Gold Dust (album)

Infobox Album
Name =Gold Dust
Type =live
Artist =Sandy Denny

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Released =June 1998 (UK)
Recorded =Royalty Theatre, Posrtugal Street, London, 27 November 1977
Genre = folk rock
Length =
Label =Island Records IMCD 252/524 (UK)
Producer =Jerry Boys, Jerry Donahue, Trevor Wyatt
Reviews =
Last album ="The BBC Sessions 1971-1973"
(1997)
This album ="Gold Dust"
(1973)
Next album ="A Boxful of Treasures"
2004

"Gold Dust" is a live album by English folk rock singer Sandy Denny released in 1997. It documents one of Denny's last public performances and was recorded at the Royalty Theatre, Portugal Street, London on 27 November 1977. The album features many of her classic songs both as a solo artist and as a member of Fairport Convention and Fotheringay.

Denny had not performed live for about two years and her solo studio release from earlier that year, "Rendezvous", had shown a departure from traditional folk music. She had been quoted as saying shortly before this recording quote|If I have to sing "Matty Groves" one more time, I'll throw myself out of a window.CD booklet notes written by Pamela Murray Winters] Denny's voice had audibly changed by this recording, as quote|relentless smoking was to blame for thinning the robust contralto heard on the early Fairport albums.

Track listing

All tracks credited to Sandy Denny unless otherwise stated
# "I Wish I was a Fool For You (For Shame of Doing Wrong)" (Richard Thompson) - 4:32
# "Stranger to Himself" - 3:45
# "I'm a Dreamer" - 4:53
# "Take Me Away" - 4:42
# "Nothing More" - 4:15
# "The Sea" - 5:10
# "The Lady" - 3:45
# "Gold Dust" - 3:53
# "Solo" - 4:46
# "John the Gun" - 4:47
# "It'll Take a Long Time" - 4:59
# "Wretched Wilbur" - 2:59
# "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" (Bob Dylan) - 3:57
# "The North Star Grassman" - 3:46
# "One More Chance" - 8:21
# "No More Sad Refrains" - 2:27
# "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" - 6:38

Musicians

* Sandy Denny - vocals, piano, acoustic guitar
* Pat Donaldson - bass guitar & backing vocals
* Dave Mattacks - drums
* Pete Wilsher - pedal steel guitar
* Trevor Lucas - acoustic guitar & backing vocals
* Jerry Donahue - electric & acoustic guitars (except track 13)
* Simon Nicol - backing vocals
* Chris Leslie - backing vocals

Production credits

* Recorded by John Wood at the Royalty Theatre 22/11/77
* Mixes produced by Jerry Boys & Jerry Donahue
* Engineered by Jerry Boys at Livingstone Studios
* Executive Producer (Restoration) - Trevor Wyatt
* Mastered by Donal Wheelan at Chop 'Em Out, London

References

* [http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/~zierke/sandy.denny/records/golddust.html Sandy Denny: Gold Dust Information]