''Swallow Tales'' is a 1971 album by British country rock band

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. Cochise was most well known for guitarist

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, who joined British rock band

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after Cochise dissolved in 1972. The album was released in 1971,Liner notes written by band member BJ Cole from album ''Past Loves''. An online copy can be found here: and featured several supporting artists including

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and Cat Batchelor. The album was released by music label Liberty Records. The album was originally released as an LP, and was later released on CD. The album was produced by

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in conjunction with the band.

Background

The band were formed in 1969 and released their first album, ''Cochise'', in 1970. The makeup of the band changed greatly before the recording of ''Swallow Tales'' as lead singer Stewart Brown was replaced by John Gilbert. Guitarist BJ Cole said that Gilbert's voice contrasted with the voice of Brown, as Gilbert sounded best on rock songs whereas Brown was more mellow. Critic Richie Unterberger (of ''

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''), however, felt that the music sounded largely the same as on their previous self-titled album, and described them as "middle of the pack" with neither "stylistic distinction" or "top-shelf songwriting". The song-writing was done entirely by guitarists

and Cole, with the exception of "Love's Made a Fool of You" which is by Buddy Holly and Bob Montgomery.

Track listing

# " Love's Made a Fool of You" - ( Buddy Holly, Bob Montgomery) - 2:51 # "Jed Collder" - (

) - 3:18 # "Down Country Girls" - (Mick Grabham) - 1:49 # "Home Again" - (Mick Grabham) - 3:41 # "Lost Hearts" - ( BJ Cole) - 3:25 # "Strange Images" - (BJ Cole) - 2:03 # "Why I Sing the Blues" - (Mick Grabham) - 4:09 # "Another Day" - (Mick Grabham) - 5:16 # "Axiom of Maria" - (BJ Cole) - 7:02 # "Can I Break Your Heart" - (Mick Grabham) - 5:03 # "

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" - (Traditional; arranged by BJ Cole) - 1:15

Personnel

;Cochise * John Gilbert - lead vocals * BJ Cole -

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and acoustic guitars,

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- bass,

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* Willie Wilson - drums,

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(6),

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(7) ;Additional personnel * Roger Wake - engineer * Hugh Fielder - liner notes * Paul David Hickson - cover art, design conception * W. Heath Robinson - front cover painting

References

Cochise (band) albums 1971 albums Liberty Records albums {{1970s-country-album-stub