Rising for the Moon

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1975 studio album by Fairport Convention

Rising for the Moon

Studio album by

Fairport Convention

Released| June 1975
Recorded| September 1974 and February–March 1975
Studio| Olympic (London)
Genre| Rock
Length| 42:07
Label| UK: Island
Producer| Glyn Johns
Fairport Convention chronology
| Fairport Live Convention
(1974)  | Rising for the Moon
(1975)  | Gottle O'Geer
(1976)

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Rising for the Moon is the tenth studio album by the British folk rock band Fairport Convention, released in 1975. It reached number 52 in the UK albums charts. This was the last Fairport album to feature vocalist Sandy Denny.

## Historical perspective

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During this period, the band was dubbed by some fans—in a tongue-in-cheek manner—as "Fotheringay Convention"[citation needed] and "Fotheringport Confusion",[2] as the core of Fotheringay (Denny, her husband Trevor Lucas, and Jerry Donahue) joined the remaining members of the early 1970s version of Fairport (Dave Pegg, Dave Mattacks and Dave Swarbrick) for this version of the band. Lucas, an Australian, and Donahue, an American, joined Pegg, Swarbrick, and drummer Mattacks in 1973 for the recording of the album Rosie.[3] Denny travelled with the band while they toured in 1974 and began performing with them on stage.[4]

This was the first Fairport Convention album not to involve John Wood in the production,[5] and the only one not to feature any traditional material.[6] With a number of solid songs penned, they entered the studio for recording sessions. Although still firmly rooted in the folk-rock vein, producer Glyn Johns brought a more polished and pop-influenced sound to the recording.[5][6] Mattacks left midway through the sessions and was replaced by drummer Bruce Rowland.[5]

This was the last Fairport record to reach the UK charts prior to Red & Gold in 1989; it entered the chart on 12 July 1975, and stayed just one week, reaching no. 52.[7] The band (especially Denny) pinned their hopes on Rising For The Moon to finally be their breakthrough album; that level of popularity never materialized and, in December 1975, after touring in support of the album, Donahue left the band, followed shortly by Denny and Lucas.[6][8] Carrying on as Fairport Convention, Pegg, Swarbrick and Rowland recruited several short-term replacements before persuading founder member Simon Nicol to return.[9]

## Track listing

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

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1.| "Rising For The Moon"| Denny| Denny| 4:08
2.| "Restless"| Lucas, Pete Roche| Lucas| 4:00
3.| "White Dress"| Swarbrick| Denny| 3:44
4.| "Let It Go"| Denny, Pegg, Swarbrick| Swarbrick| 2:00
5.| "Stranger To Himself"| Denny| Denny| 2:52
6.| "What Is True"| Denny| Denny| 3:33

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

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7.| "Iron Lion"| Lucas| Lucas| 3:28
8.| "Dawn"| Denny, Donahue| Denny| 3:42
9.| "After Halloween"| Denny| Denny| 3:38
10.| "Night-Time Girl"| Pegg, Swarbrick| Swarbrick| 2:56
11.| "One More Chance"| Denny| Denny| 7:52

### Bonus reissue tracks

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1. "Tears" (Lucas) – 4:09
2. "Rising for the Moon"[10] (Denny) – 3:06
3. "Stranger to Himself"[10] (Denny) – 2:17
4. "One More Chance"[10] (Denny) – 3:46

## Personnel

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Fairport Convention

* Sandy Denny – vocals, piano (1, 10), electric piano (3, 6, 9)
* Trevor Lucas – vocals, rhythm guitar (1–8, 10–11)
* Dave Swarbrick – vocals, violin (1–3, 7–8, 10–11), viola (3, 9), mandolin (3), dulcimer (5), autoharp (3), acoustic guitar (6, 9)
* Jerry Donahue – lead guitar
* Dave Pegg – bass, electric guitar (8), backing vocals (1–2, 7–8, 10)
* Dave Mattacks – drums (1–3, 8, 11)[5]
* Bruce Rowland – drums (4–7, 9–10)

