Four Sail
Four Sail is the fourth album by the American rock band, Love, released in 1969.
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| Released | September 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, folk rock, baroque pop | |||
| Length | 36:52 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Arthur Lee | |||
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| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
Album profile
By mid-1968, Arthur Lee was the only remaining member of the Forever Changes line-up of Love. Three LPs worth of material were recorded in a makeshift studio in a Los Angeles warehouse, with Elektra Records given the rights to first choice of tracks to fulfill Lee's contractual obligation, and the remainder released as the Blue Thumb LP Out Here. The album features a significant amount of vocal double-tracking by Lee. [3]
"Always See Your Face" was featured in the 2000 film High Fidelity and was included on the official soundtrack. The song was also featured on the soundtrack of Lady Bird (2017).
In 2014, Four Sail was ranked number 1 on NME's list of 101 Albums To Hear Before You Die.[4] In 2019, Bob Stanley wrote in Record Collector that "[t]here was a time when people dismissed Love’s very fine 1969 album Four Sail simply because it didn’t sound like the sequel to Forever Changes," but noted the album had been "reclaimed" in later times.[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Arthur Lee, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "August" | 5:00 | |
| 2. | "Your Friend and Mine - Neil's Song" | 3:40 | |
| 3. | "I'm with You" | 2:45 | |
| 4. | "Good Times" | 3:30 | |
| 5. | "Singing Cowboy" | Lee, Jay Donnellan | 4:30 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Dream" | 2:49 |
| 7. | "Robert Montgomery" | 3:34 |
| 8. | "Nothing" | 4:44 |
| 9. | "Talking in My Sleep" | 2:50 |
| 10. | "Always See Your Face" | 3:30 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "Robert Montgomery" (alternate vocal) | 3:41 | |
| 12. | "Talking in My Sleep" (alternate mix) | 2:55 | |
| 13. | "Singing Cowboy" (unedited version) | Lee, Donnellan | 5:52 |
Personnel
- Arthur Lee - lead vocals, piano, harmonica, rhythm guitar, congas
- Jay Donnellan - lead guitar
- Frank Fayad - bass; backing vocals (tracks 6, 7)
- George Suranovich - drums (tracks 1, 5-10), backing vocals (tracks 6, 7)
- Drachen Theaker - drums (tracks 2-4)
References
- "Four Sail - Love". Allmusic. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- Kyle Hoffman. "Review:Love - Four Sails". www.staticdistance.com.
- "101 Albums To Hear Before You Die". NME. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- Stanley, Bob (2019). "Bob Stanley - Record Collector". Record Collector. Retrieved 29 July 2019.