Love Chronicles

Love Chronicles is the second studio album of folk artist Al Stewart, released in September 1969. It was his first album to be released in the US (and was also the only one of his first four albums). Among the supporting musicians were Jimmy Page and four members of Fairport Convention: bassist Ashley Hutchings, guitarist Simon Nicol (listed as "Simon Breckenridge"), drummer Martin Lamble (as Martyn Francis) and guitarist Richard Thompson (listed as "Marvyn Prestwick").[3] The songwriting is generally stark.

For the film, see Love Chronicles (film).

Love Chronicles
Studio album by
Al Stewart
ReleasedSeptember 1969 (UK), January 1970 (US)
Recorded1968-1969
GenreFolk
Length43:03
LabelCBS (UK), Epic (US)
ProducerRoy Guest, John Wood, Al Stewart
Al Stewart chronology
Bed-Sitter Images
(1967)		 Love Chronicles
(1969)		 Zero She Flies
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]

Love Chronicles was released in the UK as part of a double album To Whom It May Concern, which is an anthology of Stewart's first three albums. In 2007, Love Chronicles was issued for the first time on CD with some bonus tracks.

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Al Stewart

Original LP release
  1. "In Brooklyn" – 3:42
  2. "Old Compton Street Blues" – 4:25
  3. "The Ballad of Mary Foster" – 8:01
  4. "Life and Life Only" – 5:47
  5. "You Should Have Listened to Al" – 3:01
  6. "Love Chronicles" – 18:06

Cassette release
  1. "You Should Have Listened to Al"
  2. "Old Compton Street Blues"
  3. "The Ballad of Mary Foster"
  4. "Life and Life Only"
  5. "In Brooklyn"
  6. "Love Chronicles"

2007 Collectors' Choice Music edition
  1. "In Brooklyn" – 3:43
  2. "Old Compton Street Blues" – 4:26
  3. "The Ballad of Mary Foster" – 8:02
  4. "Life and Life Only" – 5:49
  5. "You Should Have Listened to Al" – 3:02
  6. "Love Chronicles" – 18:04

Bonus tracks

  1. "Jackdaw" – 3:20
  2. "She Follows Her Own Rules" (Al Stewart, Peter White) – 3:18
  3. "Fantasy" – 2:15

Personnel
  • Al Stewart – vocals, guitar
  • Jimmy Page – guitar on "Love Chronicles"
  • Simon Breckenridge (pseudonym for Simon Nicol) – guitar
  • Marvyn Prestwyck (pseudonym for Richard Thompson) – guitar
  • Brian Brocklehurst[4] – bass
  • Harvey Burns – drums
  • Martyn Francis (pseudonym of Martin Lamble) – drums
  • Brian Odgers – bass
  • John Paul Jones – bass on "Love Chronicles"
  • Ashley Hutchings – bass
  • Steve Gray – organ
  • Phil Phillips – organ
  • Krysia Kristianne, Robin Lamble – backing vocals on "Jackdaw"

Technical
  • Ron Pender, John Wood – engineer
  • Sophie Litchfield – photography

References
  1. Unterberger, Richie. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. Thane Tierney: Liner Notes to Love Chronicles (Collectors' Choice Music reissue) at Discogs
  4. Peter Vacher (22 December 2010). "Brian Brocklehurst obituary". London: Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
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