Cricklewood Green
Appearance
Cricklewood Green | ||||
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Released | 17 April 1970[1] | |||
Recorded | 1969 | |||
Studio | Olympic, London | |||
Genre | Blues rock, psychedelic rock | |||
Length | 38:26 | |||
Label | Deram | |||
Producer | Ten Years After | |||
Ten Years After chronology | ||||
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Cricklewood Green is the fourth studio album by the English blues rock band Ten Years After, released in 1970 by Deram Records.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
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Christgau's Record Guide | B−[3] |
In a retrospective review, Jim Newsom of AllMusic opined that "the band and engineer Andy Johns mix studio tricks and sound effects, blues-based song structures, a driving rhythm section, and Alvin Lee's signature lightning-fast guitar licks into a unified album that flows nicely from start to finish."[2]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Alvin Lee.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sugar the Road" | 3:59 |
2. | "Working on the Road" | 4:15 |
3. | "50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain" | 7:37 |
4. | "Year 3,000 Blues" | 2:17 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Me and My Baby" | 4:12 |
2. | "Love Like a Man" | 7:29 |
3. | "Circles" | 3:55 |
4. | "As the Sun Still Burns Away" | 4:42 |
Personnel
[edit]- Ten Years After
- Alvin Lee – guitar, vocals
- Leo Lyons – bass
- Ric Lee – drums
- Chick Churchill – organ, piano and harpsichord
Charts
[edit]Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] | 19 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] | 11 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[6] | 5 |
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[7] | 8 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 8 |
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)[9] | 17 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] | 8 |
UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 4 |
US Billboard 200[12] | 14 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 18 April 1970. p. 15. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Cricklewood Green - Ten Years After". AllMusic.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Ten Years After". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the '70s. Ticknor and Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 307. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5485". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Gode LP'er". Ekstra Bladet. 28 May 1970. p. 32.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ten Years After – Cricklewood Green" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 15 May 2025. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Ten Years After".
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Ten Years After – Cricklewood Green". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Ten Years After Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2025.