My Side of Your Window
My Side of Your Window | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by Ralph McTell | ||||
Released | December 1969 | |||
Recorded | August 1969 | |||
Studio | Regent Sound Studios, London | |||
Genre | Folk, folk rock, country blues | |||
Label | Transatlantic | |||
Producer | Ralph McTell | |||
Ralph McTell chronology | ||||
|
My Side of Your Window is the third album released in the UK by British folk musician Ralph McTell, and the first produced by the artist himself.
Track listing[]
All titles by Ralph McTell except where stated.[1]
- "Michael in the Garden"
- "Clown"
- "Girl on a Bicycle" (Ralph McTell, Gary Petersen)
- "Father Forgive Them"
- "All Things Change"
- "I've Thought About It"
- "Factory Girl"
- "Blues in More Than 12 Bars"
- "Kew Gardens"
- "Wait Until the Snow"
- "Silver Birch and Weeping Willow"
Personnel[]
- Ralph McTell - guitar, harmonica, piano, vocals
- Bruce Barthol - bass
- "Neil" - flute on "Michael in the Garden"
- Brian "Brock" Brocklehurst - bass
- Gary Petersen - guitar, piano, organ
- Phil Greenberg - lead guitar on "I've Thought About It" and "Wait Until the Snow"
- John Marshall - drums on "I've Thought About It" and "Wait Until the Snow"
- Clive Palmer - banjo, fiddle on "Blues in More Than 12 Bars"
- Mick Bennett - percussion on "Blues in More Than 12 Bars"
- Folk Weavers - vocal accompaniment (track 9)
- Tony Visconti - string arrangements
- Brian Brittain - vocal arrangement (track 9)
Production credits[]
- Producer: Ralph McTell (except track 3, Gus Dudgeon)
- Engineers: Tom Allom and "Adrian" at Regent Sound
- Model used on sleeve design: Peter Thaine
- Liner notes: Robin Denselow
Awards and accolades[]
- Upon its release, My Side of Your Window was Melody Maker's Folk LP of the Month.[2]
- During his 60th birthday concert at the Royal Festival Hall in November 2004, McTell was presented with a Gold Disc of My Side of Your Window.[3]
Release history[]
Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 1969 | Transatlantic | LP | TRA209 | |
Australia | 1980 | Transatlantic/ 7 Records |
LP | MLM402 | |
France | Transatlantic | LP | 2933126 | ||
United Kingdom | 2007 | Transatlantic | CD | TRRCD402 | 'Expanded Edition' with four bonus tracks - a 1969 single and three taken from "Revisited". |
Many of the tracks on this album also feature in the "Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs" compilation.
Track variations[]
The UK 2007 CD release includes four bonus tracks:[4]
- 12. "Summer Come Along" (1)
- 13. "Michael in the Garden" (2)
- 14. "Clown" (2)
- 15. "Factory Girl" (2)
(1) A single released in the UK in 1969
(2) Re-mixed or re-recorded in 1970 for "Revisited"
References[]
Categories:
- Ralph McTell albums
- 1969 albums
- Albums arranged by Tony Visconti
- Transatlantic Records albums