Sweet Child [UK Bonus Tracks]

• Artist: Pentangle
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• Release Date: 1968
• Genre: Folk

Review

Sweet Child, released in 1968, at the peak of Pentangle's career, is probably the most representative of their work. A sprawling two-record set, half recorded in the studio and half live at the Royal Festival Hall, showcases just how versatile Pentangle was in their unique brand of English folk, jazz, Celtic, blues, and pop styles. Some of the live covers are easily their finest performances. Furry Lewis' "Turn Your Money Green," sung by the delightful Jacqui McShee, swings sweetly, buttressed of course by John Renbourn and Bert Jansch's guitar tapestry. Charlie Mingus' "Haitian Flight Song" features a great solo by bassist Danny Thompson, who was easily one of the finest musicians to grace the instrument. The studio tracks are uniformly excellent as well, especially "The Time Has Come," which turns waltz time inside out. McShee, Renbourn, and Jansch all turn in career performances on this track. But these examples merely scratch the surface of Pentangle's peak. In all, Sweet Child is an awesome and delightful collection, and probably their finest hour. [The Castle CD reissue adds numerous bonus tracks, including alternate versions of "In Time," "The Trees They Do Grow High," and "Hole in the Coal" and a studio version of "Haitian Fight Song."] ~ Matthew Greenwald, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Market Song	Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Terry Cox, Jacqui McShee, Danny Thompson	Pentangle	(4:23)
No More My Lord	Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Terry Cox, Jacqui McShee, Danny Thompson, Traditional	Pentangle	(4:05)
Turn Your Money Green	F. Lewis	Pentangle	(2:59)
Haitian Fight Song	Charles Mingus	Pentangle	(3:52)
A Woman Like You	Bert Jansch	Pentangle	(4:06)
Goodbye Pork-Pie Hat	Charles Mingus	Pentangle	(3:48)
Three Dances: Brentzel Gay/La Rotta/The Earle of Salisbury	Traditional	Pentangle	(4:57)
Watch the Stars	Traditional	Pentangle	(3:11)
So Early in the Spring	Traditional	Pentangle	(3:37)
No Exit	Bert Jansch, John Renbourn	Pentangle	(2:22)
The Time Has Come	Anne Briggs	Pentangle	(3:14)
Bruton Town	Traditional	Pentangle	(6:27)
Hear My Call [*]		Pentangle	(3:48)
Let No Man Steal Your Thyme [*]	Traditional	Pentangle	(2:59)
Bells [*]	Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Terry Cox, Jacqui McShee, Danny Thompson	Pentangle	(4:45)
Treavelling Song [*]	Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Terry Cox, Jacqui McShee, Danny Thompson	Pentangle	(4:17)
Waltz [*]	Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Terry Cox, Danny Thompson	Pentangle	(6:00)
Way Behind the Sun [*]	Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Terry Cox, Danny Thompson	Pentangle	(2:59)
John Donne Song [*]	John Renbourn	Pentangle	(3:24)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Sweet Child	Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Terry Cox, Jacqui McShee, D. Thompson	Pentangle	(5:15)
I Loved a Lass	Traditional	Pentangle	(2:44)
Three Part Thing	Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson	Pentangle	(2:29)
Sovay	Traditional	Pentangle	(2:51)
In Time	Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Terry Cox, Danny Thompson	Pentangle	(5:09)
In Your Mind	Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Terry Cox, Danny Thompson	Pentangle	(2:16)
I've Got a Feeling	Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Terry Cox, Jacqui McShee, Danny Thompson	Pentangle	(4:29)
The Trees They Do Grow High	Traditional	Pentangle	(3:51)
Moon Dog	Terry Cox	Pentangle	(2:44)
Hole in the Coal		Pentangle	(5:23)
Hole in the Coal [Alternate Version][*]		Pentangle	(2:44)
Thre Trees They Do Grow High [Alternate Version][*]	Traditional	Pentangle	(3:52)
Haitian Fight Song [Studio Version][*]	Charles Mingus	Pentangle	(4:19)
In Time [Alternate Version][*]	Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Terry Cox, Danny Thompson	Pentangle	(4:39)

Credits

Danny Thompson (Bass), Peter Blake (Cover Design), Tony Wilson (Original Liner Notes), Antony Amos (Project Coordinator), Bert Jansch (Arranger), Becky Stewart (Reissue Design), Colin Irwin (Liner Notes), Jacqui McShee (Vocals), Steve Hammonds (Project Coordinator), Bert Jansch (Vocals), John Renbourn (Guitar (Acoustic)), Bert Jansch (Guitar (Acoustic)), Colin Irwin (Sleeve Notes), Terry Cox (Glockenspiel), John Renbourn (Vocals), Terry Cox (Arranger), Terry Cox (Drums), John Renbourn (Arranger), Terry Cox (Vocals), Jacqui McShee (Arranger)