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| recorded = Summer 1971
| recorded = Summer 1971
| venue =
| venue =
| studio = [[Trident Studios]], London
| studio = [[Trident Studios]], [[Soho]], London
| genre = [[Folk rock]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-09-18/the-10-essential-folk-rock-albums|title= The 10 Essential Folk Rock Albums|last= Fielder|first= Hugh|date= September 19, 2016|website= [[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]|publisher= TeamRock|access-date= September 25, 2016}}</ref>
| genre = [[Folk rock]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-09-18/the-10-essential-folk-rock-albums|title= The 10 Essential Folk Rock Albums|last= Fielder|first= Hugh|date= September 19, 2016|website= [[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]|publisher= TeamRock|access-date= September 25, 2016}}</ref>
| length = 35:06
| length = 35:06
| label = [[Charisma Records]]<br> [[Elektra Records]]
| label = [[Charisma Records|Charisma]]<br> [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
| producer = [[Bob Johnston]]
| producer = [[Bob Johnston]]
| prev_title = [[Nicely Out of Tune]]
| prev_title = [[Nicely Out of Tune]]
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'''''Fog on the Tyne''''' is a 1971 album by [[English culture|English]] [[rock music|rock]] band [[Lindisfarne (band)|Lindisfarne]]. [[Bob Johnston]] produced the album, which was recorded at [[Trident Studios]] in the mid-1971 and released in October that year on [[Charisma Records]] in the United Kingdom and [[Elektra Records]] in the U.S..
'''''Fog on the Tyne''''' is a 1971 album by [[English culture|English]] [[rock music|rock]] band [[Lindisfarne (band)|Lindisfarne]]. [[Bob Johnston]] produced the album, which was recorded at [[Trident Studios]] in [[Soho]], London, in the mid-1971 and released in October that year on [[Charisma Records]] in the United Kingdom and [[Elektra Records]] in the U.S..


It gave the group their breakthrough in the UK, topping the album charts early in 1972 for four weeks and remaining on the chart for 56 weeks in total. "Meet Me on the Corner", one of two songs written by bassist Rod Clements, reached No. 5 as a single. The title track became the band's signature tune. Simon Cowe made his debut as a writer, contributing the song "Uncle Sam".
It gave the group their breakthrough in the UK, topping the album charts early in 1972 for four weeks and remaining on the chart for 56 weeks in total. "Meet Me on the Corner", one of two songs written by bassist Rod Clements, reached No. 5 as a single. The title track became the band's signature tune. Simon Cowe made his debut as a writer, contributing the song "Uncle Sam".
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Both tracks on the B-side of "Meet Me on the Corner", "Scotch Mist" (an instrumental), and "No Time To Lose", appeared as bonus tracks when the album was reissued on CD.
Both tracks on the B-side of "Meet Me on the Corner", "Scotch Mist" (an instrumental), and "No Time To Lose", appeared as bonus tracks when the album was reissued on CD.


A heavily reworked version of the title track with vocals by footballer [[Paul Gascoigne]] was released in October 1990 under the title "Fog on the Tyne (Revisited)", credited to Gazza and Lindisfarne. It reached number two in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name=gazza/>
A heavily reworked version of the title track with vocals by footballer [[Paul Gascoigne]] was released in October 1990 under the title "Fog on the Tyne (Revisited)", credited to Gazza and Lindisfarne. It reached number two on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name=gazza/>


