FAIRPORT CONVENTION -LIEGE & LIEF- 1969 U.K. ISLAND LP PINK I Label
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Liege & Lief is the fourth album by the English folk rock band Fairport Convention. It is the third and final album the group released in the UK in 1969, all of which prominently feature Sandy Denny as lead female vocalis. It is also the very first Fairport album on which all songs have either been adapted (freely) from traditional British and Celtic folk material (for example "Matty Groves", "Tam Lin"), or else are original compositions (such as "Come All Ye", "Crazy Man Michael". Denny quit the band even before the album's release. The album has come to be regarded as having a major influence in the development of British folk rock. It was voted the 'most important folk album of all time' by BBC Radio 2 listeners in 2002, and at the 2006 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Liege and Lief won the award for Most influential Folk Album of all time. In June 2007, Mojo magazine listed Liege & Lief at number 58 in its list of "100 Records that changed the world" Side one
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- "Come All Ye" (Sandy Denny, Ashley Hutchings) – 4:55
- "Reynardine" (Traditional; arranged by Fairport) – 4:33
- "Matty Groves" (Traditional; arranged by Fairport) – 8:08
- "Farewell, Farewell"[17] (Richard Thompson) – 2:38
Side two[edit]
- "The Deserter" (Traditional; arranged by Fairport) – 4:10
- Medley (Traditional; arranged by Dave Swarbrick) – 4:00
- "The Lark in the Morning"
- "Rakish Paddy"
- "Foxhunters' Jig"
- "Toss the Feathers"
- "Tam Lin" (Traditional; arranged by Swarbrick) – 7:20
- "Crazy Man Michael" (Thompson, Swarbrick) – 4:35
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