Faro Annie
| Faro Annie | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Studio | Livingston Studios, New Barnet, London | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 41:35 | |||
| Label | Transatlantic (U.K.) Reprise (U.S./Canada) | |||
| Producer | Bill Leader | |||
| John Renbourn chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
Faro Annie is the 1971 solo album by British folk musician John Renbourn. On this release, Renbourn ventures into folk rock and blues territory. There is also heavy use of the sitar on this album, played by Renbourn himself. He is joined on the album by Pentangle bandmates Danny Thompson and Terry Cox.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "White House Blues" | Traditional | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Buffalo Skinners" | Traditional Woody Guthrie | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Kokomo Blues" | Mississippi Fred McDowell, Kokomo Arnold, Traditional | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Little Sadie" | Traditional | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Shake Shake Mama" | Traditional | 3:27 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Willy O' Winsbury" | Traditional | 5:39 |
| 7. | "The Cuckoo" | Traditional | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Come On in My Kitchen" | Robert Johnson | 3:54 |
| 9. | "Country Blues" | Traditional, Dock Boggs | 3:38 |
| 10. | "Faro Annie" | John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox, Sue Draheim | 3:27 |
| 11. | "Back on the Road Again" | Traditional, Ian Campbell | 3:11 |
| Total length: | 41:35 | ||
Personnel
- John Renbourn - guitar, sitar, harmonica, lead vocals
- Danny Thompson - bass on "Shake Shake Mamma" and "Faro Annie"
- Sue Draheim - fiddle on "Little Sadie", "Willy O'Winsbury" and "Country Blues"
- Pete Dyer - harmonica on "Kokomo Blues" and "Come On in My Kitchen"
- Terry Cox - drums on "Shake Shake Mamma" and "Faro Annie"
- Dorris Henderson - vocals on "White House Blues", "Kokomo Blues" and "Back on the Road Again"
Production
- Producer: Bill Leader
- Recording Engineer: Nic Kinsey
- Art Direction: John Ashcroft
- Photography: Shepard Sherbell, Janet Kerr
- Liner notes: Colin Harper
References
- ^ Faro Annie at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 10 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
