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Barbara Dickson

This is a list of the few Barbara Dickson albums that I own. For a complete discography see Barbara Dickson’s own Discography.

> Folk Music > Records > Archie Fisher, Barbara Dickson, John MacKinnon: The Fate o’ Charlie

The Fate o’ Charlie

Archie Fisher, Barbara Dickson, John MacKinnon: The Fate o’ Charlie (Trailer LER3002)

The Fate o’ Charlie
Songs of the Jacobite Rebellions
Archie Fisher, Barbara Dickson, John MacKinnon

Trailer Records LER3002 (LP, UK, 1969)
Trailer/Highway Records LER3002 (LP, UK, 1979)

The Fate o’ Charlie (Highway LER3002, 1979)
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Recorded in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire by Bill Leader;
Produced by Bill Leader
Cover picture: The Field of Prestonpans, 21 September 1745, after Sir W. Allen, Radio Times Hulton Picture Library

See also Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger’s album The Jacobite Rebellions. It has the same cover picture and was recorded by Bill Leader too.

Musicians

Archie Fisher: vocals [1-3, 8a, 13], guitar, concertina, dulcimer, mandolin;
Barbara Dickson: vocals [2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 15], guitar, bodhrán;
John MacKinnon: vocals [2, 5, 12], violin, mandolin

Tracks

Side 1

  1. [AF] Cam Ye o’er Frae France (Roud 5814; G/D 1:120)
  2. [AF, BD, JM] The Three Healths
  3. [AF] Wha Wadna Fight for Charlie (Roud V16245)
  4. [BD] The White Cockade (Roud 709; G/D 1:124)
  5. [JM] My Bonny Hieland Laddie (Roud 5778; G/D 1:126)
  6. [BD] The Hieland Widow’s Lament (Roud V13721)
  7. Prestonpans
  8. [AF] The Battle of Prestonpans / Killicrankie

Side 2

  1. [BD] O’er the Water to Charlie (Roud 729; G/D 1:135)
  2. Prince Charlie
  3. [BD] Highland Harry (Roud 3809; G/D 1:134)
  4. [JM] The Fate o’ Charlie
  5. [AF] The Highlander’s Lament
  6. O’er the Water
  7. [BD] The Flowers o’ the Forest (Roud 3812)

Tracks 1, 3, 7-8, 13-14 trad arr. Archie Fisher;
Tracks 2, 10 trad arr. Archie Fisher, Barbara Dickson, John MacKinnon;
Tracks 4, 6, 9, 11, 15 trad arr. Barbara Dickson;
Tracks 5, 12 trad arr. John MacKinnon

> Folk Music > Records > Archie Fisher & Barbara Dickson: Thro’ the Recent Years

Archie Fisher & Barbara Dickson: Thro’ the Recent Years

Archie Fisher & Barbara Dickson: Thro’ the Recent Years (Decca SKL 5041)

Thro’ the Recent Years
The folk experience of
Archie Fisher & Barbara Dickson

Decca LK 5041/SKL 5041 (LP, UK, 1970)
Celtic Music CM 031 (LP, UK, 1986)
Gonzo Multimedia CTVP016CD (CD, UK, 16 December 2016)

Archie Fisher & Barbara Dickson: Thro’ the Recent Years (Gonzo CTVP016CD)
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Produced by Ray Horricks;
Engineered by Robert Sibbald on 4-track in Edinburgh and by Terry Johnson and David Grinsted on 8-track in London;
Cover photo by Ian McCalman

Musicians

Archie Fisher: vocals [1, 3, 5-8, 11-14], guitar;
Barbara Dickson: vocals [2, 4, 6, 8-14];
Des Haldane, Rab Noakes: backing vocals, guitar;
Ronnie Reay: bass;
Bill Kemp: drums;
Roger Coulam: organ;
Jack Ellory: flute;
Alex Sutherland: trombone, piano

Tracks

Side 1

  1. The January Man (2.34)
  2. You Like the Sun (3.04)
  3. Morning (2.02)
  4. Tears of Rage (4.16)
  5. Friends and Lovers (2.06)
  6. Somebody Counts on Me (3.26)
  7. The Frolicsome Alcoholic Mermaid (1.40)

Side 2

  1. If I’d Stayed Around (4.34)
  2. Lullaby for Father (2.37)
  3. I Am the Great Sun (1.56)
  4. First of the Few (3.03)
  5. Fiddlers’ Green (4.02)
  6. Together Forever (2.34)
  7. Thro’ the Recent Years (2.52)

