For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night

For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night
For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night
Studio album by Caravan
Released	5 October 1973
Recorded	1973
Studio	Tollington Park Studios; Chipping Norton Recording Studios; Decca Studios, West Hampstead
Genre	Progressive rock, Canterbury scene
Length	45:43
Label	Deram
Producer	David Hitchcock
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For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night is the fifth studio album released by the Canterbury scene band Caravan.^[2] Richard Sinclair and left the band prior to the recording of this album.^[3] They were replaced by John G. Perry and the returning Dave Sinclair. Viola player Geoff Richardson was added to the band.

Track listing[]

All songs composed by Pye Hastings, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"The Dog, The Dog, He's at It Again"		5:58
6.	"Be All Right" "Chance of a Lifetime"		6:37
7.	"L'Auberge du Sanglier" "A Hunting We Shall Go" "Pengola" "Backwards" "A Hunting We Shall Go (reprise)"	Pye Hastings, John G. Perry, Mike Ratledge	10:07

The following bonus tracks were included on the 2001 remastered edition of the CD.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
8.	"Memory Lain, Hugh" "Headloss"		9:18
9.	"No! (Be Alright)" "Waffle (Chance of a Lifetime)"		5:09
10.	"He Who Smelt It Dealt It (Memory Lain, Hugh)"		4:42
11.	"Surprise, Surprise"		3:15
12.	"Derek's Long Thing"	Richard Coughlan, Pye Hastings, Geoff Richardson, Derek Austin, Stuart Evans^[4]	10:57

Pye Hastings – electric and acoustic guitars, lead vocals
Geoff Richardson – viola
David Sinclair – Hammond organ, piano, electric piano, Davoli synthesizer, ARP synthesizer on (1 b)
John G. Perry – bass, vocals, percussion
Richard Coughlan – drums, percussion, timpani

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #
1973	LP	Deram	SDLR12
1973	LP	London	627
1991	CD	Polydor Records	PO 1836
1999	CD	Deram	820971
2001 remaster	CD	Decca	8829802
2001	CD	Decca	9060
2002	CD	Universal/Island	2392
2005	CD	Universal International	882980
2007	CD	Eclectic Discs	1303
2014	SACD	Universal	UIGY-9545

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Pye Hastings Geoffrey Richardson Jan Schelhaas Jim Leverton Mark Walker Richard Coughlan Richard Sinclair Dave Sinclair Steve Miller Derek Austin Stuart Evans John G. Perry Mike Wedgwood Dek Messecar Doug Boyle Simon Bentall Jimmy Hastings
Studio albums	Caravan If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You In the Land of Grey and Pink Waterloo Lily For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night Cunning Stunts Blind Dog at St. Dunstans Better by Far The Album Back to Front Cool Water The Battle of Hastings The Unauthorized Breakfast Item Paradise Filter
Live albums	Caravan and the New Symphonia Live at the Fairfield Halls, 1974 BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert Live: Canterbury Comes to London Songs for Oblivion Fishermen Ether Way: BBC Sessions 1975-77 Surprise Supplies Green Bottles for Marjorie: The Lost BBC Sessions
Compilation albums	The Show of Our Lives The Best of Caravan – Canterbury Tales Travelling Man All Over You...Too The Show of Our Lives – Caravan at the BBC 1968–1975
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