JETHRO TULL: "SONGS FROM THE WOOD" - (FULL ALBUM REMASTERED) 2/11/1977.

"SONGS FROM THE WOOD" (1977) is the tenth studio album by Jethro Tull and considered to be the first of a trio of folk rock albums - (Songs from the Wood, Heavy Horses, and Stormwatch) despite the fact that folk elements are present in the work of Jethro Tull both before and after the trilogy.

"SONGS FROM THE WOOD" was the first Tull album to receive unambiguously positive reviews since the time of Thick as a Brick (1972). Filled with folk and fantasy imagery, and ornamental folk arrangement, the album is a departure from the hard rock of earlier Tull material, though it still retained some of the band's older sound. The album reached No.8 on the Billboard album chart, making it the last top ten album for the band to date. The song "The Whistler" was the only song to chart as a single in the United States, peaking at No. 59 on the Billboard Hot100 chart in the spring of 1977. The album peaked at No. 13 on the UK Albums Chart.

This is the first album to feature Keyboardist David Palmer as an official band member. The song "Jack-in-the-Green" features Ian Anderson playing all the instuments.

TRACK LISTING
Side one
No. Title Length
1; "Songs From The Wood" 4:52
2. "Jack-in-the-Green" 2:27
3. "Cup of Wonder" 4:30
4. "Hunting Girl" 5:11
5. "Ring Out, Solstice Bells" 3:43

Side Two
No. Title Length
6. "Velvet Green" 6:03
7. "The Whistler" 3:30
8. "Pibroch (Cap in Hand)" 8:35
9. "Fire at Midnight" 2:26

PERSONNEL -
1. Ian Anderson - vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, mandolin, cymbals, all instruments on track 2.
2. Martin Barre - electric guitar, lute.
3. John Evan - Piano, organ, synthesisers.
4. John Glascock - bass guitar, vocals.
5. David Palmer - portative pipe organ, synthesisers.
6. Barriemore Barlow - drums, percussion.

"SONGS FROM THE WOOD" Released February 11th, 1977.
Recorded in the Autumn 1976 at Morgan Studios,
London and Maison Rouge Mobile.

GENRE - Folk celtic rock, Progressive rock.
LENGHT - 41:22
LABEL - Chrysalis Records.

All songs written and composed by Ian Anderson.
Poduced by Ian Anderson.