Love Chronicles is the second studio album of Scottish folk artist Al Stewart

Al Stewart

Al Stewart is a Scottish singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician.Stewart came to stardom as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s, and developed his own unique style of combining folk-rock songs with delicately woven tales of the great characters and events from history.He is...

, released in September 1969. It was also his first album to be released in the US (in January 1970). Among the supporting musicians were Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page

James Patrick "Jimmy" Page, OBE is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.Jimmy Page...

 and four members of Fairport Convention

Fairport Convention

Fairport Convention are an English folk rock and later electric folk band, formed in 1967 who are still recording and touring today. They are widely regarded as the most important single group in the English folk rock movement...

: Bassist Ashley Hutchings

Ashley Hutchings

Ashley Stephen Hutchings is an English bassist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, band leader, writer and record producer. He was a founder member of three of the most noteworthy English folk-rock bands in the history of the genre; Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and The Albion Band...

, guitarist Simon Nicol

Simon Nicol

Simon John Breckenridge Nicol is a guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He was a founder member of British folk rock, or electric folk group Fairport Convention and is the only founding member still in the band...

 (listed as "Simon Breckenridge"), drummer Martin Lamble

Martin Lamble

Martin Francis Lamble was the drummer for British electric folk band, Fairport Convention, from just after their formation in 1967, until his death in the Fairport Convention van crash in 1969...

 (as Martyn Francis) and guitarist Richard Thompson (listed as "Marvyn Prestwick"). Largely written during a deep depression, the songwriting is generally stark and features what is usually credited as the first use of the word "f***ing" in popular commercial music. At least one song, "Old Compton Street Blues", was apparently recorded with a heavy cold.

Love Chronicles is commercially available in the UK as part of a double compilation album "To Whom It May Concern", which is an anthology

Anthology

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 of Stewart's first three albums. In 2007 Love Chronicles was issued for the first time on CD and includes bonus tracks.

Original LP Release

Side A:

1. "In Brooklyn"
2. "Old Compton Street Blues"
3. "The Ballad of Mary Foster"
4. "Life and Life Only"

Side B:

1. "You Should Have Listened To Al"
2. "Love Chronicles"

Cassette Release

Side 1:

1. "You Should Have Listened To Al"
2. "Old Compton Street Blues"
3. "The Ballad of Mary Foster"
4. "Life and Life Only"

Side 2:

1. "In Brooklyn"
2. "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" - 3:18
3. "Fantasy" - 2:15

Personnel

• Al Stewart - vocals, guitar
• Jimmy Page
  Jimmy Page
  James Patrick "Jimmy" Page, OBE is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.Jimmy Page...
  
   - guitar on "Love Chronicles"
• Simon Breckenridge (pseudonym for Simon Nicol)
  Simon Nicol
  Simon John Breckenridge Nicol is a guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He was a founder member of British folk rock, or electric folk group Fairport Convention and is the only founding member still in the band...
  
   - guitar
• Mervyn Prestwyck (pseudonym for Richard Thompson) - guitar
• Brian Brocklehurst - bass
• Harvey Burns - drums
• Martyn Francis
  Martin Lamble
  Martin Francis Lamble was the drummer for British electric folk band, Fairport Convention, from just after their formation in 1967, until his death in the Fairport Convention van crash in 1969...
  
  (pseudonym of Martin Lamble) - drums
• Brian Odgers - bass