Reggae group [[The Pioneers (band)|The Pioneers]] recorded a version of "Alright on the Night" on their 1972 album ''I Believe in Love''.
Reggae group [[The Pioneers (band)|The Pioneers]] recorded a version of "Alright on the Night" on their 1972 album ''I Believe in Love''.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
#"Meet Me on the Corner" ([[Rod Clements]]) – 2:38
#"Meet Me on the Corner" ([[Rod Clements]]) – 2:38 lead vocals: Ray Jackson
#"Alright on the Night" ([[Alan Hull]]) – 3:32
#"Alright on the Night" ([[Alan Hull]]) – 3:32 lead vocals: Alan Hull, Ray Jackson and Simon Cowe
#"Uncle Sam" ([[Simon Cowe]]) – 2:55
#"Uncle Sam" ([[Simon Cowe]]) – 2:55 lead vocals: Ray Jackson
#"Together Forever" ([[Rab Noakes]]) – 2:34
#"Together Forever" ([[Rab Noakes]]) – 2:34 lead vocals: Ray Jackson
#"January Song" (Hull) – 4:13
#"January Song" (Hull) – 4:13 lead vocals: Alan Hull
#"Peter Brophy Don't Care" (Hull, Terry Morgan) – 2:47
#"Peter Brophy Don't Care" (Hull, Terry Morgan) – 2:47 lead vocals: Alan Hull
#"City Song" (Hull) – 3:06
#"City Song" (Hull) – 3:06 lead vocals: Alan Hull
#"Passing Ghosts" (Hull) – 2:28
#"Passing Ghosts" (Hull) – 2:28 lead vocals: Alan Hull
#"Train in G Major" (Clements) – 3:08
#"Train in G Major" (Clements) – 3:08 lead vocals: Ray Jackson
#"Fog on the Tyne" (Hull) – 3:23
#"Fog on the Tyne" (Hull) – 3:23 lead vocals: Alan Hull, Ray Jackson and Simon Cowe
'''Bonus Tracks on CD reissue:'''
'''Bonus Tracks on CD reissue:'''
#"Scotch Mist" (Clements, Cowe, Hull, [[Ray Jackson (musician)|Ray Jackson]], Ray Laidlaw) – 2:06
#"Scotch Mist" (Clements, Cowe, Hull, [[Ray Jackson (musician)|Ray Jackson]], Ray Laidlaw) – 2:06
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|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=178}}</ref>
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=178}}</ref>
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|Canada ([[RPM (magazine)|RPM]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.7733.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Albums - April 8, 1972}}</ref>
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The album was the [[1972 in British music#Best-selling albums|eighth bestselling album of 1972]]. In 1990 [[Gazza]] reached number 2 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] with the song "Fog on the Tyne", a collaborative cover with Lindisfarne that earned him a [[Music recording sales certification|gold disc]].<ref name=gazza>{{Cite book | first=Paul | last=Gascoigne | first2=Hunter | last2=Davies | author2-link=Hunter Davis | year=2004 | title=Gazza: My Story | publisher=Headline Publishing | location=London | isbn=0-7472-7118-6 | ref={{harvid|Gascoigne|2004}} | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/gazzamystory0000gasc }}
The album was the [[1972 in British music#Best-selling albums|eighth bestselling album of 1972]]. In 1990, footballer [[Paul Gascoigne]] reached number 2 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] with the song "Fog on the Tyne", a collaborative cover with Lindisfarne that earned him a [[Music recording sales certification|gold disc]].<ref name=gazza>{{Cite book | first=Paul | last=Gascoigne | first2=Hunter | last2=Davies | author2-link=Hunter Davis | year=2004 | title=Gazza: My Story | publisher=Headline Publishing | location=London | isbn=0-7472-7118-6 | ref={{harvid|Gascoigne|2004}} | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/gazzamystory0000gasc }}
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</ref>


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;Lindisfarne

*[[Alan Hull]] - vocals, acoustic, electric and 12-string guitars, keyboards
*[[Alan Hull]] - vocals, acoustic, electric and 12-string guitars, keyboards
*[[Ray Jackson (musician)|Ray Jackson]] - vocals, mandolin, harmonica
*[[Ray Jackson (musician)|Ray Jackson]] - vocals, mandolin, harmonica
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==External links ==
==External links ==
*{{YouTube|Fi85jfNGioY|Meet Me On The Corner}}}}
*{{YouTube|Fi85jfNGioY|Meet Me On The Corner}}


{{Lindisfarne}}
{{Lindisfarne}}

Latest revision as of 02:32, 14 November 2023

Fog on the Tyne
Studio album by
Lindisfarne
ReleasedOctober 1971[1]
RecordedSummer 1971
StudioTrident Studios, Soho, London
GenreFolk rock[2]
Length35:06
LabelCharisma
Elektra
ProducerBob Johnston
Lindisfarne chronology
Nicely Out of Tune
(1970) 		Fog on the Tyne
(1971) 		Dingly Dell
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[4]

Fog on the Tyne is a 1971 album by English rock band Lindisfarne. Bob Johnston produced the album, which was recorded at Trident Studios in Soho, London, in the mid-1971 and released in October that year on Charisma Records in the United Kingdom and Elektra Records in the U.S..

