Family - A Song For Me 1970

Twenty seven years after the fact, this might well be the best of the early Family recordings. A combination of hard rock (bordering on metal) and wistful folk-rock (it sounds as if Chapman and Whitney were listening to a lot of Incredible String Band), A Song for Me veers toward early progressive rock, but isn't as nakedly indulgent as some early prog-rock recordings (e.g., they didn't try to sound like a jazz band, they wanted to sound like a rock band screwing around with jazz). Perhaps their most experimental record, it seems as though the credo in making this disc was that anything went. And on tracks like "Drowned in Wine," it works quite well. Again, Chapman offers more proof of his vocal greatness, and again the record sells large quantities in England and nearly nothing in America. allmusic.com

01.Drowned In Wine 4:10
02.Some Poor Soul 2:44
03.Love Is A Sleeper 4:02
04.Stop For The Traffic-Through The Heart Of Me 2:11
05.Wheels 4:43
06.Songs For Sinking Lovers 4:06
07.Hey-Let It Rock 0:59
08.The Cat And The Rat 2:32
09.93’s Ok J 3:59
10.A Song For Me 9:20
11.No Mule's Fool (Bonus Track)
12.Rocking R's (Bonus Track)

Family :
Roger Chapman - Vocals, Percussion
John ’Charlie’ Whitney - Guitar, Banjo, Organ
John Weider - Guitars, Violin, Dobro
Robert Townsend - Drums, Percussion, Harp
John ‘Poli’ Palmer - Vibes, Piano, Flute

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