Pentangle - Sweet Child (1968)

Pentangle - Sweet Child (1968)

"Sweet Child, released in 1968, at the peak of Pentangle's career, is probably the most representative of their work. A sprawling two-record set, half recorded in the studio and half live at the Royal Festival Hall, showcases just how versatile Pentangle was in their unique brand of English folk, jazz, Celtic, blues, and pop styles. Some of the live covers are easily their finest performances. Furry Lewis' "Turn Your Money Green," sung by the delightful Jacqui McShee, swings sweetly, buttressed of course by John Renbourn and Bert Jansch's guitar tapestry. Charlie Mingus' "Haitian Flight Song" features a great solo by bassist Danny Thompson, who was easily one of the finest musicians to grace the instrument. The studio tracks are uniformly excellent as well, especially "The Time Has Come," which turns waltz time inside out. McShee, Renbourn, and Jansch all turn in career performances on this track. But these examples merely scratch the surface of Pentangle's peak. In all, Sweet Child is an awesome and delightful collection, and probably their finest hour.remained top attractions on the folk circuit. Thompson joined John Martyn for a while, and has remained active as a session musician, in addition to recording some work of his own for the Hannibal label. The original group reunited for the reasonably accomplished Open the Door album in the early '80s, and other versions of the group recorded and toured throughout the '80s and '90s, usually featuring McShee and Jansch as the sole remaining original members." ~ Matthew Greenwald

Disc 1:
1. Market Song 4:23
2. No More My Lord 4:05
3. Turn Your Money Green 2:59
4. Haitian Fight Song 3:52
5. A woman Like You 4:06
6. Goodbye Pork-Pie Hat 3:48
7. Three Dances - Brentzel Gay, La Rotta, The Earl Of Salisbury 4:57
8. Watch The Stars 3:11
9. So Early In The Spring 3:37
10. No Exit 2:22
11. The Time Has Come 3:14
12. Burton Town 6:27
13. Hear My Call 3:48
14. Let No Man Steal Your Thyme 2:59
15. Bells 4:45
16. Traveling Song 4:17
17. Waltz 6:00
18. Way Behind The Sun 2:59
19. John Donne Song 3:24

Disc 2:
1. Sweet Child 5:15
2. I Loved A Lass 2:44
3. Three Part Thing 2:29
4. Sovay 2:51
5. In Time 5:09
6. In Your Mind 2:16
7. I've Got A Feeling 4:29
8. The Trees They Do Grow High 3:51
9. Moon Dog 2:44
10. Hole In The Coal 5:23
11. Hole In The Coal (Alt. version) 2:44
12. The Trees They Do Grow High (Alt. version) 3:52
13. Haitian Fight Song (Studio version) 4:19
14. In Time (Alt. version) 4:39