oldfield
Sally Oldfield chronology
Water Bearer
(1978) 		Easy
(1979)

Water Bearer is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Sally Oldfield, released in 1978.

The song "Mirrors" was released as a single, and reached No. 19 in the UK charts.[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Sally Oldfield. Quotations in "Songs of the Quendi" by J. R. R. Tolkien.[2]

Side 1

  1. "Water Bearer" – 6:25
  2. "Songs of the Quendi" – 12:46
    • "Night Theme"
    • "Wampum Song"
    • "Nenya"
    • "Land of the Sun"
  3. "Mirrors" – 3:29 (This track, also released as a single, is missing from some versions[3])

Side 2

  1. "Weaver" – 3:38
  2. "Night of the Hunter's Moon" – 3:26
  3. "Child of Allah" – 3:19
  4. "Song of the Bow" – 3:37
  5. "Fire and Honey" – 2:30
  6. "Song of the Healer" – 3:19

Charts

Chart (1978/79) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 94

Personnel

Also:

  • Art Direction – Martin Poole
  • Engineer – Ashley Howe, Dave Grinstead, Mark Dearnley
  • Mixed By – Ashley Howe, Sally Oldfield
  • Mixed By (Assistant) – John Gallen, Julian Cooper
  • Photography – Paul Wakefield
  • Typography – Mike Pratley
  • Writer, Arranger and Producer – Sally Oldfield

References

  1. ^ "Sally Oldfield's Water Bearer – Review by Ken Levine". progarchives.com. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Sally Oldfield – Water Bearer". discogs.com. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Sally Oldfield – Water Bearer, Bronze 26-447-XOT Netherlands, 1978". discogs.com. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 223. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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