Pipedream (Alan Hull album)

Pipedream
Studio album by Alan Hull
Released	1973
Genre	Folk rock, Folk
Length	40:21
Label	Charisma Elektra
Producer	Mickey Sweeney, Alan Hull
Alan Hull chronology
Pipedream (1973) Squire (1974)

Pipedream is the first solo album from Lindisfarne singer Alan Hull. The album reached No. 29 in the UK, while also charting in Australia.

Cover artwork

The cover artwork is based on a painting "The Philosopher's Pipe" by René Magritte. ^[1]

Music

"Blue Murder" has been compared to Neil Young's 1969 song "Down by the River". ^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Alan Hull. ^{[3] [4]}

1. "Breakfast" - 3:29
2. "Justanothersadsong" - 2:52
3. "Money Game" - 2:41
4. "STD 0632" - 3:06
5. "United States of Mind" - 3:04
6. "Country Gentleman's Wife" - 3:36
7. "Numbers (Travelling Band)" - 3:48
8. "For The Bairns" - 2:25
9. "Drug Song" - 3:07
10. "Song for a Windmill" 2:44
11. "Blue Murder" - 5:07
12. "I Hate To See You Cry" 3:22

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart (Official Charts Company) [5]	29
Australian (Kent Music Report) [6]	51

Personnel

• Alan Hull - vocals, guitar, piano, harmonium, "Guinness, wine, tequila, Pernod, Coca-Cola"
• John Turnbull - guitar, "orange juice, health foods"
• Colin Gibson - bass, "mental indecision, snuff and herbal tobacco"
• Ken Craddock - piano, organ, harmonium, electric piano, guitar, "Guinness, wine, tequila, Pernod, Coca-cola and anything else around at the time"
• Ray Laidlaw - drums, "common sense"
• Ray Jackson - harp, mandolin, vocals, "Rude noises"
• Dave Brooks - saxophone on "For The Bairns"

Technical

• Mickey Sweeney - producer, "high level energy"
• Roy T. Baker - engineer, mixing, "woofy woofy"
• Ken Scott, Mike Stone - engineer
• Ian Vincenti - sleeve design
• René Magritte - "La Lampe Philosophique" front cover

References

1. Rene Magritte - Culture
2. Clarke, Steve (7 July 1973). "Pipedream - a review". NME. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
3. BBC - Music - Review of Alan Hull's Pipedream
4. allmusic : Pipedream
5. Chart Stats - Alan Hull - Pipe Dream
6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 143. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.