Bill Fay | ||||
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Released | 1970 | |||
Genre | Folk rock [1] | |||
Length | 34:43 | |||
Label | Deram | |||
Producer | Peter Eden | |||
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Bill Fay is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Bill Fay, released in 1970 by Deram Records. The album was re-released in 2005 with the addition of the 1967 single "Some Good Advice" and its b-side "Screams in the Ears". The album cover features a photograph of Fay stood in water beside a lake in Hyde Park. [2]
All tracks are written by Bill Fay
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Garden Song" | 3:13 |
2. | "The Sun is Bored" | 2:32 |
3. | "We Want You To Stay" | 3:33 |
4. | "Narrow Way" | 2:48 |
5. | "We Have Laid Here" | 2:28 |
6. | "Sing Us One Your Songs May" | 2:50 |
7. | "Gentle Willie" | 3:15 |
8. | "Methane River" | 2:57 |
9. | "The Room" | 1:57 |
10. | "Goodnight Stan" | 2:05 |
11. | "Cannons Plain" | 2:26 |
12. | "Be Not So Fearful" | 2:46 |
13. | "Down To The Bridge" | 1:56 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Screams In The Ears" | 3:23 |
15. | "Some Good Advice" | 2:21 |
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