Love Chronicles
| Love Chronicles | ||||
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| Released | September 1969 (UK), January 1970 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1968-1969 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 43:03 | |||
| Label | CBS (UK), Epic (US) | |||
| Producer | Roy Guest, John Wood, Al Stewart | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
Love Chronicles is the second studio album of Scottish folk artist Al Stewart, released in September 1969. It was his first album to be released in the US (and was also the only one of his first four albums). Among the supporting musicians were Jimmy Page and four members of Fairport Convention: bassist Ashley Hutchings, guitarist Simon Nicol (listed as "Simon Breckenridge"), drummer Martin Lamble (as Martyn Francis) and guitarist Richard Thompson (listed as "Marvyn Prestwick").[3] The songwriting is generally stark.
Love Chronicles was released in the UK as part of a double album To Whom It May Concern, which is an anthology of Stewart's first three albums. In 2007, Love Chronicles was issued for the first time on CD with some bonus tracks.
Track listing
Original LP release
All tracks composed by Al Stewart
Side A:
- "In Brooklyn"
- "Old Compton Street Blues"
- "The Ballad of Mary Foster"
- "Life and Life Only"
Side B:
- "You Should Have Listened to Al"
- "Love Chronicles"
Cassette release
Side 1:
- "You Should Have Listened to Al"
- "Old Compton Street Blues"
- "The Ballad of Mary Foster"
- "Life and Life Only"
Side 2:
- "In Brooklyn"
- "Love Chronicles"
2007 Collectors' Choice Music edition
- "In Brooklyn" - 3:43
- "Old Compton Street Blues" - 4:26
- "The Ballad of Mary Foster" - 8:02
- "Life and Life Only" - 5:49
- "You Should Have Listened to Al" - 3:02
- "Love Chronicles" - 18:04
Bonus tracks
- "Jackdaw" - 3:20
- "She Follows Her Own Rules" - 3:18
- "Fantasy" - 2:15
Personnel
- Al Stewart - vocals, guitar
- Jimmy Page - guitar on "Love Chronicles"
- Simon Breckenridge (pseudonym for Simon Nicol) - guitar
- Mervyn Prestwyck (pseudonym for Richard Thompson) - guitar
- Brian Brocklehurst[4] - bass
- Harvey Burns - drums
- Martyn Francis (pseudonym of Martin Lamble) - drums
- Brian Odgers - bass
- John Paul Jones - bass on "Love Chronicles"
- Ashley Hutchings - bass
References
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 13, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Thane Tierney: Liner Notes to Love Chronicles (Collectors' Choice Music reissue) at Discogs
- ^ Peter Vacher (2010-12-22). "Brian Brocklehurst obituary". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
External links
- Love Chronicles at Discogs (list of releases)
