''It's Sandy Denny'' is a compilation album, issued in 1970. It consists of songs

Sandy Denny Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny (6 January 1947 – 21 April 1978) was an English singer who was lead singer of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention. She has been described as "the pre-eminent British folk rock singer". After briefly w ...

recorded for Saga Records in 1967, and which were initially released on two separate albums: ''

Alex Campbell and his Friends Alex Campbell and his Friends is an album by Alex Campbell with: Sandy Denny, Johnny Silvo and the Johnny Silvo Folk Group featuring Roger Evans and David Moses, Paul McNeill and Cliff Aungier. This March 1967 recording is the first release tha ...

'' (Saga EROS8021) and ''

Sandy and Johnny ''Sandy and Johnny'' is a split album featuring early recordings by Sandy Denny and Johnny Silvo, recorded for Saga Records in 1967. Despite being credited to both singers, the album consists of solo songs by each. Background For a time in 1967, ...

'' (Saga EROS8041). ''Alex Campbell and his Friends'' featured Alex Campbell with Sandy Denny,

Johnny Silvo Johnny Silvo (born John Frederick Woods; 2 December 1936 – 19 December 2011) was a British folk and blues singer. Biography Born in 1936, Silvo started his career playing skiffle and jazz and singing solo in nightclubs. When the folk scene ...

, Paul McNeill and Cliff Aungier, and was recorded March 1967. ''Sandy and Johnny'' featured separate tracks from Sandy and Johnny Silvo, and was recorded a month later.

Tracks

Side 1 #"This Train" (Traditional; arranged by A. Johnson) #" The 3.10 to Yuma" (

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Ned Washington Ned Washington (born Edward Michael Washington, August 15, 1901 – December 20, 1976) was an American lyricist born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Life and career Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962. He won the Bes ...

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Pretty Polly Pretty Polly may refer to: * "Pretty Polly" (ballad) * ''Pretty Polly'' (film) * ''Pretty Polly'' (opera) * Pretty Polly (horse) * Pretty Polly (hosiery) Pretty Polly is a British brand of women's tights based in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, En ...

" (Traditional; arranged by A. Johnson) #"You Never Wanted Me" (

Jackson C. Frank Jackson Carey Frank (March 2, 1943 – March 3, 1999) was an American folk musician. He released his first and only album in 1965, produced by Paul Simon. After the release of the record, Frank was plagued by a series of personal issues, ...

) #"Milk and Honey" (Jackson C. Frank) SIDE 2 #"My Ramblin' Boy" (

Tom Paxton Thomas Richard Paxton (born October 31, 1937) is an American folk singer-songwriter who has had a music career spanning more than fifty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

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The Last Thing on My Mind "The Last Thing on My Mind" is a song written by American musician and singer-songwriter Tom Paxton in the early 1960s and recorded first by Paxton in 1964. It is based on the traditional lament song "The Leaving of Liverpool". The song was rele ...

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Make Me a Pallet On Your Floor "Make Me a Pallet on the Floor" (also "Make Me a Pallet on your Floor", "Make Me a Pallet", or "Pallet on the Floor") is a blues/jazz/folk song. It is considered a standard. Jelly Roll Morton explained the title: "A pallet is something that – you ...

" (Traditional; arranged by A. Johnson) #"The False Bride" (Traditional; arranged by A. Johnson) #"Been on the Road So Long" (Alex Campbell: lead vocals, Denny: backing vocals)

Reissues

The album was reissued in 1978 on the

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label with the title ''The Original Sandy Denny''. The songs have most recently been re-released in 2005 as ''Where the Time Goes - Sandy '67'' (

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CMRCD1181) including additional alternate takes of "3.10 To Yuma", "Pretty Polly", "Milk and Honey", "The Last Thing On My Mind", "Make Me a Pallet on the Floor" and "Been on the Road So Long". Additionally, this version opens with Sandy's solo version of

Who Knows Where the Time Goes? "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" is a song written by the English folk-rock singer and songwriter Sandy Denny. Denny originally recorded the song as a demo in 1967, singing and playing guitar on the track. Later that year, she briefly joined the ...

first released on the

Strawbs Strawbs (or The Strawbs) are an English rock band founded in 1964 as the Strawberry Hill Boys. The band started out as a bluegrass group, but eventually moved on to other styles such as folk rock and progressive rock. They are best known fo ...

album All Our Own Work in 1973. This album was actually the Strawbs first recordings from 1967 but not released at the time.

References

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