Audience (album)

1969 studio album by Audience

Audience

Studio album by

Audience

Released| December 1969[1]
Recorded| 1969
Studio| Morgan, London
Genre| Art rock, progressive rock
Length| 40:55
Label| Polydor (UK)
Producer| Chris Brough
Audience chronology
|  | Audience
(1969)  | Friend's Friend's Friend
(1970)

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Audience is the first album by British art rock band Audience, released in 1969. It was deleted shortly after its release and is now collectable in its original vinyl version.[2] The band was soon afterwards signed by Tony Stratton Smith to Charisma Records.

## Track listing

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Unless noted, all tracks credited to Howard Werth and Trevor Williams.[3]

### Side one

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1. "Banquet" – 3:47[4]
2. "Poet" – 3:05
3. "Waverley Stage Coach" (Williams) – 2:59[4]
4. "Riverboat Queen" – 2:57
5. "Harlequin" – 2:35
6. "Heaven Was an Island" – 4:18[4]

### Side two

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1. "Too Late I'm Gone" – 2:37[4]
2. "Maidens Cry" (Gemmell, Richardson, Werth, Williams) – 4:47[4]
3. "Pleasant Convalescence" – (Gemmell, Werth) – 2:30
4. "Leave It Unsaid"[4]
5. "Man On Box" (Gemmell, Werth)[4]
6. "House On the Hill"

### Re-release bonus tracks

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1. "Paper Round"
2. "The Going Song"
3. "Troubles" (Werth)

## Personnel

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* Howard Werth[5] – electric classical guitar, vocals
* Trevor Williams – bass
* Keith Gemmell – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
* Tony Connor – drums, vibes
* Mike d'Abo – piano

Additional personnel

* Chris Brough – producer
* Andrew Price-Jackman – string arrangements on tracks A3, B1 & B3[6]
* Paragon Publicity – sleeve design

## References

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1. ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 24 January 1969. p. 23. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
2. ^ "Audience". www.alexgitlin.com. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
3. ^ Audience at AllMusic
4. ^ a b c d e f g used on the soundtrack of the film Bronco Bullfrog
5. ^ credited as "Howard Alexander Werth"
6. ^ "Audience (2) – Audience (LP, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 15 April 2010.