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With Like an Old Fashioned Waltz, Sandy Denny expands on the more polished moments that her previous work, Sandy (1972), had suggested. The tone throughout most of the record is melancholy and personal, with gentle piano, rich strings, and barely a trace of her British folk roots. "Solo," one of her best songs, opens the album with a sense of apprehension and yearning, while cuts such as the beautifully vivid title track, the longing "At the End of the Day," and the evocative closer "No End" nicely follow suit. The Ink Spots covers "Whispering Grass" and "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" break the mood a bit, but it's a testament to the breadth of Denny's talent that she's able to make this sort of jazz-inflected pop work for her. These two songs seem to hint at a new direction that never really materialized in her final years, though an entire album of Ink Spots tunes was actually rumored at one point. As Sandy Denny's last solo work for four years, Like an Old Fashioned Waltz remains an intimate and moving record.
© Brett Hartenbach /TiVo
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Jean Roussel, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Thompson, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Robinson, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Mattacks, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandy Denny, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Trevor Lucas, Producer, Engineer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Pegg, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Universal Music Operations Limited
Harry Robinson, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Mattacks, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandy Denny, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Trevor Lucas, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Pegg, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Leaper, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Universal Music Operations Limited
Danny Thompson, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Doris Fisher, ComposerLyricist - Dave Mattacks, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Producer - Sandy Denny, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Armit, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Lucas, Producer - Dave Pegg, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Diz Disley, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Universal Music Operations Limited
Harry Robinson, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Mattacks, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandy Denny, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Donahue, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Lucas, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Pegg, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Universal Music Operations Limited
Harry Robinson, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Mattacks, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandy Denny, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Donahue, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Lucas, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Pegg, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John "Rabbit" Bundrick, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Universal Music Operations Limited
Gerry Conway, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Donaldson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Robinson, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Producer - Sandy Denny, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Trevor Lucas, Producer - John "Rabbit" Bundrick, Piano, Clavichord, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Universal Music Operations Limited
Gerry Conway, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Donaldson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Robinson, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Producer - Sandy Denny, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Donahue, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Lucas, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Universal Music Operations Limited
Danny Thompson, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - SAUL CHAPLIN, ComposerLyricist - Dave Mattacks, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Producer - Sandy Denny, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Armit, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Lucas, Producer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mann Holiner, ComposerLyricist - Alberta Nichols, ComposerLyricist - Diz Disley, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Freeman, ComposerLyricist - Bob Leaper, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Skidmore, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Universal Music Operations Limited
Harry Robinson, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Mattacks, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandy Denny, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Trevor Lucas, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Pegg, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John "Rabbit" Bundrick, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Universal Music Operations Limited
John Wood, Producer - Sandy Denny, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Trevor Lucas, Producer
℗ 2004 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Sandy Denny, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1988 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
John Wood, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandy Denny, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - Trevor Lucas, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John M. Wood, Producer
℗ 2005 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
John Wood, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sandy Denny, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Trevor Lucas, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John M. Wood, Producer
℗ 1985 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Album review
With Like an Old Fashioned Waltz, Sandy Denny expands on the more polished moments that her previous work, Sandy (1972), had suggested. The tone throughout most of the record is melancholy and personal, with gentle piano, rich strings, and barely a trace of her British folk roots. "Solo," one of her best songs, opens the album with a sense of apprehension and yearning, while cuts such as the beautifully vivid title track, the longing "At the End of the Day," and the evocative closer "No End" nicely follow suit. The Ink Spots covers "Whispering Grass" and "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" break the mood a bit, but it's a testament to the breadth of Denny's talent that she's able to make this sort of jazz-inflected pop work for her. These two songs seem to hint at a new direction that never really materialized in her final years, though an entire album of Ink Spots tunes was actually rumored at one point. As Sandy Denny's last solo work for four years, Like an Old Fashioned Waltz remains an intimate and moving record.
© Brett Hartenbach /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:16
- Main artists: Sandy Denny
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Folk/Americana
© 2005 Universal-Island Records Ltd. This Compilation ℗ 2005 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
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