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Al Stewart – Original Album Series / Original Album Series / Warner Music Group 5x Audio CD 2014 Box Set / 2564636168
UPC 825646361687
Alastair Ian Stewart (born 5 September 1945) is a Scottish born singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician who rose to prominence as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s. He developed a unique style of combining folk-rock songs with delicately woven tales of characters and events from history.
Stewart is best known for his 1976 hit single "Year of the Cat", from the platinum album of the same name. Though Year of the Cat and its 1978 platinum follow-up Time Passages brought Stewart his biggest worldwide commercial successes, earlier albums such as Past, Present and Future from 1973 are often seen as better examples of his intimate brand of historical folk-rock, a style to which he returned in later albums.
Stewart is a key figure in British music and he appears throughout the musical folklore of the revivalist era. He played at the first-ever Glastonbury Festival in 1970, knew Yoko Ono before she met John Lennon, and shared a London flat with a young Paul Simon who was collaborating with Bruce Woodley of The Seekers. Stewart hosted at the Les Cousins folk club in London in the 1960s.
Stewart has released 16 studio and three live albums since his debut album Bed-Sitter Images in 1967, and continues to tour extensively in the US, Canada, Europe, and the UK. His most recent release, Uncorked, was released on Stewart's independent label, Wallaby Trails Recordings, in 2009.
Stewart has worked with Peter White, Alan Parsons, Jimmy Page, Richard Thompson, Rick Wakeman, Francis Monkman, Tori Amos, and Tim Renwick, and more recently has played with Dave Nachmanoff and former Wings lead-guitarist Laurence Juber.
| Label: | Warner Music Group – 2564636168 |
|---|---|
| Series: | Original Album Series |
| Format: |
5 x CD, Album,Box Set, Compilation
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2014 |
| Genre: | Rock, Pop |
| Style: | Pop Rock |
Tracklist:
| Bedsitter Images | |||
| 1-1 | Bedsitter Images | 3:19 | |
| 1-2 | Swiss Cottage Manoeuvres | 4:02 | |
| 1-3 | The Carmichaels | 2:53 | |
| 1-4 | Scandinavian Girl | 2:35 | |
| 1-5 | Pretty Golden Hair | 3:40 | |
| 1-6 | Denise At 16 | 3:20 | |
| 1-7 | Samuel, Oh How You've Changed! | 4:02 | |
| 1-8 | Cleave To Me | 2:53 | |
| 1-9 | A Long Way Down From Stephanie | 3:29 | |
| 1-10 | Ivich | 4:27 | |
| 1-11 | Beleeka Doodle Day | 7:00 | |
|
Love Chronicles |
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| 2-1 | In Brooklyn | 3:41 | |
| 2-2 | Old Compton Street Blues | 4:26 | |
| 2-3 | The Ballad Of Mary Foster | 8:02 | |
| 2-4 | Life And Life Only | 5:50 | |
| 2-5 | You Should Have Listened To Al | 3:03 | |
| 2-6 | Love Chronicles | 18:04 | |
|
Zero She Flies |
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| 3-1 | My Enemies Have Sweet Voices | 5:14 | |
| 3-2 | Small Fruit Song | 2:02 | |
| 3-3 | Gethsemane, Again | 5:28 | |
| 3-4 | Burbling | 3:20 | |
| 3-5 | Electric Los Angeles Sunset | 3:48 | |
| 3-6 | Manuscript | 4:45 | |
| 3-7 | Black Hill | 1:23 | |
| 3-8 | Anna | 1:47 | |
| 3-9 | Room Of Roots | 3:52 | |
| 3-10 | Zero She Flies | 5:36 | |
|
Year Of The Cat |
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| 4-1 | Lord Grenville | 5:06 | |
| 4-2 | On The Border | 3:23 | |
| 4-3 | Midas Shadow | 3:12 | |
| 4-4 | Sand In Your Shoes | 3:05 | |
| 4-5 | If It Doesn't Come Naturally, Leave It |
4:34 | |
| 4-6 | Flying Sorcery | 4:23 | |
| 4-7 | Broadway Hotel | 3:59 | |
| 4-8 | One Stage Before | 4:42 | |
| 4-9 | Year Of The Cat | 6:49 | |
|
Time Passages |
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| 5-1 | Time Passages | 6:41 | |
| 5-2 | Valentina Way | 4:04 | |
| 5-3 | Life In Dark Water | 5:49 | |
| 5-4 | A Man For All Seasons | 5:50 | |
| 5-5 | Almost Lucy | 3:43 | |
| 5-6 | The Palace Of Versailles | 5:20 | |
| 5-7 | Timeless Skies | 3:36 | |
| 5-8 | Song On The Radio | 6:22 | |
| 5-9 | End Of The Day | 3:11 |
- Arranged By – Al Stewart (tracks: 2-1 to 2-6)
- Co-producer – Al Stewart (tracks: 2-1 to 2-6), John Wood (tracks: 2-1 to 2-6)
- Composed By – Al Stewart (tracks: 1-1 to 2-6)
- Conductor [Orchestra Conducted], Arranged By – Alexander Faris (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11)
- Engineer – John Wood (tracks: 2-1 to 2-6), Michael Claydon* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11), Ron Pender (tracks: 2-1 to 2-6)
- Guitar – Al Stewart (tracks: 1-1 to 2-6)
- Producer – Alan Parsons (tracks: 4-1 to 5-9), Roy Guest (tracks: 1-1 to 3-10)
- Written-By – Al Stewart (tracks: 1-1 to 5-9), Peter White (tracks: 5-1, 5-9), Peter Wood (2) (tracks: 4-9)
