''Affectionately Melanie'' (aka ''Melanie'') is the second
album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
by
Melanie Safka
Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk (born February 3, 1947), professionally known as Melanie or Melanie Safka, is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for the 1971–72 global hit "Brand New Key", her cover of " Ruby Tuesday", her compositi ...
. It contains "Beautiful People", a song that Melanie performed at the
Woodstock Festival
Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held during August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, United States, southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, Woodstock. ...
in 1969.
In the Netherlands, this album was released as ''Back in Town''.
Track listing
All songs written by Melanie Safka; except where indicated
# "I'm Back in Town"
# "Tuning My Guitar"
# "Soul Sister Annie" (
Thomas Jefferson Kaye
Thomas Jefferson Kontos (1940 – September 16, 1994), better known as Thomas Jefferson Kaye, was an American record producer, singer-songwriter and musician. He collaborated with The Shirelles, Loudon Wainwright III, and Gene Clark, and also re ...
; adapted by Melanie)
# "Any Guy"
# "Uptown Down"
# "Again"
# "Beautiful People"
# "Johnny Boy"
# "Baby Guitar"
# "Deep Down Low"
# "For My Father"
# "Take Me Home"
Personnel
*Melanie - guitar, vocals
*
John Cameron - arranger
Charts
References
1969 albums
Melanie (singer) albums
Albums arranged by John Cameron (musician)
Buddah Records albums
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