STONEGROUND WORDS
SIDE 1
1. TOGETHER ALONE (4:53)
2. BETWEEN THE ROADS SIGNS (2:37)
3. SUMMER WEAVING (3:43)
4. MY RAINBOW RACE (4:11)
5. DO YOU BELIEVE? (5:26)
SIDE 2
6. I AM NOT A POET (NIGHT SONG) (5:22)
7. STONEGROUND WORDS (4:17)
8. SONG OF THE SOUTH, BASED ON A THEME FROM THE SONG OF THE NORTH, ADAPTED FROM THE ORIGINAL (4:44)
9. MAYBE I WAS (A GOLF BALL) 2:09)
10. HERE I AM (4:23)
Produced and Directed by Peter Schekeryk
Arranged by Roger Kellaway
Recorded at 914 Studios – Engineer: Brooks Arthur, assisted by Lewis Lahav
& Larry Alexander
Melanie: Guitar, Ron Frangipani: Organ and Harmonium, Johnny Pacheco: Congas,
Hugh McCracken; Guitar, Billy Keith: Steel Guitar, Sal DiTroia; Acoustic Guitar
Don Payne: Fender Bass, Chuck Domanico, Upright, Roger Kellerway: Piano
Donald McDonald: Drums, Mel Lewis: Drums on Here I Am, Richard Davis: Upright Bass
Al Cohn: Tenor Saxaphone
All sections written by Melanie Safka except
My Rainbow Race written by Pete Seeger
LP issued by NEIGHBORHOOD RECORDS 1972,
USA & CANADA - NRS 47005,
UK - NHTC 251 re-issued as Anchor ABCL 5077 (1975)
NETHERLANDS - NHTC 251 1C 062-93927
ITALY - NHTC 251 3C 064-93927
YUGOSLAVIA - LSN 70524
JAPAN - INP 80684
STONEGROUND WORDS came with a portfolio cover containing five colour prints
and a stunning image of Melanie on the inside of the cover
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CD RELEASE
UK CD from MORELLO RECORDS (2015)
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MORELLO RECORDS MRLL 45 Barcode 5 013929 894532 Released September 25, 2015 |
1. TOGETHER ALONE 2. BETWEEN THE ROADS SIGNS 3. SUMMER WEAVING 4. MY RAINBOW RACE 5. DO YOU BELIEVE? 6. I AM NOT A POET (NIGHT SONG) 7. STONEGROUND WORDS 8. SONG OF THE SOUTH 9. MAYBE I WAS (A GOLF BALL) 2:09) 10. HERE I AM (4:23) Bonus Tracks 11. BITTER BAD
CD reproduces all the original artwork and includes two pages of sleeve note written by Mark Paytress, with comments and insights from Melanie.
CD reissue produced by Lee Simmonds Mastered at Western Star Studios
(p) & (c) Morello Records Morello Records is a division of Cherry Red Records Ltd |
COMMENTS
On both sides of the Atlantic Stonground Words came elaborately packaged in a sleeve designed as a portfolio and containing five 12" x 12" colour prints.
In the UK this was Melanie's first album on her own Neighborhood Records. Two singles were released, Together Alone b/w Summer Weaving (NBH 1) and Do You Believe? b/w Stoneground Words (NBH 5)