You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here
1971 studio album by Ralph McTell
You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here | ||||
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Studio album by Ralph McTell | ||||
Released | 1971 | |||
Recorded | 1971 | |||
Studio | Trident Studios, Air Studios, London | |||
Genre | Folk, folk rock | |||
Length | 42:57 | |||
Label | Famous | |||
Producer | Gus Dudgeon | |||
Ralph McTell chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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Christgau's Record Guide | B+ (US edition)[2] |
You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here is the 1971 album by British folk musician Ralph McTell.[3] The album was produced by Gus Dudgeon, who also produced Elton John's early albums. McTell was now managed by Jo Lustig but still living with his young family in a council flat in Croydon.[4]
Track listing (UK)
All tracks composed by Ralph McTell
- Side One
- "Genesis I Verse 20" – 4:28
- "First and Last Man" – 3:35
- "In Some Way I Loved You" – 2:54
- "Lay Your Money Down" – 2:48
- "Old Brown Dog" – 4:25
- "Pick Up a Gun" – 4:19
- Side Two
- "You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here" – 3:15
- "Chalkdust" – 3:15
- "The Ballad of Dancing Doreen" – 3:08
- "Claudia" – 3:46
- "The Ferryman" – 7:04
Track listing (US)
All tracks composed by Ralph McTell
- "Genesis I Verse 20" – 4:28
- "First and Last Man" – 3:35
- "In Some Way I Loved You" – 2:54
- "Lay Your Money Down" – 2:48
- "Old Brown Dog" – 4:25
- "Pick Up a Gun" – 4:19
- "You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here" – 3:15
- "Streets Of London" – 4:30
- "The Ballad of Dancing Doreen" – 3:08
- "Claudia" – 3:46
- "The Ferryman" – 7:04
Charts
Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 34 |
Personnel
- Ralph McTell – acoustic guitar, piano, Moog synthesizer, harmonica, harmonium, flute, lead vocals
- Rick Wakeman – organ, piano
- Davey Johnstone – mandolin on "Old Brown Dog"
- Johnny Van Derek – violin on "In Some Way I Loved You"
- Caleb Quaye – electric guitar
- Danny Thompson – double bass
- Steve Bonnett – electric bass
- Roger Pope – drums
- Mike Vickers – Moog synthesizer on "Genesis I Verse 20"
- Gus Dudgeon – backing vocals
- Sheila Dudgeon – backing vocals
- Barry St. John, Christine Holmes, Judith Powell, Liza Strike – backing vocals on "Claudia"
- Tony Visconti – arranger, conductor on "The Ballad of Dancing Doreen" and "Claudia"
- Robert Kirby – arranger, conductor on "Pick Up a Gun" and "The Ferryman"
Production
- Producer: Gus Dudgeon
- Recording Engineers: Robin Geoffrey Cable, Alan Harris
- Photography: Michael Joseph
- Liner notes: Ian Pollock
Release history
Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue | Notes |
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United Kingdom | 1971 | Famous | LP | SFMA5753 | |
United States | 1971 | Paramount | LP | PAS6015 | For the US release, a re-recorded version of "Streets of London" replaced "Chalkdust" |
Australia | 1971 | Interfusion/ Paramount | LP | L-34,373/ SPML934373 | With 'US' track listing |
Canada | 1971 | Paramount | LP | PAS6015 | With 'US' track listing |
Germany | 1971 | Famous | LP | 1C062-93098D | With 'US' track listing |
New Zealand | 1971 | Paramount | LP | SPML934373 | With 'US' track listing |
Holland | 1972 | Paramount | LP | PQ20056 | Released as "Streets of London" with 'US' track listing |
Japan | Paramount | LP | SWG-7554 | With 'US' track listing but different running order | |
United Kingdom | 1975 | ABC | LP | ABCL5084 | |
United Kingdom | 1981 | Mays | LP | TG001 | Released as "1971–72" |
United Kingdom | 1987 | Mays | LP | TPG001 | Released as "The Ferryman" |
United Kingdom | 1998 | Leola | CD | TPGCD14 |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 7 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here" LP sleeve, 1971.
- ^ McTell, Ralph. "Your Well Meaning Brought Me Here". www.ralphmctell.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 187. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- v
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- Eight Frames a Second (1968)
- Spiral Staircase (1969)
- My Side of Your Window (1969)
- You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here (1971)
- Not till Tomorrow (1972)
- Easy (1974)
- Streets... (1975)
- Right Side Up (1976)
- Bridge of Sighs (1987)
- Sand in Your Shoes (1995)
- Red Sky (2000)
- Gates of Eden (2006)
- Revisited (1970)
- Spiral Staircase – Classic Songs (1997)
- "Streets of London"
- "From Clare to Here"