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Evensong (album)

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Evensong
Studio album by
Released1970
RecordedIsland Studios
GenreBaroque pop
Length33:02
LabelIsland ILPS 9136
ProducerPaul Samwell-Smith
Amazing Blondel chronology
The Amazing Blondel
(1970)
Evensong
(1970)
Fantasia Lindum
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Evensong was the second album released by the band Amazing Blondel. It featured the style of music which they described as "pseudo-Elizabethan/Classical acoustic music sung with British accents".

By this time, the band were touring Britain extensively as part of a package of artists supporting major bands such as Free, and their contrasting style coupled with bawdy anecdotes between songs found favour with rock audiences.

The gatefold album cover shows the band in the cloisters of Lincoln Cathedral holding period instruments, while the interior lists credits and lyrics for the songs surrounding a photograph of the band in performance.

Track listing

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All songs credited to Gladwin, except where specified.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pavan" 3:20
2."St. Crispin's Day" 2:18
3."Spring Season" 3:38
4."Willowood" 3:22
5."Evensong" 3:10
6."Queen of Scots"Baird1:40
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Ploughman"3:05
2."Old Moot Hall"2:38
3."Lady Marion's Galliard"3:44
4."Under the Greenwood Tree"3:15
5."Anthem"2:52

Personnel

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References

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  • "Ground and Sky Review". Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
  • "Prog Archives". Retrieved 10 March 2008.