Follow Me...

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Follow Me...
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Studio album by
Released1966
Genre Folk rock, pop rock, beat
Length39:57
Label Decca
Producer David Nicolson
Crispian St. Peters chronology
Follow Me...
(1966)
Simply
(1970)
Singles from Follow Me...
  1. "You Were on My Mind"/"What I'm Gonna Be"
    Released: November 19, 1965
  2. "The Pied Piper"/"Sweet Dawn My True Love"
    Released: March 18, 1966
  3. "But She's Untrue"/"Your Ever Changin' Mind"
    Released: November 26, 1966
  4. "So Long"/"My Little Brown Eyes"
    Released: August 1970
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Follow Me... is the debut album by Crispian St. Peters and was released in 1966.

Contents

The album featured four singles: "You Were on My Mind", which reached number 2 in the UK and number 36 on the American Billboard Hot 100, [2] "The Pied Piper", which reached number 4 in the UK and number 5 in the US, [3] "But She's Untrue", whose B-side, "Your Ever Changin' Mind", reached number 106 in the US, [4] and "So Long", which did not chart. [5] The song "You Were on My Mind" was originally recorded and released in 1964 by Ian & Sylvia, and was a major hit in the US when covered by the group We Five in 1965.

Reception

Bruce Eder of Allmusic has characterized the album as "strangely inconsistent, crossing between upbeat folk-rock and brooding ballads", also noting the inconsistencies in St. Peters' vocal delivery. [6]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Crispian St. Peters except where noted.

  1. "Your Love Has Gone" – 3:41
  2. "Jilly Honey" – 2:16
  3. "When We Meet" – 3:33
  4. "My Little Brown Eyes" – 2:45
  5. "It's a Funny Feeling" – 1:53
  6. "So Long" – 3:31
  7. "You Were on My Mind" (Sylvia Fricker) – 2:43
  8. "But She's Untrue" – 3:09
  9. "Goodbye to You" – 2:41
  10. "Willingly" – 3:45
  11. "Without You" – 2:19
  12. "That's the Way I Feel" – 2:22
  13. "That Little Chain" – 2:36
  14. "The Pied Piper" (Steve Duboff, Artie Kornfeld) – 2:33

Personnel

Musicians

Technnical

Charts

Singles

YearSingleCountryChartPosition
1965"You Were on My Mind"US Billboard Hot 100 36 [8]
UK Official Charts 2 [9]
AUS Kent Music Report 45
1966"The Pied Piper"USBillboard Hot 1004 [8]
UKOfficial Charts5 [9]
AUSKent Music Report5
CAN RPM Magazine 1 [10]
"But She's Untrue"AUSKent Music Report33
"Your Ever Changin' Mind"USBillboard Hot 100106

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References

  1. Follow Me... at AllMusic
  2. Crispian St. Peters, "You Were on My Mind" chart positions Retrieved June 19, 2015
  3. Crispian St. Peters, "The Pied Piper" chart positions Retrieved June 19, 2015
  4. Crispian St. Peters, "Your Ever Changin; Mind" chart position Retrieved June 19, 2015
  5. Crispian St. Peters, "So Long" single release Retrieved June 19, 2015
  6. "Crispian St. Peters Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  7. Crispian St. Peters, Follow Me... credits Retrieved June 19, 2015
  8. 1 2 "Billboard Hot 100 – Crispian St. Peters" . Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Official Charts – Crispian St. Peters" . Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  10. "RPM Weekly Chart – July 18, 1966" . Retrieved November 10, 2017.