Dingly Dell
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Dingly Dell is a 1972 album by English
rock
band Lindisfarne
.
, who had also worked on the earlier #1 album Fog on the Tyne
. However, the band were unhappy with the album, and remixed it themselves shortly before it was released.
Two songs from the album were released as singles, "All Fall Down" and "Court in the Act". The former was a minor success, charting at #34 in the UK, while the latter failed to chart.
On its original British release, it appeared in a matt pale sepia cardboard sleeve, blank apart from the name of the album and the band, with all the information contained on the inner sleeve and a sepia poster of the band inside. This was at their insistence, on the grounds that it was the music which mattered.
Bonus track on CD reissue:
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Rock music
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band Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne (band)
Lindisfarne were a British folk/rock group from Newcastle upon Tyne established in 1970 and fronted by singer/songwriter Alan Hull. Their music combined a strong sense of yearning with an even stronger sense of fun...
.
Production
The album was produced by and mixed by Bob JohnstonBob Johnston
Donald William Robert 'Bob' Johnston is a noted American record producer, best known for his work with Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, Willie Nelson and many Nashville recording artists, as well as Simon and Garfunkel.-Early days:Johnston was born into a professional musical family...
, who had also worked on the earlier #1 album Fog on the Tyne
Fog on the Tyne
Fog On The Tyne is a 1971 album by English rock band Lindisfarne. Bob Johnston produced the album, which was recorded at Trident Studios in the summer of 1971. It was released on Charisma Records in England and Elektra Records in America....
. However, the band were unhappy with the album, and remixed it themselves shortly before it was released.
Release and chart performance
Dingly Dell was released in September 1972. It spent ten weeks in the UK album charts, entering at #5 and never going above this position.Two songs from the album were released as singles, "All Fall Down" and "Court in the Act". The former was a minor success, charting at #34 in the UK, while the latter failed to chart.
On its original British release, it appeared in a matt pale sepia cardboard sleeve, blank apart from the name of the album and the band, with all the information contained on the inner sleeve and a sepia poster of the band inside. This was at their insistence, on the grounds that it was the music which mattered.
Reception
The album was in general not as well received as previous Lindisfarne releases. The band's official website describes it as "a disappointment", although it praises the single "All Fall Down". Some contemporary reviews were relatively positive, including one from the Milwaukee Journal. Bruce Elder, writing for Allmusic in 2004, gave the album a rating of four stars. He described the band's playing as "spirited" and the songs as "enjoyable", and suggested that the rock press "savaged the album unfairly". Live Music Magazine considered that the album "had a very crisp sound, very upfront, and more of a mainstream hard rock sound", but felt that "this was not the move that the critics had wanted or expected of the band", and that "the songwriting didn't match the prior two albums".Track listing
- All tracks credited to Alan Hull except where indicated
- "All Fall Down" - 3:47
- "Plankton's Lament" (Cowe) - 1:55
- "Bring Down The Government" - 1:30
- "Poor Old Ireland" - 3:02
- "Don't Ask Me" (Clements) - 3:37
- "O No Not Again" - 3:24
- "Dingle Regatta" (Traditional) - 1:04
- "Wake Up Little Sister" - 2:53
- "Go Back" (Cowe) - 3:02
- "Court In The Act" - 3:17
- "Mandolin King" - 2:37
- "Dingly Dell" - 6:19
Bonus track on CD reissue:
- "We Can Swing Together" (Live) - 17:58
Personnel
- Alan HullAlan HullAlan Hull was an English singer-songwriter and founding member of the Tyneside folk rock band, Lindisfarne.-Career:...
- vocals, acoustic, electric and 12-string guitars, keyboards - Ray Jackson - vocals, mandolin, harmonica
- Rod ClementsRod ClementsRod Clements is a British guitarist and singer-songwriter.-Career:...
- electric bass, acoustic, electric and 12-string guitars, violin - Simon Cowe - lead, acoustic and 12-string guitars, mandolin, vocals
- Ray Laidlaw - drums
External links
- [ Dingly Dell at Allmusic]