Matthews' Southern Comfort
This UK band was formed by former Fairport Convention singer/guitarist Iain Matthews (b. Ian Matthew McDonald, 16 June 1946, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England), and was named after his 1969 debut for MCA Records. Comprising Matthews, Mark Griffiths (guitar), Carl Barnwell (guitar), Gordon Huntley (pedal steel guitar), Andy Leigh (bass) and Ray Duffy (drums), the newly formed band signed to EMI Records. The unit’s country-tinged sound proved to be an excellent forum for Matthews’ songwriting talents. In the summer of 1970, their second album, Second Spring reached the UK Top 40 and was followed by a winter chart-topper, ‘Woodstock’. Joni Mitchell wrote the single as a tribute to the famous festival that she had been unable to attend. Already issued as a single in a hard rocking vein by Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young, it was a surprise UK number 1 for Matthews Southern Comfort. Unfortunately, success was followed by friction within the band and, two months later, Matthews announced his intention to pursue a solo career. One more album followed after which the band truncated their name to Southern Comfort. After two further albums, they disbanded in the summer of 1972.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Stealin' Home
Folk - Released by Cherry Red Records on 1 jan. 1978
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Stealin' Home
Rock - Released by Omnivore Recordings on 1 jan. 1978
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Rhino Hi-Five: Ian Matthews
Folk - Released by Rhino - Elektra on 27 feb. 2007
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Moods for Mallards
Alternative en Indie - Released by Jerden on 23 okt. 2014
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Kind Of Live (Live)
Blues - Released by Cherry Red Records on 17 sep. 2021
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Some Days You Eat The Bear And Some Days The Bear Eats You
Folk - Released by Rhino - Elektra on 1 jan. 1974
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Kind Of New
Blues - Released by Cherry Red Records on 17 sep. 2021
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Siamese Friends
Pop - Released by Cherry Red Records on 1 jan. 1979
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Kind Of New/Kind Of Live
Folk - Released by Esoteric on 3 dec. 2012
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Spot Of Interference
Rock - Released by Cherry Red Records on 1 jan. 1980
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With a Little Help from My Friends
Folk - Released by Must Have Music on 7 okt. 2022
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Live From London (Live)
Folk - Released by Cherry Red Records on 12 jan. 2024
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I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag
Folk - Released by Must Have Music on 20 jan. 2023
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