SIDE 1

1. SOMEBODY LOVES ME (2:27)

2. BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (3:35)

3. IN THE HOUR (3:04)

4. I REALLY LOVED HAROLD (4:05)

5. JOHNNY BOY (2:41)

6. ANY GUY (2:50)

7. I'M BACK IN TOWN (2:17)

The first side of Melanie portrays her in the formative years of her career. These sensitive songs were taken mostly from her first album and present personal insights into a complex performer.

SIDE 2

8. WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO MY SONG, MA (4:02)

9. LAY DOWN (CANDLES IN THE RAIN) (7:50)

10. PEACE WILL COME (ACCORDING TO PLAN) (3:18)
11. GOOD BOOK (2:33)

12. NICKEL SONG (3:04)

13. BABE RAINBOW (Reprise) (1:00)

Here is the commercial side of Melanie…Melanie, finding the success she needed to reach the public in her unique way. Her hits are here…and so is the truth

SIDE 3

14. MR TAMBOURINE MAN (4:20)

15. CAROLINA IN MY MIND (3:37)

16. RUBY TUESDAY (4:31)

17. SIGN ON THE WINDOW (2:22)

18. LAY LADY LAY (6:15)

Here, Melanie provides her own, very personal, interpretations of her favourite songs…and her favourite songwriters. This side of Melanie opens even deeper insights into her emotions…Her womanhood.

SIDE 4

19. CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (2:35)

20. ANIMAL CRACKERS (2:12)

21. I DON'T EAT ANIMALS (2:10)

22. PSYCHOTHERAPY (4:55)

23. LEFTOVER WINE (4:42)

Perhaps this side should be called “Melanie In Wonderland.” It shows her imagination, yet below the surface they continue to reflect her serious concern about all forms of life in her world

Produced and directed by Peter Schekeryk
Paintings by Josh Pryce

All sections written by Melanie Safka except
Ruby Tuesday written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Carolina In My Mind written by James Taylor
Mr Tambourine Man , Lay Lady Lay and Sign On The Window written by Bob Dylan
Somebody Loves Me by Gershwin, DeSylva and McDonald

CURRENT CD RELEASE

2CD set issued by BGO Records April 2009

BGOCD859

This 2CD set is digitally re-mastered from the original tapes. The jewel case is held is a special card slipcase and the inner booklet comes with newly written sleeve notes.

PREVIOUSLY ISSUED VERSIONS

Double album issued by Buddah Records in 1972. The US version (BDS 95005 –2) came specially packaged with a cover that folded out to form a cube. The UK version (Buddah 2659 013) came only in a gatefold sleeve.

Canadian CD issued in 1992 by Buddah Records BDK2-95005. This 2CD set contained the full double album. The sound quality is good though tracks do suffer from tape hiss.

UK CD released in 1996 by Wooded Hill Recordings, HILL CD 10.  This single CD did not include Sign In The Window or Psychotherapy.

UK CD released in 1988 by Castle Communications CCSCD195. I Don’t Eat Animals and Psychotherapy were dropped to fit the album onto a single CD which was issued as THE COLLECTION.

COMMENTS

Buddah Records released the Four Sides Of Melanie in 1972 in direct competition with Melanie’s own Neighborhood label. The American version came specially packaged with a cover that folded out to form a cube. This compilation saw the first release in the US of the full version of Lay Down (Candles In The Rain), which had previously only been available on the UK release of Candles In The Rain.