Shine On Brightly
Shine On Brightly | ||||
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Studio album by Procol Harum | ||||
Released | September 1968 | |||
Recorded | 1967–68 at Advision Studios, De Lane Lea Studios and Olympic Studios, London, England | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, art rock, psychedelic rock | |||
Length | 39:09 | |||
Label | Regal Zonophone, A&M | |||
Producer | Denny Cordell | |||
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Shine On Brightly is the second studio album by English rock band Procol Harum, released in 1968 by record labels Regal Zonophone and A&M.
It is considered an early example of progressive rock.[citation needed]
Content
The title of the epic "In Held 'Twas in I" is an acrostic, taking the first word from the first movement as well as the first word from a verse later in the movement as well as the first word from each of the three successive movements as shown:
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In "Glimpses of Nirvana" Held "Glimpses of Nirvana" (sixth verse) ′Twas "′Twas Teatime at the Circus" In "In the Autumn of My Madness" I "Look to Your Soul"
Release
Shine On Brightly was released in September 1968 by record labels Regal Zonophone and A&M. The original British and North American versions of the opening two tracks ("Quite Rightly So" and "Shine On Brightly") are different versions.[citation needed]
The album was reissued several times, including a 2009 remaster using the original 2-track stereo masters and featuring bonus B-sides and alternate takes. However, many of the tracks are played at a higher speed.[citation needed]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Classic Rock | 8/10[2] |
MusicHound | 3/5[3] |
Rolling Stone | (unfavourable)[4] |
Upon its release, Jim Miller, writing for Rolling Stone, was unfavourable: "Procol Harum's first release was generally more satisfying, especially since this new album displays little in the way of startling growth – the group has apparently chosen to refine their old approach and the musical result, while usually listenable, is not consistently interesting."[4]
Legacy
Shine On Brightly was influential in the development of progressive rock by breaking pop and rock music standards with the 17-minute epic "In Held 'Twas in I", which marked the beginning of the lengthy progressive rock suites that would occur later in the 1970s.[citation needed]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Gary Brooker and Keith Reid, except as noted.
Side A | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Quite Rightly So" | Brooker, Fisher, Reid | 3:40 |
2. | "Shine On Brightly" | 3:32 | |
3. | "Skip Softly (My Moonbeams)" | 3:47 | |
4. | "Wish Me Well" | 3:18 | |
5. | "Rambling On" | 4:31 |
Side B | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone)" | 2:50 | |
2. | "In Held 'Twas in I":
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Brooker, Fisher, Reid | 17:31 |
Reissue bonus tracks | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Quite Rightly So (Mono single version)" | Brooker, Fisher, Reid | 3:42 |
2. | "In the Wee Small Hours of Sixpence (Mono single mix)" | 3:02 | |
3. | "Monsieur Armand (Mono)" | 2:39 | |
4. | "Seem to Have the Blues (Most All the Time) (Mono)" | 2:48 | |
5. | "McGreggor" | 2:47 | |
6. | "The Gospel According To..." | 3:28 | |
7. | "Shine On Brightly (Early version)" | 3:23 | |
8. | "Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone) (Early version)" | 2:25 | |
9. | "A Robe of Silk (Backing track)" | Brooker | 1:59 |
10. | "Monsieur Armand (Backing track)" | Brooker | 2:42 |
11. | "In the Wee Small Hours of Sixpence (Backing track)" | Brooker | 3:00 |
Personnel
- Gary Brooker – lead vocals (1-7b, 7d), piano (all but 7e)
- Robin Trower – guitar, co-lead vocals (4)
- Matthew Fisher – organ, lead vocals (7c), piano (7e)
- Dave Knights – bass guitar
- B.J. Wilson – drums
- Keith Reid – lyrics
- Technical
- George Underwood – cover art design
References
- Pages with broken file links
- Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters
- Articles with unsourced statements from March 2015
- Articles with unsourced statements from November 2015
- Procol Harum albums
- 1968 albums
- Albums produced by Denny Cordell
- A&M Records albums
- Regal Zonophone Records albums
- Polydor Records albums
- Repertoire Records albums
- English-language albums