Water Bearer

Water Bearer
Studio album by Sally Oldfield
Released	1978
Recorded	May 1978
Genre	British folk rock, progressive rock, new age, folk pop, progressive folk
Length	42:37
Label	Bronze
Producer	Sally 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 #19 in the UK charts.

Track listing

All songs written by Sally Oldfield. Quotations in "Songs Of The Quendi" by J. R. R. Tolkien.

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)

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

Personnel

• Sally Oldfield - vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, harpsichord, Hammond organ, mandolin, marimba, glockenspiel, vibraphone, banjo, percussion
• Frank Ricotti - percussion, vibraphone, marimba
• Dave Lawson - synthesizer
• Herbie Flowers - double bass
• Trevor Spencer - drums
• Tim Wheater - cymbal
• Jean Price - harp
• Brian Burrows - vocals

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

External links

• The Widening Eye review
• Ground and Sky review