Cricklewood Green is the fourth studio album by the English blues rock band Ten Years After, released in 1970 by Deram Records.
| Cricklewood Green | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 17 April 1970[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Studio | Olympic, London | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 38:26 | |||
| Label | Deram | |||
| Producer | Alvin Lee | |||
| Ten Years After chronology | ||||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B−[3] |
In a retrospective review, Jim Newsom of AllMusic opined that "the band and engineer Andy Johns mix studio tricks and sound effects, blues-based song structures, a driving rhythm section, and Alvin Lee's signature lightning-fast guitar licks into a unified album that flows nicely from start to finish."[2]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Alvin Lee.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sugar the Road" | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Working on the Road" | 4:15 |
| 3. | "50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain" | 7:37 |
| 4. | "Year 3,000 Blues" | 2:17 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Me and My Baby" | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Love Like a Man" | 7:29 |
| 3. | "Circles" | 3:55 |
| 4. | "As the Sun Still Burns Away" | 4:42 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 19 |
| Denmark (Hitlisten) | 5 |
| US Top LPs (Billboard) | 14 |
Personnel
edit- Ten Years After
- Alvin Lee – guitar, vocals
- Leo Lyons – bass
- Ric Lee – drums
- Chick Churchill – organ, piano and harpsichord
References
edit- ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 18 April 1970. p. 15. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Cricklewood Green - Ten Years After". AllMusic.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Ten Years After". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the '70s. Ticknor and Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 307. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.