Greenslade (album)

1973 studio album by Greenslade

Greenslade

Studio album by

Greenslade

Released| February 1973
Recorded| 11–24 November 1972
Studio| Morgan Studios, London
Genre| Progressive rock, rhythm and blues
Length| 40:19
Label| Warner Bros. (UK)
Producer| Tony Reeves, Dave Greenslade, Stuart Taylor
Greenslade chronology
|  | Greenslade
(1973)  | Bedside Manners Are Extra
(1973)

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"Feathered Friends"

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Greenslade is an eponymous studio album by British progressive rock band Greenslade, released on the Warner Bros. label in 1973, and their first album. The artwork for the album cover is by Roger Dean. The album has seven tracks comprising six songs and one instrumental with a vocal track.

## Background

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The song "Feathered Friends" was issued as a promotional single, with "An English Western" and "Temple Song" on the B-side.[1] A second single, on general release was issued in May 1973 with "Temple Song" on the A-side and "An English Western" on the B-side.[2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]

Reviewing the album, planetmellotron.com said, "The album is pretty laid-back, with big themes rather than particularly strong melodies, but they made a good noise, and really didn't sound much like anyone else."[4]

## Track listing

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All music written by Dave Greenslade and lyrics written by Dave Lawson, except where noted.

Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Feathered Friends"|  | 6:42
2.| "An English Western"|  | 3:25
3.| "Drowning Man"| lyrics: Greenslade| 5:48
4.| "Temple Song"|  | 3:32

Side twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Mélange"| music: Reeves, Greenslade, Lawson| 7:27
2.| "What Are You Doin' to Me"| music: Lawson| 4:40
3.| "Sundance"|  | 8:45

Note: The timing for "Drowning Man" is incorrectly given as 6:40 on the sleeve of the original release.

## Personnel

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### Greenslade

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* Dave Lawson – keyboards, vocals
* Dave Greenslade – keyboards, co-producer
* Tony Reeves – bass guitar, double bass, co-producer
* Andrew McCulloch – drums, percussion

### Technical

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* Stuart Taylor – co-producer
* Mike Bobak – engineer
* Roger Dean – cover artwork

## Release history

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Date  | Format  | Label  | Region  | Catalog[5]

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1973  | LP
Cass

LP  | Brain Records
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Philips | Germany

France  | BRAIN 1027
K 446 207
K 46207
BS 2698
6325 500
2004  | CD, Reissue  | Arcàngelo
Warner Music (Japan)  |
Japan  | ARC-7077
WQCP-186

## References

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1. ^ "Greenslade – Feathered Friends" - via www.45cat.com.
2. ^ "Greenslade – Temple Song" - via www.45cat.com.
3. ^ "Greenslade". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
4. ^ "Planet Mellotron Album Reviews: Greenslade". www.planetmellotron.com.
5. ^ "Greenslade – Greenslade at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

## External links

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* Feathered Friends [2018 Remaster] on YouTube

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Greenslade

* Dave Greenslade
* Dave Lawson
* Tony Reeves
* Andrew McCulloch

* Martin Briley
* Mick Rogers
* Dave Markee
* Simon Phillips
* Jon Hiseman
* John Young
* John Trotter
* James Gambold

Studio albums|

* Greenslade
* Bedside Manners Are Extra
* Spyglass Guest
* Time and Tide

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* Colosseum

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* MusicBrainz release group

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