Track 1 Dave Goulder;
Track 2 Andrew Lothian;
Tracks 3, 5, 9, 11, 14 Archie Fisher;
Track 4 Bob Dylan, Richard Manuel;
Tracks 6, 8, 13 Rab Noakes;
Track 10 Charles Causley, Archie Fisher;
Track 12 John Conolly

> Folk Music > Records > Barbara Dickson: From the Beggar’s Mantle… Fringed With Gold

From the Beggar’s Mantle… Fringed With Gold

Barbara Dickson: From the Beggar’s Mantle… Fringed With Gold (Phonograph Folk PHFCD 1001)

From the Beggar’s Mantle… Fringed With Gold
Barbara Dickson

Decca SKL 5116 (LP, UK, 1971)
Celtic Music CM 029 (LP, UK, 1986)
Phonograph Folk PHFCD 1001 (CD, UK, 2002)

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Recorded at Decca, West Hampstead in October 1971;
Engineered by Derek Varnals;
Produced by Ray Horricks

Musicians

Barbara Dickson: vocals, guitar, piano;
Nic Jones: fiddle, guitar;
Archie Fisher: guitar, concertina;
Darryl Runswick: bass guitar, piano;
Bill DeMont: cello

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Witch of the Westmorlands (4.08)
  2. If I Never, Ever Saw You Again (2.57)
  3. Recruited Collier (Roud 3503) (2.35)
  4. The Morning Lies Heavy on Me (3.12)
  5. Fine Flowers in the Valley (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73) (3.02)

Side 2

  1. Lord Thomas of Winesberry and the King’s Daughter (Roud 64; Child 100; G/D 5:999; Henry H221) (6.01)
  2. The Climb (3.17)
  3. The Orange and the Blue (Roud 567; Laws P31; G/D 6:1199; Henry H60ab) (3.40)
  4. Winter’s Song (4.22)

Tracks 1-2, 7 Archie Fisher;
Tracks 3, 5-6, 8 trad. arr. Barbara Dickson;
Track 4 Allan Taylor;
Track 9 Alan Hull

> Folk Music > Records > Barbara Dickson: Barbara Dickson

Barbara Dickson

Barbara Dickson:  Barbara Dickson (Contour CD 2058)

Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson

Contour CD 2059 (compilation LP, UK, 1982)

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(P) 1970, 1971 The Decca Record Co. Ltd.

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Do Right Woman (2.50)
  2. Easy to Be Hard (2.49)
  3. I Am the Great Sun (1.56)
  4. Lullaby for Father (2.37)
  5. The Lover’s Ghost (Roud 179; Child 248) (3.21)
  6. You Like the Sun (3.04)

Side 1

  1. Somebody Counts on Me (3.26)
  2. Something’s Wrong (2.54)
  3. Fine Flowers in the Valley (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73) (3.02)
  4. The Garton Mother’s Lullaby (2.22)
  5. Dainty Davie (Roud 2387) (1.59)
  6. If I Never, Ever Saw You Again (2.57)

Track 1 Chips Moman, Dann Penn;
Track 2 Gerome Ragni, James Rado, Gait MacDermot (from the musical “Hair”);
Track 3 Charles Causley, Archie Fisher;
Tracks 4, 12 Archie Fisher;
Tracks 5, 9-11 trad. arr. Barbara Dickson;
Track 6 Andrew Lothian;
Track 7 Rab Noakes;
Track 8 James Taylor

Tracks 3-4, 6-7 are from Thro’ the Recent Years (Decca SKL 5041, 1970);
Tracks 1-2, 5, 8, 10-11 are from Do Right Woman (Decca SKL 5058, 1970);
Tracks 9, 12 are from From the Beggar’s Mantle… Fringed With Gold (Decca SKL 5116, 1971)

> Folk Music > Records > Barbara Dickson: Dark End of the Street

Dark End of the Street

Barbara Dickson: Dark End of the Street (Transatlantic TRA CD 117)

Dark End of the Street
Barbara Dickson

Transatlantic Records TRA CD 117 (CD, UK, 1995)

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Produced by Bernard Theobald and Barbara Dickson;
Recorded at Chapel Studios, South Thoresby, Lincolnshire;
Engineer: Ewan Davies;
Mixing Engineer: Sven Taits

Barbara Dickson’s sleeve notes on Who Knows Where the Time Goes?:
“Sandy Denny was a great singer and very appreciated until her untimely death. This song is probably her best known and has a truly timeless quality which I hope we have preserved. Troy Donockley’s uilleann pipes are particularly suited to the feeling of the lyric.”

