Benefit (album)

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Benefit
Studio album by Jethro Tull
Released	April 20, 1970 (US)
Recorded	December 1969
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	42:49
Label	Island Records (UK) Reprise Records (US)
Producer	Ian Anderson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link George Starostin (overall rating: 10/15) link Rolling Stone (unfavorable) link
Jethro Tull chronology
Stand Up (1969) Benefit (1970) Aqualung (1971)

Benefit is the third album by Jethro Tull. It was released in April 1970. It was the first album to feature John Evan on keyboards (albeit as a session player), and the last to feature Glenn Cornick on bass guitar. It achieved number 3 in the UK album charts.^[1] The album is heavier than its predecessor, Stand Up, and many of the tracks feature more elaborate arrangements than Tull's earlier material, for example, backwards flute on "With You There To Help Me" and backwards piano and sped up guitar on "Play In Time".

Contents 1 Credits 2 UK Track listing 3 US Track listing 3.1 Bonus tracks 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Credits

• Ian Anderson: vocals, guitar and flute
• Martin Barre: electric guitar
• Glenn Cornick: bass guitar
• Clive Bunker: drums
• David Palmer: orchestral arrangements

Guest musician:

• John Evan: piano and organ

[edit] UK Track listing

1. "With You There To Help Me" – 6:15
2. "Nothing To Say" – 5:10
3. "Alive and Well and Living In" – 2:43
4. "Son" – 2:48
5. "For Michael Collins, Jeffrey And Me" – 3:47
6. "To Cry You A Song" – 6:09
7. "A Time For Everything?" – 2:42
8. "Inside" – 3:38
9. "Play In Time" – 3:44
10. "Sossity; You're A Woman" – 4:31

[edit] US Track listing

(All songs by Ian Anderson)

1. "With You There To Help Me" – 6:15
2. "Nothing To Say" – 5:10
3. "Inside" – 3:46
4. "Son" – 2:48
5. "For Michael Collins, Jeffrey And Me" – 3:47
6. "To Cry You A Song" – 6:09
7. "A Time For Everything?" – 2:42
8. "Teacher" – 3:57
9. "Play In Time" – 3:44
10. "Sossity; You're A Woman" – 4:31

[edit] Bonus tracks

The 2001 remastered CD follows the UK track listing, adding four bonus tracks and extensive liner notes:

11. "Singing All Day" - 3:07
12. "Witch's Promise" - 3:52
13. "Just Trying To Be" - 1:37
14. "Teacher" - 3:49

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Benefit (1970) at Allmusic
• Benefit (2001) at Allmusic (bonus tracks)
• Benefit at Progressive World

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