Second Spring

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Second Spring
Studio album by Ian Matthews
Released 1969
Recorded 1969
Genre Folk Rock/Country Rock
Length 38:19
Label Line/Decca
Producer Ian Matthews
Professional reviews
Ian Matthews chronology
Matthews' Southern Comfort
(1969)		 Second Spring
(1969)		 Later That Same Year
(1970)

Second Spring is the 1969 album by Country Rock/Folk Rock musician Ian Matthews' band Matthews' Southern Comfort. This was Ian's third album after his departure from Fairport Convention.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Ballad of Obray Ramsey" (Ian Matthews) - 2:25
  2. "Moses in the Sunshine" (Carl Barnwell) - 6:18
  3. "Jinkson Johnson" (Ian Matthews) - 5:29
  4. "The Tale of the Trial" (Ian Matthews) - 2:42
  5. "Blood Red Roses" (Ian Matthews) - 2:27
  6. "Even As" (Carl Barnwell) - 2:49
  7. "Darcy Farrow" (Tom Campbell/Steve Gillette) - 3:34
  8. "Something in the Way She Moves" (James Taylor) - 4:48
  9. "Southern Comfort" (Sylvia Tyson) - 7:47

[edit] Personnel

  • Ian Matthews - guitar, lead vocals, arranger
  • Carl Barnwell - guitar, harmony vocals
  • Mark Griffiths - bass, guitar, harmony vocals
  • Gordon Huntley - steel guitar
  • Tom Paley - banjo
  • Andy Leigh - bass, harmony vocals
  • Martin Jenkins - mandolin
  • Ray Duffy - drums
  • Roger Churchyard - violin, fiddle
  • Byard Ray - fiddle

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Ian Matthews
  • Production Coordinator: Steve Barlby
  • Recording Engineer: Ian Matthews
  • Art Direction: Paul Whitehead
  • Cover Design: Ian Matthews
  • Photography: Ray Stevenson