Give Me Take You

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Give Me Take You
Duncan Browne Give Me Take You cover art.jpg
Studio album by
Duncan Browne
ReleasedJuly 1968
Genre
Length41:24
Label Immediate
Producer Andrew Loog Oldham
Duncan Browne chronology
Give Me Take You
(1968)		 Duncan Browne
(1973)

Give Me Take You is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter and musician Duncan Browne. It was released in 1968 through Andrew Loog Oldham's Immediate Records. On the record, Browne employs a folk music sound that is informed by rock, pop, and classical elements, with baroque-inspired arrangements. [2] [3] The album spawned the single, "On the Bombsite," which failed to chart. [2]

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Background and history

Prior to his solo career, Browne was a member of the folk rock band Lorel, which was signed to Immediate Records. After their single, "A Whiter Shade of Pale", was rejected by the label, the band dissolved. Andrew Oldham, who was impressed by Browne's arrangement work for other Immediate Records acts, wanted a solo album from him. David Bretton served as a lyricist for the record and the two composed a dozen songs together. [3]

The album's commercial failure coincided with Immediate Records' financial collapse. Following the company's collapse in 1970, Browne was presented with a bill for 2,000 pounds to cover the recording cost of the album. As with most of the Immediate library, the master tapes to Browne's work for the record are considered as lost. [3]

The record was reissued mid-'70s on the Canadian-based Daffodil label. [3] In 1991, Sony Music Special Products issued a CD edition that was mastered from three different vinyl sources, due to lost master tapes. Castle Records reissued the CD for the first time in the United Kingdom, with five bonus tracks. In 2009, Grapefruit Records released an expanded reissue, containing rehearsal recordings, demos, and an unfinished track. [2]

Critical reception

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Despite its commercial failure, the album was received positively and gained attention, particularly from musicians from the respective music scenes at the time of its release.[ clarification needed ] The Village Voice critic Richard Goldstein described the record as an example of "Pre-Raphaelite Rock." [3] Billboard magazine regarded the record and its lyrics as auspicious and notable, respectively. [4] Over the decades following its release, the album drew comparisons to the works of Paul McCartney, the Moody Blues, Van Morrison and Nick Drake. [2] [3]

In a retrospective review, AllMusic critic Bryan Thomas described the record as "one wonderfully tender album". [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Duncan Browne and David Bretton.

  1. "Give Me Take You" – 3:23
  2. "Ninepence Worth of Walking" – 3:27
  3. "Dwarf in a Tree (A Cautionary Tale)" – 3:11
  4. "The Ghost Walks" – 5:55
  5. "Waking You (Part One)" – 1:09
  6. "Chloe in the Garden" – 5:07
  7. "Waking You (Part Two)" – 0:57
  8. "On the Bombsite" – 3:10
  9. "I Was, You Weren't" – 2:02
  10. "Gabilan" – 4:03
  11. "Alfred Bell" – 4:30
  12. "The Death of Neil" – 4:30

Personnel

Album personnel as adapted from album liner notes. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Unterberger, Richie. "Duncan Browne – Journey: The Anthology 1967–1993". AllMusic . Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Thomas, Bryan. "Duncan Browne – Give Me Take You". AllMusic . Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Eder, Bruce. "Duncan Browne". AllMusic . Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Folk Review: Duncan Browne – Give Me Take You". Billboard . Vol. 80, no. 39. 28 September 1968. p. 30. ISSN   0006-2510.
  5. ↑ Duncan Browne – Give Me Take You album liner notes
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