Red Sky (Ralph McTell album)
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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Length | 74:03 | |||
| Label | Leola Music | |||
| Producer | Ralph McTell | |||
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Red Sky is a studio album by English singer-songwriter Ralph McTell, released in 2000 by Leola Music.[1]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music | [3] |
Upon its release, Rob Beattie of Q described Red Sky as "an album far more substantial than could have been expected". He added: "At 75 minutes there are still a few horrors, but there's also plenty of the fine, observational balladry for which he made his name. The result is McTell's best record for 25 years."[4] In 2005, Helen Wright of musicOMH considered Red Sky "a lovely album for quiet listening". She wrote: "The tracks on Red Sky span a wider spectrum than the very English folk-rock sound that marked his early career, but the songs reflecting that heritage are the most successful. The excursions into other styles are sometimes triumphant, sometimes best not mentioned."[5]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Ralph McTell except "Raining in My Heart" by Felice Bryant and Boudleaux Bryant
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Up" | 2:41 |
| 2. | "Wagon on the Motorway" | 4:28 |
| 3. | "In the Dreamtime" | 3:44 |
| 4. | "One Day Away from You" | 3:14 |
| 5. | "Lost Boys" | 2:17 |
| 6. | "Bicker and Rue" | 2:58 |
| 7. | "Now This Has Started" | 4:18 |
| 8. | "Easter Lilies" | 3:54 |
| 9. | "Raining in My Heart" | 2:52 |
| 10. | "Icarus Survived the Fall" | 3:07 |
| 11. | "Saucers (Aquamarine)" | 2:40 |
| 12. | "When Love Has Gone" | 2:11 |
| 13. | "Let Me Fly or Let Me Fall" | 2:50 |
| 14. | "I Suppose" | 3:23 |
| 15. | "I Love Driving West" | 3:19 |
| 16. | "I'm Not Really Blue" | 3:34 |
| 17. | "Fin" | 4:44 |
| 18. | "I'll Keep This with Mine (Leaving 'Liggan Woods)" | 5:05 |
| 19. | "Red Sky at Night" | 11:04 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Red Sky - Ralph McTell | Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Red Sky - Ralph McTell | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (4 September 2009). The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music - Google Books. ISBN 9781852279479. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ Beattie, Rob (January 2001). "Albums". Q.
- ^ "Ralph McTell - Red Sky - Album Reviews". musicOMH. 30 May 2005. Retrieved 29 December 2019.