Faro Annie
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Faro Annie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Studio | Livingston, New Barnet, London | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 41:35 | |||
| Label | Transatlantic (U.K.) Reprise (U.S./Canada) | |||
| Producer | Bill Leader | |||
| John Renbourn chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
Faro Annie is the 1971 solo album by British folk musician John Renbourn. On this release, Renbourn ventures into folk rock and blues territory. There is also heavy use of the sitar on this album, played by Renbourn himself. He is joined on the album by Pentangle bandmates Danny Thompson and Terry Cox.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "White House Blues" | Traditional | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Buffalo Skinners" | Traditional Woody Guthrie | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Kokomo Blues" | Mississippi Fred McDowell, Kokomo Arnold, Traditional | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Little Sadie" | Traditional | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Shake Shake Mama" | Traditional | 3:27 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Willy O' Winsbury" | Traditional | 5:39 |
| 7. | "The Cuckoo" | Traditional | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Come On in My Kitchen" | Robert Johnson | 3:54 |
| 9. | "Country Blues" | Traditional, Dock Boggs | 3:38 |
| 10. | "Faro Annie" | John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox, Sue Draheim | 3:27 |
| 11. | "Back on the Road Again" | Traditional, Ian Campbell | 3:11 |
| Total length: | 41:35 | ||
