| Stoneground Words | ||||
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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Studio | 914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, New York | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Neighborhood | |||
| Producer | Peter Schekeryk | |||
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Stoneground Words is an album released by Melanie in 1972. It contains the singles "Together Alone" and "Do You Believe".
The album was a conscious effort to move away from the pop sensibilities of her #1 song "Brand New Key" and focus on more introspective material. “I saw Stoneground Words as a sort of statement, something that would remind people that "Brand New Key" was a complete one-off for me." [1]
The project was initially conceived as a double album. The unused tracks recorded during the 1972 sessions would later form the basis of Melanie's 1974 album Madrugada . In 2024, Melanie oversaw the release of a deluxe edition of the album to restore it to its initial double album configuration, stating “it was like restoring a precious antique… no, it was like being handed a bag full of broken china and realizing it was an ornament that you loved when you were younger, but which fell off the shelf and shattered. So you sit there and you piece it back together.” [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
In their review of the album, Billboard called it "one of the finest packages of her career thus far. The sensitivity and moving lyric line and performance of "Summer Weaving" is just one of the many standouts. "I Am Not a Poet," and the rhythmic "Song of the South" are also exceptional." [4]
Record World 's review mentioned that the "charmingly packaged set is perhaps the best Melanie album yet. "Together Alone" starts things off beautifully, and the rest is consistently fine. Should do big business." [5]
Allmusic praised the album as "mature, intelligent and ambitious" and an "under-heard classic." [6]
in 2017, hip-hop producer and co-owner of Don't Sleep Records, Phoniks sampled Melanie's "Do You Believe?" on his Wu-Tang Clan remix "Back in the Game" amassing over 80 million views on YouTube. [7]
In a 2023 video for Amoeba Music, Josh Kiszka of Greta Van Fleet singled out the record as "very important to me...her voice is unique and her quirky lyric writing and her very unique melody writing is enchanting. She's this total bad ass gypsy queen." [8]
All songs written by Melanie Safka except where noted
Disc One
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| Album Charts | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S Billboard Charts [11] | 80 |
| U.S Cash Box Charts [12] | 37 |
| Australian Charts (Kent Music Report) [13] | 69 |
| Canadian Charts [14] | 34 |
| Yugoslavian Charts [15] | 5 |
| Singles Charts | Title | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| U.S Billboard Hot 100 | "Together Alone" | 86 |
| U.S Cash Box Charts | "Together Alone" | 57 |
| Canadian Charts | "Together Alone" | 37 |
| U.S Billboard Bubbling Under Chart | "Do You Believe" | 115 |
| U.S Cash Box Looking Ahead Charts [16] | "Do You Believe" | 108 |
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