Faro Annie

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Faro Annie
Renbourn Faro-Annie.jpg
Studio album by
Released1971
Recorded1971
StudioLivingston Studios, New Barnet, London
Genre
Length41:35
Label Transatlantic (U.K.)
Reprise (U.S./Canada)
Producer Bill Leader
John Renbourn chronology
The Lady and the Unicorn
(1970)
Faro Annie
(1971)
So Clear
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record Guide B+ [2]

Faro Annie is the 1971 solo album by British folk musician John Renbourn. On this release, Renbourn ventures into folk rock and blues territory. There is also heavy use of the sitar on this album, played by Renbourn himself. He is joined on the album by Pentangle bandmates Danny Thompson and Terry Cox.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."White House Blues" Traditional 3:38
2."Buffalo Skinners"Traditional Woody Guthrie 3:40
3."Kokomo Blues" Mississippi Fred McDowell, Kokomo Arnold, Traditional3:56
4."Little Sadie"Traditional3:19
5."Shake Shake Mama"Traditional3:27
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Willy O' Winsbury"Traditional5:39
7."The Cuckoo"Traditional3:59
8."Come On in My Kitchen" Robert Johnson 3:54
9."Country Blues"Traditional, Dock Boggs 3:38
10."Faro Annie" John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox, Sue Draheim 3:27
11."Back on the Road Again"Traditional, Ian Campbell 3:11
Total length:41:35

Personnel

Production

References

  1. Faro Annie at AllMusic
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved 10 March 2019 via robertchristgau.com.