Musicians

Barbara Dickson: vocals;
Ian Lynn: keyboards, Hammond organ;
Danny Thompson: acoustic bass;
Dave Mattacks: drums;
Jerry Stevenson: guitars;
Troy Donockley: uilleann pipes;
Pete Zorn: saxes, flutes and percussion, vocals [3];
John (Rabbit) Bundick: Hammond organ;
Tom McConville: fiddle;
Robert Wyatt: backing vocals;
Pip Williams: guitar [6], rhythm guitar [11]

Tracks

  1. Fine Horseman [Lal Waterson] (4.09)
  2. Love Hurts [Boudleaux Bryant] (3.43)
  3. Love Needs A Heart [Lowell Goeroge, Valerie Carter, Jackson Browne] (4.04)
  4. Brother Can You Spare a Dime? [Yip Harburg, Jay Gorney] (2.26)
  5. Ballad of Springhill [Peggy Seeger, Ewan MacColl] (4.29)
  6. Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [Sandy Denny] (6.23)
  7. First Time I Ever Saw Your Face [Ewan MacColl] (3.30)
  8. All the Pretty Little Horses (Roud 6705) (2.06)
  9. Dark End of the Street [Chip Moman, Dan Penn] (4.55)
  10. Sandman’s Coming [Randy Newman] (2.46)
  11. Just One Smile [Randy Newman] (4.21)
  12. Young Man Cut Down in His Prime [Julie Matthews, Chris While] (4.08)

> Folk Music > Records > Barbara Dickson: For the Record

For the Record

Barbara Dickson: For the Record (Eagle EDGCD188)

For the Record
Barbara Dickson

Eagle Records EDGCD188 (2 CD, UK, 2001)

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Produced by Bernard Theobald and Barbara Dickson;
Recorded by Ewan Davies at Chapel Studios, South Thoresby, Lincolnshire;
Mixing Engineer Sven Taits

Tracks

CD 1 - For the Record

  1. I Will Wait for You [Michel Le Grand] (2.30)
  2. Answer Me [Wickler, Rauch, Sigman] (3.02)
  3. All the Pretty Little Horses (Roud 6705) (2.06)
  4. The Times They Are A’Changing’ [Bob Dylan] (4.46)
  5. Blowing in the Wind [Bob Dylan] (5.57)
  6. I Know Him So Well [Andersson, Ulvaeus, Rice] (4.14)
  7. A Day in the Life [John Lennon, Paul McCartney] (4.57)
  8. Farewell to Whisky (Roud 845; G/D 3:587; Henry H807) (4.35)
  9. She’s Leaving Home [John Lennon, Paul McCartney] (4.35)
  10. I Think It’s Going to Rain Today [Randy Newman] (2.47)
  11. Anyone Who Had a Heart [Bacharach, David] (5.00)
  12. Dark End of the Street [Chip Moman, Dan Penn] (4.54)
  13. Tell Me It’s Not True [Russell] (3.21)
  14. Sule Skerry (Roud 197; Child 113) (4.59)
  15. Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry [Styne, Cahn] (4.18)
  16. Falling in Love Again [Hollander, Connely]
    Love for Sale [Porter] (5.28)
  17. Easy Terms [Russell] (3.38)
  18. January February [Tarney] (3.51)
  19. If You Go Away [Brel, McKuen] (4.06)

CD 2 - In Concert

  1. Caravans [Batt] (4.06)
  2. September Song [Weill, Anderson] (3.05)
  3. Buddy Can You Spare a Dime? [Gorney, Harburg] (2.21)
  4. It’s Money That I Love [Randy Newman] (3.15)
  5. Sandman’s Song [Randy Newman] (3.01)
  6. Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [Sandy Denny] (5.59)
  7. Natural Woman [Kong, Goffin, Wexter] (4.15)
  8. Song of Bernadette [Leonard Cohen, Jennifer Warnes, William Elliott] (3.53)
  9. Bonny at Morn (Roud 3064) (6.39)
  10. Another Suitcase in Another Hall [Lloyd Webber, Rice] (4.22)
  11. The Wife of a Soldier [Bertold Brecht] (2.45)
  12. My Lagan Love [trad. arr. Barbara Dickson] (5.15)
  13. Stolen Love [Swals, Williams, Bryant] (5.24)
  14. MacCrimmon’s Lament (Roud 5134) (instrumental) (10.05)
  15. I Heard it Through the Grapevine [Whitfield, Strong] (5.48)
  16. The Party’s Over [Styne, Comden, Green] (5.27)

> Folk Music > Records > Barbara Dickson: Words Unspoken

Words Unspoken

Barbara Dickson: Words Unspoken (Greentrax CDTRAX353)

Words Unspoken
Barbara Dickson

Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX353 (CD, UK, February 2011)

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Produced and arranged by Troy Donockley;
Recorded and mixed at Waterworld Studios, East Yorkshire, in 2010;
Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering;
Photography by Brian Aris;
Design and artwork by Tim Martindale;

Musicians

Barbara Dickson: vocals, acoustic guitar;
Troy Donockley: electric and acoustic guitars, uilleann pipes, whistles, bouzouki, percussion, backing vocals;
Brad Lang: double bass, electric bass, backing vocals;
Frank Van Essen: violins, viola, drums;
Nick Holland: vocals;
Andy Dinan: fiddle;
Lucy Muir: harp

Tracks

  1. The Magical West (4.23)
  2. Jamie Raeburn (Roud 600; G/D 8:1535; Henry H151) (6.07)
  3. Ythanside (Roud 3783; G/D 5:951) (3.43)
  4. The Trees They Do Grow High (Roud 31; Laws O35; G/D 6:1222) (4.19)
  5. Will Ye Gang, Love? (Roud 60; Laws P25; G/D 6:1169, 6:1170; Henry H683) (3.46)
  6. Smile in Your Sleep (4.26)
  7. My Donald (3.34)
  8. Personent Hodie (2.12)
  9. Kishmul’s Galley (Henry H535(b)) (3.54)
  10. Ca’ The Yowes (Roud 857; G/D 5:1014; Henry H175) (4.05)
  11. King Orfeo (Roud 136; Child 19) (6.00)
  12. Bridge Over Troubled Water (5.00)

All tracks trad. arr. Troy Donockley except
Track 1 Troy Donockley, Barbara Dickson;
Track 6 words J. McLean, tune trad. arr. Troy Donockley, Barbara Dickson;
Track 7 Owen Hand;
Track 10 Robert Burns arr. Troy Donockley, Barbara Dickson;
Track 11 Paul Simon

> Folk Music > Records > Barbara Dickson: B4 Seventy-Four

B4 Seventy-Four

Barbara Dickson: B4 Seventy-Four (Chariot CTVP006CD)

B4 Seventy-Four
The Folkclub Tapes
Barbara Dickson

Charot Music CTVP006CD (2 CD, UK, 15 January 2013)

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Produced by Rob Noakes;
Recorded live in 1969-73 at The Elbow Room, Kirkcaldy, the Brig, Leeds, and other venues;
Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering;
Photos by Archie Fisher, Ian McCalman and Bill May

Musicians

Barbara Dickson: vocals, guitar

with
The McCalmans [14, 19];
Mike Whellans: vocals [18];
Martin Carthy: guitar [20];
Dave Swarbrick: mandolin [20];
Rab Noakes [21-23]

Tracks

CD 1

  1. The False Lover Won Back (Roud 201; Child 218; G/D 5:974) (5.24)
  2. International (3.52)
  3. Something’s Wrong (3.21)
  4. The Poachers (Roud 519; Laws L18; G/D 2:252) (3.58)
  5. Fit Can a Young Lassie? (Roud 1295) (5.09)
  6. The Laird o’ the Dainty Dounby (Roud 864; G/D 7:1488) (2.21)
  7. Jamie Raeburn (Roud 600; G/D 8:1535; Henry H151) (4.34)
  8. Steamboat Row (4.55)
  9. Jock o’ Hazeldean (Roud 250; Child 293; G/D 5:1029) (4.29)
  10. Ythanside (Roud 3783; G/D 5:951) (4.30)
  11. Fareweel tae Whisky (Roud 845; G/D 3:587; Henry H807) (0.48)
  12. Fareweel tae Whisky (Roud 845; G/D 3:587; Henry H807) pt2 (3.44)
  13. A Parcel of Rogues (Roud 5516) (4.02)
  14. Johnnie Cope (Roud 2315; G/D 1:125) (2.14)
  15. Dainty Davie (Roud 2387) (2.00)
  16. The Rigs of Rye (Roud 985; Laws O11; G/D 5:1054) (4.13)
  17. Lord Franklin (Roud 487; Laws K9; G/D 1:16; Henry H815) (3.21)
  18. Call on Me (3.25)

