''Woman in the Wings '' is the debut solo studio album by English singer

Maddy Prior Madelaine Edith Prior MBE (born 14 August 1947) is an English folk singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span. She was born in Blackpool and moved to St Albans in her teens. Her father, Allan Prior, was co-creator of the police dr ...

, the lead vocalist of

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. The album was released in May 1978 by

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. It was produced by

Ian Anderson Ian Scott Anderson (born 10 August 1947) is a British musician, singer and songwriter best known for his work as the lead vocalist, flautist, acoustic guitarist and leader of the British rock band Jethro Tull. He is a multi-instrumentalist w ...

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and

Robin Black Robin Black is a Canadians, Canadian mixed martial arts commentator, former mixed martial artist, and Glam rock, glam rock musician. History Originally a member of the Pinawa, Manitoba band Ballroom Zombies, Robin Black moved to Toronto in 1998 ...

. All the songs on the album were written by Prior.

Track listing

# "Woman in the Wings" # "Cold Flame" # "Mother and Child" # "Gutter Geese" # "Rollercoaster" # "Deep Water" # "Long Shadows" # "I Told You So" # "Rosettes" # "Catseyes" # "Baggy Pants"

Personnel

- vocals * Andy Roberts - guitar except on tracks 3, 5 and 6. *

Martin Barre Martin Lancelot Barre (; born 17 November 1946) is an English guitarist best known for his longtime role as lead guitarist of British rock band Jethro Tull, with whom he recorded and toured from 1968 until the band's initial dissolution in 201 ...

- guitar solo on track 2. * Bob Gill - guitar on track 8. *

John Glascock John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

- bass on tracks 1, 7, 9, 10. *

David Olney David Charles Olney (March 23, 1948 – January 18, 2020) was an American folk music, folk singer-songwriter. Olney recorded more than twenty albums over his five-decade career. His songs have been covered by numerous artists, including Emmylou ...

- bass on tracks 2, 4, 8, 11. *

- keyboards on tracks 1 and 3. * Barry Booth - piano on tracks 2 and 11. *

- flute on track 4. * Shona Anderson - backing vocals on track 10. * Cherry Gillespie - backing vocals on track 10. *

Barriemore Barlow Barrie "Barriemore" Barlow (born 10 September 1949, Birmingham) is an English musician, best known as the drummer and percussionist for the rock band Jethro Tull, from May 1971 to June 1980. Christened Barrie, 'Barriemore' was an affectation ...

- drums except on tracks 3, 5, 6, 7 and 11. * John Halsey - drums on tracks 4 and 11.

References

External links

womaninthewings

{{Authority control Maddy Prior albums 1978 debut albums Chrysalis Records albums Albums produced by Ian Anderson