It gave the group their breakthrough in the UK, topping the album charts early in 1972 for four weeks and remaining on the chart for 56 weeks in total. "Meet Me on the Corner", one of two songs written by bassist Rod Clements, reached No. 5 as a single. The title track became the band's signature tune. Simon Cowe made his debut as a writer, contributing the song "Uncle Sam".

Both tracks on the B-side of "Meet Me on the Corner", "Scotch Mist" (an instrumental), and "No Time To Lose", appeared as bonus tracks when the album was reissued on CD.

A heavily reworked version of the title track with vocals by footballer Paul Gascoigne was released in October 1990 under the title "Fog on the Tyne (Revisited)", credited to Gazza and Lindisfarne. It reached number two on the UK Singles Chart.[5]

Reggae group The Pioneers recorded a version of "Alright on the Night" on their 1972 album I Believe in Love.

Track listing

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  1. "Meet Me on the Corner" (Rod Clements) – 2:38 lead vocals: Ray Jackson
  2. "Alright on the Night" (Alan Hull) – 3:32 lead vocals: Alan Hull, Ray Jackson and Simon Cowe
  3. "Uncle Sam" (Simon Cowe) – 2:55 lead vocals: Ray Jackson
  4. "Together Forever" (Rab Noakes) – 2:34 lead vocals: Ray Jackson
  5. "January Song" (Hull) – 4:13 lead vocals: Alan Hull
  6. "Peter Brophy Don't Care" (Hull, Terry Morgan) – 2:47 lead vocals: Alan Hull
  7. "City Song" (Hull) – 3:06 lead vocals: Alan Hull
  8. "Passing Ghosts" (Hull) – 2:28 lead vocals: Alan Hull
  9. "Train in G Major" (Clements) – 3:08 lead vocals: Ray Jackson
  10. "Fog on the Tyne" (Hull) – 3:23 lead vocals: Alan Hull, Ray Jackson and Simon Cowe

Bonus Tracks on CD reissue:

  1. "Scotch Mist" (Clements, Cowe, Hull, Ray Jackson, Ray Laidlaw) – 2:06
  2. "No Time to Lose" (Hull) – 3:16

Charts

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Chart (1972) Peak
position
UK (Official Charts Company)[6] 1
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] 45
Canada (RPM)[8] 53

The album was the eighth bestselling album of 1972. In 1990, footballer Paul Gascoigne reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart with the song "Fog on the Tyne", a collaborative cover with Lindisfarne that earned him a gold disc.[5]

Personnel

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Lindisfarne
  • Alan Hull - vocals, acoustic, electric and 12-string guitars, keyboards
  • Ray Jackson - vocals, mandolin, harmonica
  • Rod Clements - electric bass, acoustic, electric and 12-string guitars, violin
  • Simon Cowe - lead, acoustic and 12-string guitars, mandolin, vocals
  • Ray Laidlaw - drums
Technical
  • Ken Scott - engineer
  • Trevor Wiles and Franco Polsinelli - sleeve

References

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  1. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography. New York: Canongate, 889.
  2. ^ Fielder, Hugh (19 September 2016). "The 10 Essential Folk Rock Albums". Classic Rock. TeamRock. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 1 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  5. ^ a b Gascoigne, Paul; Davies, Hunter (2004). Gazza: My Story. London: Headline Publishing. ISBN 0-7472-7118-6.
  6. ^ "Number 1 Albums – 1970s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 178. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - April 8, 1972" (PDF).
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