Fairport Convention - Angel Delight

Title: Angel Delight Artist: Fairport Convention Release Date: 6/1971 Re-Released On: 6/30/1998 Label: Polygram Duration: 36:46 UPCs: 731451463129, 0731451463129 Genre: Rock Styles: Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, British Folk, Progressive Folk, British Folk-Rock Moods: Dramatic, Earnest, Passionate, Pastoral, Amiable/Good-Natured, Autumnal, Bittersweet, Intimate, Literate, Witty, Energetic, Gentle, Intense, Laid-Back/Mellow, Melancholy, Organic, Reflective, Rollicking, Searching, Sophisticated, Wistful Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 4 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Lord Marlborough
2. Sir William Gower
3. Bridge over the River Ash
4. Wizard of the Worldly Game
5. The Journeyman's Grace
6. Angel Delight
7. Banks of the Sweet Primroses
8. Instrumental Medley: The Cuckoo's Nest/Hardiman the Fiddler/Papa Stoor
9. The Bonny Black Hare
10. Sickness and Diseases

Year Type Label Catalog # 1998 CD Polygram 514631

Angel Delight [Bonus Track]

Richard Thompson exits the Fairport lineup, leaving the band reduced to a quartet of Simon Nicol, Dave Swarbrick, Dave Pegg, and Dave Mattacks. The loss of big guns Thompson and Denny was felt, but amazingly, although it isn't nearly as well known as Liege and Lief or Full House, this record reached the highest chart position of any Fairport LP, making number eight in England. Swarbrick led the group in even more of a traditional British folk vein. By now everybody involved was singing (with Nicol and Swarbrick usually alternating on lead), and they managed to pull it off, mostly by virtue of the honesty of their voices and instrumental work almost as vital and animated as any in their history. From the beautifully sung and exciting opener "Lord Marlborough," the album should strike a responsive chord with any folk or folk-rock enthusiast--especially enjoyable are the singing on the buoyantly humorous title track and the viola/violin duet between Swarbrick and Nicol on "Bridge Over The River Ash." ~ Bruce Eder & William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Dave Mattacks Vocals, Drums, Piano, Bass Dave Pegg Bass, Viola, Violin, Vocals Dave Swarbrick Mandolin, Mandoline, Violin, Vocals Fairport Convention Arranger, Producer John Wood Engineer, Producer Simon Nicol Vocals, Dulcimer, Guitar, ?, Bass, Viola