Wally (Wally album)
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While the band fitted broadly into the Progressive rock
category, there was more than a hint of country / rock about the album, especially with Paul Middleton's steel guitar. The album is very much of its time, and shows influences of The Byrds, Crosby Stills and Nash and the like. Wally, produced by Bob Harris
and Rick Wakeman
was not a huge commercial success, but has gained and maintained a loyal following, to the extent that the album has recently been re-released on CD.
Roy Webber has returned to music after many years involved in his original profession of graphics, and recorded a new album with Will Jackson in 2006.
SIDE TWO
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
category, there was more than a hint of country / rock about the album, especially with Paul Middleton's steel guitar. The album is very much of its time, and shows influences of The Byrds, Crosby Stills and Nash and the like. Wally, produced by Bob Harris
Bob Harris (radio)
Robert Brinley Joseph "Bob" Harris, OBE , known as "Whispering" Bob Harris, is British radio host who currently works for BBC Radio 2, presenting music two nights a week...
and Rick Wakeman
Rick Wakeman
Richard Christopher Wakeman is an English keyboard player, composer and songwriter best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes...
was not a huge commercial success, but has gained and maintained a loyal following, to the extent that the album has recently been re-released on CD.
Roy Webber has returned to music after many years involved in his original profession of graphics, and recorded a new album with Will Jackson in 2006.
Track listing
SIDE ONE- "The Martyr"
- "I Just Wanna Be A Cowboy"
- "What To Do"
SIDE TWO
- "Sunday Walking Lady"
- "To The Urban Man"
- "Your Own Way"
Personnel
- Pete Cosker (electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, bass guitar)
- Paul Gerrett (fender rhodes, harmonium, grand piano, harpischord, mellotron, hammond organ, vocals)
- Nick Glennie - Smith (piano)
- Paul Middleton (steel guitar, bass guitar)
- Roger Narraway (percussion)
- Pete Sage (electric violin, bass guitar, mandolin)
- Frank Mizen (bass guitar - but joined in the late 70's)
- Roy Webber (lead vocals, acoustic guitar)
Production credits
- Produced by Bob HarrisBob Harris (radio)Robert Brinley Joseph "Bob" Harris, OBE , known as "Whispering" Bob Harris, is British radio host who currently works for BBC Radio 2, presenting music two nights a week...
, Rick WakemanRick WakemanRichard Christopher Wakeman is an English keyboard player, composer and songwriter best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes... - Engineered by Paul Tregurtha
- Recorded at Morgan Studios, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
- String Arrangements (Your Own Way) by Bob HarrisBob Harris (radio)Robert Brinley Joseph "Bob" Harris, OBE , known as "Whispering" Bob Harris, is British radio host who currently works for BBC Radio 2, presenting music two nights a week...
, Rick WakemanRick WakemanRichard Christopher Wakeman is an English keyboard player, composer and songwriter best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes...