| Sweet Child | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1 November 1968 | |||
| Recorded | Royal Festival Hall, London, 29 June 1968 and IBC Studios 1968 | |||
| Genre | Folk, folk rock [1] | |||
| Length | 80:13 | |||
| Label | Transatlantic | |||
| Producer | Shel Talmy | |||
| Pentangle chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (positive) [2] |
Sweet Child is a 1968 double album by the British folk-rock band Pentangle: Terry Cox, Bert Jansch, Jacqui McShee, John Renbourn and Danny Thompson.
One disk of the double album was recorded at Pentangle's live concert in the Royal Festival Hall, which took place on 29 June 1968; the other was recorded in the studio. The material is the most wide-ranging of Pentangle's albums, including folk songs, jazz classics, blues, early music and Pentangle's own compositions. The album cover was designed by Peter Blake, better-known for his design of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.
In his retrospective review for Allmusic, Matthew Greenwald called the album, "probably the most representative of their work... In all, Sweet Child is an awesome and delightful collection, and probably their finest hour." [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Market Song" | Terry Cox, Bert Jansch, Jacqui McShee, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson | 4:23 |
| 2. | "No More My Lord" | Traditional; arranged by Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn and Thompson | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Turn Your Money Green" | Furry Lewis | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Haitian Fight Song" | Charles Mingus | 3:52 |
| 5. | "A Woman Like You" | Bert Jansch | 4:06 |
| 6. | "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" | Charles Mingus | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Three Dances
| 4:57 | |
| 8. | "Watch the Stars" | Traditional; arranged by McShee and Renbourn | 3:11 |
| 9. | "So Early In the Spring" | Traditional; arranged by McShee | 3:37 |
| 10. | "No Exit" | Jansch, Renbourn | 2:22 |
| 11. | "The Time Has Come" | Anne Briggs | 3:14 |
| 12. | "Bruton Town" | Traditional; arranged by Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn and Thompson | 6:27 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Hear My Call" | 3:48 |
| 14. | "Let No Man Steal Your Thyme" | 2:59 |
| 15. | "Bells" | 4:45 |
| 16. | "Travelling Song" | 4:17 |
| 17. | "Waltz" | 6:00 |
| 18. | "Way Behind the Sun" | 2:59 |
| 19. | "John Donne Song" | 3:24 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sweet Child" | Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn, Thompson | 5:15 |
| 2. | "I Loved a Lass" | Traditional; arranged by Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn and Thompson | 2:44 |
| 3. | "Three Part Thing" | Jansch, Renbourn, Thompson | 2:29 |
| 4. | "Sovay" | Traditional; arranged by Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn and Thompson | 2:51 |
| 5. | "In Time" | Cox, Jansch, Renbourn, Thompson | 5:09 |
| 6. | "In Your Mind" | Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn, Thompson | 2:16 |
| 7. | "I've Got a Feeling" | Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn, Thompson | 4:29 |
| 8. | "The Trees They Do Grow High" | Traditional; arranged by Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn and Thompson | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Moon Dog" | Cox | 2:44 |
| 10. | "Hole in the Coal" | Ewan MacColl | 5:23 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Hole in the Coal" (alternate version) | 2:44 |
| 12. | "The Trees They Do Grow High" (alternate version) | 3:52 |
| 13. | "Haitian Fight Song" (studio version) | 4:20 |
| 14. | "In Time" (alternate version) | 4:40 |
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] | 55 |
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