Old Songs New Songs

Old Songs New Songs
Compilation album by Family
Released	March 1971
Recorded	1968-1970
Genre	Progressive rock, psychedelic rock
Length	39:30
Label	Reprise (UK)
Producer	various producers
Family chronology
Anyway (1970) Old Songs New Songs (1971) Fearless (1971)

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Old Songs New Songs is a compilation album of ten previously released songs and one remake from the British progressive rock band Family, released in March 1971. The title is taken from the title of a song that appeared on the band's 1968 debut album Music in a Doll's House, although that song does not appear on this record.

Highlights of this package were songs previously released on 45rpm records only, marked by an asterisk. This album is notable for featuring a remake of "Observations From a Hill" with Roger Chapman on lead vocals, rather than Jim King from the original recording as well as very different mixes of "Hung Up Down" and "Weaver's Answer." (Band members were quoted in the chapter devoted to them in the excellent book "The Road To Rock" stating how much they hated the mix on the second album, so they re-recorded a number of vocals and elements and remixed those tracks.)

Track listing

All selections by Whitney/Chapman except "Today," by Whitney/Chapman/Weider.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hung Up Down + (remix/rerecording track from "Family Entertainment")"		3:30
2.	"Today * (45 A side)"	Whitney, Chapman, Weider	4:57
3.	"Observations From A Hill +^ (remix/rerecording track from "Family Entertainment")"		3:00
4.	"Good Friend Of Mine ^ * (45 B side)"		3:32
5.	"Drowned in Wine (from "A Song For Me")"		4:05
Total length:			19:04

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Peace Of Mind +^ (from "Music In A Doll's House")"		3:00
2.	"Hometown +^ * (45 B side)"		3:09
3.	"The Cat And The Rat (from "A Song For Me")"		2:29
4.	"No Mule's Fool ^ * (45 A side)"		3:15
5.	"See Through Windows +^ (from "Music In A Doll's House")"		3:43
6.	"The Weaver's Answer +^ (remix/rerecording track from "Family Entertainment")"		4:50
Total length:			20:26

Personnel

• John Weider - bass, violin
• John Whitney - guitar
• Poli Palmer - keyboards
• Rob Townsend - drums, percussion
• Roger Chapman - vocals
• Ric Grech - bass and/or cello where indicated by +
• Jim King - saxophone and/or harmonica where indicated by ^

References

1. ^ Little, Patrick (2011 [last update]). "Old Songs New Songs - Family | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r37214. Retrieved 25 June 2011.