Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Fotheringay - Fairport Convention, Joe Boyd, John Wood
2. Who Knows Where The Time Goes? - Fairport Convention, Joe Boyd, John Wood, Simon Nicol
3. Crazy Man Michael - Fairport Convention, Joe Boyd, John Wood
4. Farewell, Farewell - Fairport Convention, Trevor Lucas, Joe Boyd, John Wood
5. The Ballad Of Easy Rider - Fairport Convention, Joe Boyd
6. Nothing More - Fotheringay, Joe Boyd
7. The Sea - Fotheringay, Joe Boyd
8. The Pond And The Stream - Fotheringay, Joe Boyd
9. Banks Of The Nile - Fotheringay, Joe Boyd
10. Late November - Sandy Denny, John M. Wood, Richard Thompson, Harry Robinson
11. John The Gun - Sandy Denny, John M. Wood, Richard Thompson, Harry Robinson
12. Next Time Around - Sandy Denny, John M. Wood, Richard Thompson, Harry Robinson
13. The North Star Grassman And The Ravens - Sandy Denny, John M. Wood, Richard Thompson, Harry Robinson
14. When Will I Be Loved - The Bunch, Trevor Lucas
15. Learning The Game - The Bunch, Trevor Lucas
16. Here In Silence - Don Fraser, Orchestra, Peter Elford, Sandy Denny
17. Man Of Iron - Don Fraser, Orchestra, Peter Elford, Sandy Denny

Disc 2:

1. It'll Take A Long Time - Harry Robinson, Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas
2. Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood - Harry Robinson, Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas
3. Listen, Listen - Harry Robinson, Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas
4. The Lady - Harry Robinson, Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas
5. It Suits Me Well - Harry Robinson, Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas
6. Solo - John Wood, Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas, Harry Robinson
7. Like An Old Fashioned Waltz - Harry Robinson, John M. Wood, John Wood, Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas
8. Friends - Harry Robinson, John M. Wood, John Wood, Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas
9. Carnival - Harry Robinson, John M. Wood, John Wood, Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas
10. No End - Harry Robinson, John M. Wood, John Wood, Trevor Lucas, Sandy Denny
11. Stranger To Himself - Sandy Denny
12. One More Chance - Sandy Denny
13. For Shame Of Doing Wrong (I Wish I Was A Fool For You) - Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas, John Wood, Dave Jordan
14. One Way Donkey Ride - Dave Jordan, Harry Robinson, John Wood, Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas
15. I'm A Dreamer - Dave Jordan, Harry Robinson, John Wood, Trevor Lucas, Sandy Denny
16. All Our Days - Dave Jordan, Harry Robinson, John Wood, Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas
17. No More Sad Refrains - Dave Jordan, Harry Robinson, John Wood, Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2999 in Music
• Released on: 2000-08-14
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Box set, Double CD, Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .27 pounds
• Running time: 152 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
The circumstances of Sandy Denny's wild life and her early death in 1978 cemented her image as the English Janis Joplin, a misrepresentation which does scant justice to her musical legacy. Denny was the queen of British rock-folk but the crystal clarity of her voice makes her one of the great English female vocalists of all time and this anthology of her recorded work attests to her ability. Denny fronted two of the folk scene's most widely respected groups, Fotheringay and Fairport Convention, before becoming a solo artist and this two-disk, 34-track collection moves intelligently through her career from the early Fairport days where she first linked with Richard Thompson--whose thoughtful, tasteful guitar playing illuminates many of her finest moments--through to the heavily orchestrated material of albums like Rendezvous. There is one unreleased track, a demo of "Stranger To Himself" recorded at Denny's home in Byfield, that only adds to her legendary status. --Mike Pattenden

CD Description
This anthology is a fitting tribute to the towering artistry of Sandy Denny. Not only was she a heartbreakingly riveting singer, she also composed timeless songs, including the one that closes this two-disc set and lends it its title. These 34 songs are drawn from her work with Fairport Convention,Fotheringay, and her own jeweled solo albums--THE NORTH STAR GRASSMAN & THE RAVENS, SANDY, and LIKE AN OLD FASHIONED WALTZ are all enduring works of grace and beauty.
With the combination of her British Isles heritage and a love for American folk music, Sandy Denny developed a voice of her own fairly early on, first flourishing in Fairport Convention, then starting out on her own in a variety of settings. All of the phases of her 10-year career (she died in 1978) are represented here, making this an essential collection. Two othersets available are the three-disc WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES, and THE BEST OF SANDY DENNY, on a single disc.

Customer Reviews

Piercing Purity
Sandy Denny needs to be rediscovered. Sometimes hailed as the best female singer-songwriter that Britain has ever boasted, she is still woefully neglected. Coming to this marvellous compilation without a background in that much derided genre of folk I was amazed how classical her voice sounds, particularly in the later solo stuff.It is of an almost religious purity, at complete and majestic contrast to the torrid technopop that succeeded it.From the earliest outings with Fairport Convention to the tracks cut before her untimely death there is an originality, almost an honesty that resists classification. This wonderful album constitutes two and a half hours of an undeniably beautiful and wide ranging talent.A shimmering, genuinely art-juddering experience which will hit your solar plexus with an ecstatic force and get you protesting with evangelical zeal about her monstrous lack of posthumous recognition. True artistry in that quintessentially English sense.

An excellent anthology
This is an excellent anthology, that spanning the whole Sandy career (with the exception of Strawbs period). Maybe some of her best tracks is missing (notably Fairport's "Autopsy", "Rising for the Moon", some of BBC Fairport's recording, like ""Reno, Nevada", "You Never Wanted Me", and - why not? - Zeppelin's "Battle of Evermore"). But it's impossible put ALL the best of Sandy in merely two cds, and after all, there's some anthology really perfect? Anyway, I highly recommended THIS anthology instead of others to those who search a good compendium Sandy's career: for sure it's the best of them all. Good sounds, excellent booklet and notes.

A beautifully remastered and comprehensive collection
Though the single CD compilation ‘Listen listen’ contains an excellent selection from Sandy Denny’s four solo albums, this double album is even more highly recommended, since it also contains classic tracks from her earlier recordings with Fairport Convention and Fotheringay, as well as other one-off projects such as ‘The Bunch’ and ‘Pass of Arms’. A substantial booklet of archive photos, recording credits and an essay further enhances the collection, which extends to over 2.5 hours in length over 34 tracks. Purchasers of this album are likely to be committed enthusiasts for the Island Records folk-rock style pioneered by the likes of Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson and Fairport Convention, and further description of the music is therefore unnecessary. Suffice to say that no-one appreciating Sandy’s work is likely to be disappointed by this compilation. However, the ‘Listen listen’ CD does include three more songs which do not appear on ‘No more sad refrains’ and therefore those seeking more comprehensive coverage of Sandy’s solo work might well consider buying both of these collections of beautifully remastered recordings.