Sweet Child
1968 studio album by Pentangle
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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.
29 June 1968 and
IBC Studios 1968
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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, folk jazz[1] | |||
| Length | 80:13 | |||
| Label | Transatlantic | |||
| Producer | Shel Talmy | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (positive) [2] |
Background
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.
Reception
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Market Song" | Terry Cox, Bert Jansch, Jacqui McShee, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson | Jansch and McShee | 4:23 |
| 2. | "No More My Lord" | Traditional; arranged by Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn and Thompson | McShee | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Turn Your Money Green" | Traditional | McShee and Renbourn | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Haitian Fight Song" | Charles Mingus | None | 3:52 |
| 5. | "A Woman Like You" | Jansch | Jansch | 4:06 |
| 6. | "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" | Mingus | None | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Three Dances
| None | 4:57 | |
| 8. | "Watch the Stars" | Traditional; arranged by McShee and Renbourn | Renbourn and McShee | 3:11 |
| 9. | "So Early In the Spring" | Traditional; arranged by McShee | McShee | 3:37 |
| 10. | "No Exit" | Jansch, Renbourn | None | 2:22 |
| 11. | "The Time Has Come" | Anne Briggs | McShee | 3:14 |
| 12. | "Bruton Town" | Traditional; arranged by Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn and Thompson | McShee and Jansch | 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) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sweet Child" | Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn, Thompson | Jansch and McShee | 5:15 |
| 2. | "I Loved a Lass" | Traditional; arranged by Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn and Thompson | Jansch | 2:44 |
| 3. | "Three Part Thing" | Jansch, Renbourn, Thompson | None | 2:29 |
| 4. | "Sovay" | Traditional; arranged by Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn and Thompson | McShee | 2:51 |
| 5. | "In Time" | Cox, Jansch, Renbourn, Thompson | None | 5:09 |
| 6. | "In Your Mind" | Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn, Thompson | Jansch | 2:16 |
| 7. | "I've Got a Feeling" | Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn, Thompson | McShee | 4:29 |
| 8. | "The Trees They Do Grow High" | Traditional; arranged by Cox, Jansch, McShee, Renbourn and Thompson | McShee | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Moon Dog" | Cox | Cox | 2:44 |
| 10. | "Hole in the Coal" | Ewan MacColl | None | 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 |
Charts
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 55 |
Personnel
- Pentangle
- Jacqui McShee - vocals
- Bert Jansch - acoustic guitar, vocals
- John Renbourn - acoustic guitar, vocals
- Danny Thompson - double bass
- Terry Cox - drums, glockenspiel, vocals
- Technical
- Peter Blake - design
Released versions
Sweet Child was originally released in the UK, as a double LP, on 1 November 1968 as Transatlantic TRA178. The US release, in the same year, was Reprise 2R56334. A CD version was released in 1992 as Line TACD9005. Some of the stage banter in the live section has been cut from this version. In 2001, a digitally remastered version was released as Castle CMDDD132, including several versions of some of the studio takes and some additional songs from the Festival Hall concert: "Hear my Call", "Let No Man Steal Your Thyme", "Bells", "Travelling Song", "Waltz", "Way Behind The Sun" and "Go and Catch a Falling Star".