The third album in the Family discography. It was released on January 23, 1970, and already on February 7, the album rose to # 4 in the UK Albums Chart , marking the group's highest achievement in the charts (in the US, still past). With the appearance of new members in the group: bassist / violinist John Weider (ex-Eric Burdon and The Animals) and especially the multi-instrumentalist
(keyboards, flute, vibraphone) "Poli" Palmer (ex-The Hellions, ex-Eclection) - the sound of the group has changed in comparison with previous works, from jazz and blues it has become closer to folk-rock, as well as to country, and the lyrics became simpler and clearer (Chapman's socio-political comments). But Chapman's voice remained - one of the critics called his vocal style "electric bleating", the other described it as a formula: Bob Dylan + Marc Bolan.
Tracks:
All tracks written by John "Charlie" Whitney/Roger Chapman except where noted.
01. Drowned In Wine - 4:07
02. Some Poor Soul - 2:42
03. Love Is A Sleeper - 4:00
04. Stop For The Traffic - Through The Heart Of Me - 2:09
05. Wheels (Whitney/ Chapman/Ric Grech - 4:38
06. Song For Sinking Lovers - 4:03
07. Hey - Let It Rock - 1:01
08. The Cat And The Rat - 2:30
09. 93's OK J (Whitney/John Weider) - 3:57
10. A Song For Me (Whitney/Chapman/Weider/Robert Townsend) - 9:13
Personnel:
- Roger Chapman - vocals, percussion
- John "Charlie" Whitney - guitars, banjo, organ
- Robert Townsend - drums, percussion, harp
- John Weider - bass, violin, dobro
- John Michael "Poli" Palmer - vibes, piano, flute +
- George Bruno - organ (03)