Sweet Illusion
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Sweet Illusion is a song written and recorded by Junior Campbell
in April 1973 as a follow up single to Hallelujah Freedom
, which had seen UK chart success at the end of the previous year.
The recording took place at Decca Studio 2 in London and featured Campbell on lead vocal, piano, guitar & electric piano, with Ray Duffy on drums and percussion, Rick West of The Tremeloes
on bass, and Pete Zorn
on flute.
The backing vocals were performed by Ruby James, Irene Chanter
and Campbell. The recording was engineered by John Burns - Decca staff engineer.
The orchestral accompaniment consisted of 12 violins, 4 violas, 4 celli, (Strings) and 3 trumpets, 2 tenor trombones and 1 bass trombone (Brass
).
The arrangement was by Campbell himself.
Sweet Illusion was released 27 April 1973 on Deram DM 387 entering the UK Singles Chart 2 June 1973. The record spent 9 weeks on the chart reaching number 15 position.
Junior Campbell
Junior Campbell is a Scottish composer, songwriter and musician. He was a founding member, lead guitarist, piano player, and singer with the Scottish band Marmalade and co-wrote and produced some of their biggest successes, including "Reflections of My Life", "I See The Rain" and "Rainbow".He...
in April 1973 as a follow up single to Hallelujah Freedom
Hallelujah Freedom
Hallelujah Freedom is a song written and recorded by Junior Campbell in Sept 1972.The recording took place at Decca Studio 2 in London in October 1972 and featured Campbell on lead vocal, piano, guitar & electric piano, with Ray Duffy on drums, Graham Knight on bass...
, which had seen UK chart success at the end of the previous year.
The recording took place at Decca Studio 2 in London and featured Campbell on lead vocal, piano, guitar & electric piano, with Ray Duffy on drums and percussion, Rick West of The Tremeloes
The Tremeloes
The Tremeloes are an English beat group founded in 1958 in Dagenham, Essex, and still active today.-Career:They formed as Brian Poole and the Tremoloes influenced by Buddy Holly and The Crickets...
on bass, and Pete Zorn
Pete Zorn
Pete Zorn is an American multi-instrumentalist who plays roots music. He is best known as a longstanding member of Richard Thompson's touring band, where he serves as backing vocalist and plays acoustic guitar, mandolin, saxophone, flute, and tin whistle.Although he frequently tours with Thompson,...
on flute.
The backing vocals were performed by Ruby James, Irene Chanter
Irene Chanter
Irene Chanter is a British singer best known for her career as a member of the Chanter Sisters and for her work as a singer, working with a number of musicians in the 1970s and 1980s....
and Campbell. The recording was engineered by John Burns - Decca staff engineer.
The orchestral accompaniment consisted of 12 violins, 4 violas, 4 celli, (Strings) and 3 trumpets, 2 tenor trombones and 1 bass trombone (Brass
Brass
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.In comparison, bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin...
).
The arrangement was by Campbell himself.
Sweet Illusion was released 27 April 1973 on Deram DM 387 entering the UK Singles Chart 2 June 1973. The record spent 9 weeks on the chart reaching number 15 position.