Love Chronicles | ||||
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Released | September 1969 (UK), January 1970 (US) | |||
Recorded | 1968–1969 | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 43:03 | |||
Label | CBS (UK), Epic (US) | |||
Producer | Roy Guest, John Wood, Al Stewart | |||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+ [2] |
Love Chronicles is the second studio album by the British folk artist Al Stewart, released in September 1969. It was his first album to be released in the US (and was also the only one of his first four albums). Among the supporting musicians were Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin along with four members of Fairport Convention: bassist Ashley Hutchings, guitarist Simon Nicol (as "Simon Breckenridge"), drummer Martin Lamble (as "Martyn Francis") and guitarist Richard Thompson (as "Marvyn Prestwick").
Melody Maker named the record "Folk Album of the Year" for 1969. [3] The American critic Robert Christgau called it "a landmark: the first rock record to use the word 'fuck' ('fucking,' actually)." (He was referring to the 18-minute title song. [4]
In 1993, select tracks from Love Chronicles were released in the UK as part of the double CD To Whom It May Concern, an anthology of Stewart's first three albums. In 2007, Love Chronicles was reissued with three bonus tracks by the Collector's Choice label.
All tracks composed and arranged by Al Stewart
Bonus tracks