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This was the band's comeback album after a fairly dire patch in the mid-'70s. The fact is, Back and Fourth (originally issued by Polygram) isn't really that good a record, lacking the imagination and spirit of experimentation that highlighted their early albums for Charisma. But at its best, it was smoothly commercial, standing next to those earlier albums roughly where the Bee Gees' early disco stuff stood next to material like Odessa. And it was a success, mostly thanks to the presence of Alan Hull's best song to date, the Springsteen-like "Run for Home." With its original lineup back together, Lindisfarne went for the gold this time, building their music on folk-like melodies (and a distinctly American sound, at that), country-type hooks ("King's Cross Blues"), and pleasing harmonies, exemplified by "Warm Feeling," where the group sounds like an earthier, edgier Firefall. Alan Hull's writing also took on a trans-Atlantic character -- gone was the distinct English character of songs like "Fog on the Tyne," and in its place was a poppier American sound, with some brief, embarrassing digressions into funky R&B ("Get Wise"). "Woman," whose subject is no more ambitious than its title, would have been an embarrassment to Lindisfarne during the early '70s, but it was the kind of sound that didn't offend radio programmers, and "Run for Home" became a familiar track on FM radio even in America, where the band had scarcely made any impression in earlier years. Producer Gus Dudgeon kept the instrumentation simple and the sound pretty much rooted in midtempo rock, and the result was a pleasing collection of new tunes.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Ray Jackson, Mandolin - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Rod Clements, Bass - Simon Cowe, Lead Guitar - Ray Laidlaw, Drums - Lindisfarne, Performance, MainArtist - Alan Hull, Composer, Vocals
© 1999 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Ray Jackson, Composer, Mandolin - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Rod Clements, Bass - Simon Cowe, Lead Guitar - Ray Laidlaw, Drums - Lindisfarne, MainArtist - Alan Hull, Vocals - Charles Harcourt, Composer
© 1999 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Ray Jackson, Mandolin - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Simon Cowe, Lead Guitar - Ray Laidlaw, Drums - Lindisfarne, Performance, MainArtist - Alan Hull, Vocals
© 1999 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Ray Jackson, Mandolin - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Simon Cowe, Lead Guitar - Ray Laidlaw, Drums - Lindisfarne, Performance, MainArtist - Alan Hull, Vocals
© 1999 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Ray Jackson, Mandolin - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Rod Clements, Bass - Simon Cowe, Lead Guitar - Ray Laidlaw, Drums - Lindisfarne, Performance, MainArtist - Alan Hull, Composer, Vocals
© 1999 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Ray Jackson, Mandolin - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Rod Clements, Bass - Simon Cowe, Lead Guitar - Ray Laidlaw, Drums - Lindisfarne, MainArtist - Alan Hull, Vocals
© 1999 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Ray Jackson, Mandolin - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Rod Clements, Bass - Simon Cowe, Lead Guitar - Ray Laidlaw, Drums - Lindisfarne, MainArtist - Alan Hull, Vocals
© 1999 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Ray Jackson, Mandolin - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Simon Cowe, Lead Guitar - Ray Laidlaw, Drums - Lindisfarne, Performance, MainArtist - Alan Hull, Vocals
© 1999 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Ray Jackson, Mandolin - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Rod Clements, Bass - Simon Cowe, Lead Guitar - Ray Laidlaw, Drums - Lindisfarne, MainArtist - Alan Hull, Composer, Vocals
© 1999 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Ray Jackson, Mandolin - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Rod Clements, Bass - Simon Cowe, Lead Guitar - Ray Laidlaw, Drums - Lindisfarne, MainArtist - Alan Hull, Vocals
© 1999 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Ray Jackson, Mandolin - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Rod Clements, Bass - Simon Cowe, Lead Guitar - Ray Laidlaw, Drums - Lindisfarne, MainArtist - Alan Hull, Vocals
© 1999 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Album review
This was the band's comeback album after a fairly dire patch in the mid-'70s. The fact is, Back and Fourth (originally issued by Polygram) isn't really that good a record, lacking the imagination and spirit of experimentation that highlighted their early albums for Charisma. But at its best, it was smoothly commercial, standing next to those earlier albums roughly where the Bee Gees' early disco stuff stood next to material like Odessa. And it was a success, mostly thanks to the presence of Alan Hull's best song to date, the Springsteen-like "Run for Home." With its original lineup back together, Lindisfarne went for the gold this time, building their music on folk-like melodies (and a distinctly American sound, at that), country-type hooks ("King's Cross Blues"), and pleasing harmonies, exemplified by "Warm Feeling," where the group sounds like an earthier, edgier Firefall. Alan Hull's writing also took on a trans-Atlantic character -- gone was the distinct English character of songs like "Fog on the Tyne," and in its place was a poppier American sound, with some brief, embarrassing digressions into funky R&B ("Get Wise"). "Woman," whose subject is no more ambitious than its title, would have been an embarrassment to Lindisfarne during the early '70s, but it was the kind of sound that didn't offend radio programmers, and "Run for Home" became a familiar track on FM radio even in America, where the band had scarcely made any impression in earlier years. Producer Gus Dudgeon kept the instrumentation simple and the sound pretty much rooted in midtempo rock, and the result was a pleasing collection of new tunes.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:22
- Main artists: Lindisfarne
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Castle Communications
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1999 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
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