New World in the Morning is a studio album by British singer-songwriter Roger Whittaker released by EMI in 1971.[a] It featured some of his most popular folk songs, including the international hit "The Last Farewell", "A Special Kind of Man", and "Streets of London".[3] Whittaker first performed the title track, "New World in the Morning", at a 1969 music festival in Rio de Janeiro.[4] When released as a single, it reached number 17 in the UK and number 12 in the US Easy Listening charts.[3]
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| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Denis Preston | |||
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Album Synopsis edit
British release edit
Whittaker recorded the album in 1970 and it was released in 1971 at the peak of his popularity. It included the international hit "The Last Farewell", which was released as a single, and won Whittaker an Ivor Novello Award for songwriting. "No Blade of Grass" was utilised as the title song for the film of the same name.[5]
The album was only issued on vinyl and never been released to CD, and current digital versions of the album's most popular songs have been re-recordings done by Whittaker in the 1980s and 1990s.
American release edit
Included on the North American release were the songs "Why?", "What Love Is" and "Mexican Whistler", while "New World in the Morning", whilst "From Both Sides Now" and "Streets of London" were omitted. In the US and Canada most of these songs appeared on Whittakers 1971 album "A Special Kind of Man" release through RCA Records.
The song "New World in the Morning" had earlier been released by Hagood Hardy in June 1970.[6]
Track listing edit
- "Candy Cloud"
- "A Special Kind of Man"
- "No Blade of Grass"
- "Moonshine"
- "Morning Please Don't Come"
- "New World in the Morning"
- "My Kind"
- "The Last Farewell"
- "From Both Sides Now"
- "Paradise"
- "Streets of London"
- "He Starts Below"
Charts edit
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 66 |
Notes edit
- ^ The 1971 EMI album should not be confused with a like-named 1970 album released on the RCA label in North America with a different track listing, including "Durham Town (The Leavin')".[1][2]
References edit
- ^ "Record Reviews". Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. June 5, 1970. p. 15. Retrieved May 31, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "New sparkler in music world". The StarPhoenix. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. June 12, 1970. p. 16. Retrieved May 31, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Roger Whittaker New World In The Morning UK vinyl LP album (LP record) (382337)". eil.com.
- ^ Sherman, Robert (September 1970). "Diskotalk". American Girl. Vol. 53, no. 9. New York: Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. p. 30 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Mangos, Anthony. "UNRELENTING BLEAKNESS: NO BLADE OF GRASS FIFTY YEARS LATER". Diabolique magazine. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "REVS-007 at 45cat.com".
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 336. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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