Love Chronicles Explained
Love Chronicles |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Al Stewart |
Cover: | Love-chronicles.jpg |
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 |
Prev Title: | Bed-Sitter Images |
Prev Year: | 1967 |
Next Title: | Zero She Flies |
Next Year: | 1970 |
Love Chronicles is the second studio album of 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").[1]
Love Chronicles was released in the UK as part of the double CD To Whom It May Concern, which is an anthology of Stewart's first three albums. In 2007, Love Chronicles was re-issued with three bonus tracks.
Track listing
All tracks composed and arranged by Al Stewart
Original LP release
- "In Brooklyn" – 3:42
- "Old Compton Street Blues" – 4:25
- "The Ballad of Mary Foster" – 8:01
- "Life and Life Only" – 5:47
- "You Should Have Listened to Al" – 3:01
- "Love Chronicles" – 18:06
Cassette release
- "You Should Have Listened to Al"
- "Old Compton Street Blues"
- "The Ballad of Mary Foster"
- "Life and Life Only"
- "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" (Al Stewart, Peter White) – 3:18
- "Fantasy" – 2:15
Personnel
- Al Stewart – vocals, guitar
- Jimmy Page – guitar on "Love Chronicles"
- Simon Breckenridge (pseudonym for Simon Nicol) – guitar
- Marvyn Prestwyck (pseudonym for Richard Thompson) – guitar
- Brian Brocklehurst[2] – bass
- Harvey Burns – drums
- Martyn Francis (pseudonym of Martin Lamble) – drums
- Brian Odgers – bass
- John Paul Jones – bass on "Love Chronicles"
- Ashley Hutchings – bass
- Steve Gray – organ
- Phil Phillips – organ
- Krysia Kristianne, Robin Lamble – backing vocals on "Jackdaw"
Technical
- Ron Pender, John Wood – engineer
- Sophie Litchfield – photography
Notes and References
- Thane Tierney: Liner Notes to
- News: Peter Vacher . Brian Brocklehurst obituary . Guardian . 2010-12-22. 2012-08-20 . London.