CD 2

  1. The Plooman Laddies (Roud 3448) (2.59)
  2. The Early Morning Rain (3.16)
  3. Do Right Woman (5.51)
  4. Love of My Life (2.55)
  5. Something’s Wrong (2.56)
  6. Spoken word (Bob White) (0.38)
  7. Highland Harry (Roud 3809; G/D 1:134) (2.16)
  8. The January Man (2.18)
  9. The Enniskillen Dragoons (Roud 2185; Henry H98b) (2.45)
  10. O’er the Water tae Charlie (Roud 729; G/D 1:135) (3.15)
  11. The Dreadnought (Roud 924; Laws D13; Henry H194) (3.06)
  12. I am Lonely, I am Lost (2.14)
  13. The Blacksmith (Roud 816) (3.14)
  14. Gartan Mother’s Lullaby (2.41)
  15. The Band o’ Shearers (Roud 1524; G/D 3:406) (3.34)
  16. The Seeds of Love (Roud 3; G/D 6:1180) (2.35)
  17. Westron Wynde (Roud V18833) (1.46)
  18. The Shipyard Apprentice (2.30)
  19. The Foggy Dew (Roud 558; Laws O3; G/D 7:1495) (2.58)
  20. Spoken Word (NK, compere at The Elbow Room) (0.32)
  21. Sullivan’s John (Roud 16718) (2.40)
  22. Spoken word (Bob White) (0.22)

All tracks trad. except
Track 2 Bernard Joseph ‘Benny’ Gallagher, Graham Hamilton Lyle;
Tracks 3, 23 James Taylor;
Track 8 Gerry Rafferty;
Track 18 Barbara Dickson;
Track 20 Gordon Lightfoot;
Track 21 Chips Moman, Dann Penn;
Track 22 Felice & Boudleaux Bryant;
Track 23 Allan Taylor;
Track 26 Dave Goulder;
Track 30 Bert Jansch;
Track 36 Archie Fisher, Bobby Campbell;

> Folk Music > Records > Barbara Dickson: Time Is Going Faster

Time Is Going Faster

Barbara Dickson: Time Is Going Faster (Chariot CTVPCD022)

Time Is Going Faster
Barbara Dickson

Chariot Music CTVPCD022 (CD, UK, 30 October 2020)

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Produced, arranged and mixed by Nick Holland;
Recorded in 2019 and 2020 at various locations throughout the UK;
Additional recording at Kevock Digital in 2019, engineered by Ian McCalman;
Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering;
Photography by Brian Aris

Musicians

Barbara Dickson: vocals, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals;
Nick Holland: keyboards, programming, backing vocals;
Troy Donockley: uilleann pipes, guitars, bouzouki, whistles, backing vocals;
Brad Lang: bass, backing vocals;
Russell Field: drums and percussion

Tracks

  1. Good As Gone (2.30)
  2. Barbara Allen (Roud 54; Child 84; G/D 6:1193; Henry H236) (2.30)
  3. Where Shadows Meet the Light (2.30)
  4. Look Over the Hill (2.30)
  5. Heyr Himna Smidur (2.30)
  6. The Ballad of the Speaking Heart (2.30)
  7. Tell Me It’s Not True (2.30)
  8. Goodnight, I’m Going Home (2.30)
  9. Lament of the Three Marys (2.30)
  10. Time Is Going Faster (2.30)

Track 1 Robin Williamson;
Track 2 words trad., tune Barbara Dickson;
Tracks 3, 8, 10 Barbara Dickson;
Track 4 Gerry Rafferty;
Track 5 Tomason, Sigurbjörnsson;
Track 6 Henderson, Barbara Dickson;
Track 7 Willy Russell;
Track 9 trad. arr. Barbara Dickson, Nick Holland

> Folk Music > Records > Barbara Dickson

Other records with Barbara Dickson

Archie Fisher: Orfeo (Decca SKL 5057) Archie Fisher, Orfeo, LP, Decca SKL 5057, 1970

Maddy Prior: Changing Winds (Chrysalis CHR 1203) Maddy Prior, Changing Winds, LP, Chrysalis CHR 1203, 1978

Gerry Rafferty: Night Owl (United Artists UAR 30238) Gerry Rafferty, Night Owl, LP, United Artists UAR 30238, 1979

Michael Marra: The Midas Touch (Polydor POLS 1016) Michael Marra, The Midas Touch, LP, Polydor Super POLS 1016, 1980

Our Folk Music Heritage (Trailer LETSAM 2087) Various Artists, Our Folk Music Heritage, LP, Trailer LETSAM 2087, 1975

Various Artists: The Clear Stream (Greentrax CDTRAX268) Various Artists, The Clear Stream, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX268, 2004

McCalman Singular (Greentrax CDTRAX269) Various Artists, McCalman Singular, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX269, 2004

Far, Far from Ypres—The Concert (Greentrax CDTRAX2024) Various Artists, Far, Far from Ypres—The Concert, DVD, Greentrax DVTRAX2024, 2018

Strings That Nimble Leap (Fellside FECD285) Various Artists, Strings That Nimble Leap, Fylde Guitars and Their Players, 2 CD, Fylde Guitars / Fellside FECD285, 2019