Greenslade (album)

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Greenslade
Greenslade cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1973
Recorded11–24 November 1972
Studio Morgan Studios, London
Genre Progressive rock, rhythm and blues
Length40:19
Label Warner Bros. (UK)
Producer Tony Reeves, Dave Greenslade, Stuart Taylor
Greenslade chronology
Greenslade
(1973)
Bedside Manners Are Extra
(1973)
Audio sample
"Feathered Friends"

Greenslade is an eponymous studio album by British progressive rock band Greenslade, released on the Warner Bros. label in 1973, and their first album. The artwork for the album cover is by Roger Dean. The album has seven tracks comprising six songs and one instrumental with a vocal track.

Contents

Background

The song "Feathered Friends" was issued as a promotional single, with "An English Western" and "Temple Song" on the B-side. [1] A second single, on general release was issued in May 1973 with "Temple Song" on the A-side and "An English Western" on the B-side. [2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Reviewing the album, planetmellotron.com said, "The album is pretty laid-back, with big themes rather than particularly strong melodies, but they made a good noise, and really didn't sound much like anyone else." [4]

Track listing

All music written by Dave Greenslade and lyrics written by Dave Lawson, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Feathered Friends" 6:42
2."An English Western" 3:25
3."Drowning Man"lyrics: Greenslade5:48
4."Temple Song" 3:32
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mélange"music: Reeves, Greenslade, Lawson7:27
2."What Are You Doin' to Me"music: Lawson4:40
3."Sundance" 8:45

Note: The timing for "Drowning Man" is incorrectly given as 6:40 on the sleeve of the original release.

Personnel

Greenslade

Technical

Release history

DateFormatLabelRegionCatalog [5]
1973LP
Cass
LP
LP
LP
Brain Records
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Philips
Germany
UK
UK
US
France
BRAIN 1027
K 446 207
K 46207
BS 2698
6325 500
2004CD, ReissueArcàngelo
Warner Music (Japan)

Japan
ARC-7077
WQCP-186

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References

  1. "Greenslade – Feathered Friends" via www.45cat.com.
  2. "Greenslade – Temple Song" via www.45cat.com.
  3. "Greenslade". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. "Planet Mellotron Album Reviews: Greenslade". www.planetmellotron.com.
  5. "Greenslade – Greenslade at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 22 September 2009.