BIRTHDAY BLUES

Bert Jansch

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3.18 | 10 ratings | 2 reviews | 20% 5 stars

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Studio Album, released in 1969

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Come Sing A Happy Song to Prove We Can All Get Along The Lumpy, Bumpy, Long & Dusty Road (2:01)
2. The Bright New Year (1:31)
3. Tree Song (2:33)
4. Poison (3:12)
5. Miss Heather Rosemary Swell (2:07)
6. I've Got a Woman (5:12)
7. A Woman Like You (4:23)
8. I Am Lonely (2:27)
9. Promised Land (2:48)
10. Birthday Blues (1:10)
11. Wishing Well (2:13)
12. Blues (2:40)

Total time: 32:17

Line-up / Musicians

- Herbert "Bert" Jansch / acoustic guitar, vocals

With:
- Ray Warleigh / flute, alto saxophone
- Duffy Power / harmonica
- Danny Thompson / bass
- Terry Cox / drums

Releases information

Artwork: Gordon House with Hans Feurer (photo)

LP Transatlantic Records ‎- TRA 179 (1969, UK)
LP Sanctuary Records ‎- TRA 179 (2016, Europe) Remastered by Barry Grint

CD Castle Music ‎- CMRCD334 (2001, UK)

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BERT JANSCH Birthday Blues ratings distribution

3.18
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Review by kenethlevine
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With the PENTANGLE having issued their well received eponymous debut a year prior, JANSCH appeared energized on his next solo project, even retaining bassist DANNY THOMPSON and incorporating some of the parent (child) group suave approaches on tracks like Poison", "Promised Land" and "A Woman Like You". Terry Cox's drums trade off Jansch's guitars. Elsewhere, the mood can be light, as in the oh so sixties "Come Sing me a Happy song" that should come with an addiction warning. "Tree Song" is wistful and romantic, one of several with pastoral flutes by Ray Warleigh. For the rest, it is middling a bit too often while still commendable for material that serves Jansch's voice better than on any prior album. This is fortuitous given that Pentangle sees him splitting duties with a top notch singer JACQUI MCSHEE, reflexively awarding bonus points to ensemble vs solo efforts. Loosely recommended to fans of both.

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3 stars Yet another interesting record from Bert. This time there is no prog - again. Not a lot of this stuff worked for me, but feel free to check it out anyway. Almost half of the album has some of my favorite tracks. The other tracks are not so bad, though. Do check out the light-hearted 'The B ... (read more)

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