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Twenty seven years after the fact, this might well be the best of the early Family recordings. A combination of hard rock (bordering on metal) and wistful folk-rock (it sounds as if Chapman and Whitney were listening to a lot of Incredible String Band), A Song for Me veers toward early progressive rock, but isn't as nakedly indulgent as some early prog-rock recordings (e.g., they didn't try to sound like a jazz band, they wanted to sound like a rock band screwing around with jazz). Perhaps their most experimental record, it seems as though the credo in making this disc was that anything went. And on tracks like "Drowned in Wine," it works quite well. Again, Chapman offers more proof of his vocal greatness, and again the record sells large quantities in England and nearly nothing in America.
© John Dougan /TiVo
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Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer - Charlie Whitney, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1970 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1970 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1970 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1970 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer - Richard Grech, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1970 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1970 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1970 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1970 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
JOHN WEIDER, Composer - Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1970 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
JOHN WEIDER, Composer - Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer - Robert Townsend, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1970 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1969 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1969 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1970 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
JOHN WEIDER, Composer - Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer - Charlie Whitney, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1970 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
DISC 2
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1969 BBC BBC
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer - Richard Grech, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1969 BBC BBC
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1969 BBC BBC
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1969 BBC BBC
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1970 BBC BBC
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1970 BBC BBC
JOHN WEIDER, Composer - Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1970 BBC BBC
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer - John Palmer, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1970 BBC BBC
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1969 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 1969 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Album review
Twenty seven years after the fact, this might well be the best of the early Family recordings. A combination of hard rock (bordering on metal) and wistful folk-rock (it sounds as if Chapman and Whitney were listening to a lot of Incredible String Band), A Song for Me veers toward early progressive rock, but isn't as nakedly indulgent as some early prog-rock recordings (e.g., they didn't try to sound like a jazz band, they wanted to sound like a rock band screwing around with jazz). Perhaps their most experimental record, it seems as though the credo in making this disc was that anything went. And on tracks like "Drowned in Wine," it works quite well. Again, Chapman offers more proof of his vocal greatness, and again the record sells large quantities in England and nearly nothing in America.
© John Dougan /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:41:30
- Main artists: Family
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Esoteric
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Progressive Rock
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd ℗ 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC
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