## Notes

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1. ^ AllMusic review
2. ^ Humphries 1982, p. 81.
3. ^ Humphries 1982, pp. 77, 79.
4. ^ Humphries 1982, pp. 83, 85.
5. ^ a b c d Humphries 1982, p. 87.
6. ^ a b c Humphries 1982, p. 89.
7. ^ Roberts 2006, p. 192.
8. ^ Humphries 1982, p. 91.
9. ^ Humphries 1982, pp. 93, 95.
10. ^ a b c Sandy Denny's original demo

## References

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* Humphries, Patrick (1982). Meet on the Ledge: A History of Fairport Convention. London: Eel Pie Publishing. ISBN 0-906008-46-8.
* Roberts, David, ed. (2006) [1977]. British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

* v
* t
* e

Fairport Convention

* Simon Nicol
* Dave Pegg
* Ric Sanders
* Chris Leslie
* Dave Mattacks

* Richard Thompson
* Ashley Hutchings
* Martin Lamble
* Judy Dyble
* Iain Matthews
* Sandy Denny
* Dave Swarbrick
* Trevor Lucas
* Jerry Donahue
* Bruce Rowland
* Dan Ar Braz
* Maartin Allcock
* Gerry Conway

* Discography

Studio albums|

* Fairport Convention (1968)
* What We Did on Our Holidays (1969)
* Unhalfbricking (1969)
* Liege & Lief (1969)
* Full House (1970)
* Angel Delight (1971)
* "Babbacombe" Lee (1971)
* Rosie (1973)
* Nine (1973)
* Rising for the Moon (1975)
* Gottle O'Geer (1976)
* The Bonny Bunch of Roses (1977)
* Tipplers Tales (1978)
* Gladys' Leap (1985)
* Expletive Delighted! (1986)
* In Real Time: Live '87 (1987)
* Red & Gold (1988)
* The Five Seasons (1990)
* Jewel in the Crown (1995)
* Old New Borrowed Blue (1996)
* Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (1997)
* The Wood and the Wire (1999)
* XXXV (2001)
* Over the Next Hill (2004)
* Sense of Occasion (2007)
* Festival Bell (2011)
* By Popular Request (2012)
* Myths and Heroes (2015)
* 50:50@50 (2017)
* Shuffle and Go (2020)

Singles|

* "If I Had a Ribbon Bow" (1968)
* "Meet on the Ledge" (1968)
* "I'll Keep It with Mine" (1969)
* "Si Tu Dois Partir" (1969)
* "Now Be Thankful" (1970)

Live albums|

* Fairport Live Convention (1974)
* Live at the L.A. Troubadour (1977)
* Farewell, Farewell (1979)
* Moat on the Ledge - Live at Broughton Castle (1982)
* House Full (1986)
* Heyday (1987)
* From Past Archives (1994)
* Live at the BBC (2007)
* Off the Desk (2008)

Compilations|

* The History of Fairport Convention (1972)
* Fairport Chronicles (1976)

Box sets|

* The Cropredy Box (1998)

Related articles|

* Fairport's Cropredy Convention
* appearances
* Woodworm Records
* Matty Grooves Records

* v
* t
* e

Sandy Denny

Solo albums|

* The North Star Grassman and the Ravens
* Sandy
* Like an Old Fashioned Waltz
* Rendezvous
* Gold Dust

Live albums|

* Gold Dust

Compilations|

* It's Sandy Denny
* Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
* The BBC Sessions 1971–1973
* A Boxful of Treasures
* Live at the BBC
* Sandy Denny

Albums with the Strawbs|

* All Our Own Work
* Sandy Denny and the Strawbs

Albums with
Fairport Convention|

* What We Did on Our Holidays
* Unhalfbricking
* Liege & Lief
* Fairport Live Convention
* Rising for the Moon
* Heyday

Albums with Fotheringay|

* Fotheringay
* Fotheringay 2

Albums with The Bunch|

* Rock On

Collaborations|

* Alex Campbell and His Friends
* Sandy and Johnny
* Don't Stop Singing

Songs|

* "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?"
* "The Battle of Evermore"
* "The 3:10 to Yuma"

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* MusicBrainz release group

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