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Waiting for the Sun is the solo debut album by the British singer and songwriter Iva Twydell of After The Fire fame, released on Profile Records in 1978. The album was recorded and mixed during the summer of ’78 at Profile Studios in Wheathampstead, Herfordshire, England.
Sometimes listed as a solo album by Iva Twydell, the flute player and one-time drummer for After The Fire. This is a British based Christian themed album containing 12-songs ranging from lively folkrock to melodic soft rock to sensitive ballads to vaudeville novelty. Twydell wrote all the material using the name I A J Twidell and supplies the lead vocals along with 6 and 12-string guitar, flute, string synth, drums, and percussion while assisted by Dusty Miller (electric guitar) and Robert Michael (bass). The music is a top-notch mix of UK progressive folk and rock that pleasantly recalls the more acoustic elements of Jethro Tull and in a completely different style from Iva’s 80s techno albums, Secret Service and Duel, though the bratty Ishmael-like «This Thing’s Gone On Long Enough» comes pretty close. More common here, the tracks are based on an acoustic rhythm guitar framework supplemented with electric guitar leads, as on the title track and «Come Up Smiling». Othere songs like «Old Fashioned Dreamer» and the Tull-ish «The Carpenter’s Son» achieve their mood with just acoustic guitar. Nick Battle of ATF assists on a couple of tracks (backing vocals, violin). One of the more elusive albums issued on the small Profile label, which, according to a source, had a press run of only 100 copies. This was also reissued in the UK on CD by Kissing Spell in 2000. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]
LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “Waiting For The Sun” – 3:45
A2. “Dear Lord” – 3:02
A3. “I Want To Dance” – 2:16
A4. “Old Fashioned Dreamer” – 3:06
A5. “Come Up Smiling” – 2:50
A6. “I Can’t Take” – 3:57
Side Two
B1. “This Thing’s Gone On Long Enough” – 3:36
B2. “The Carpenter’s Son” – 3:56
B3. “Maybe I’m A Fool” – 3:13
B4. “Come To Me” – 4:23
B5. “Safe With Me” – 2:56
Note: Re-issued by 111 Records in 2015 on 12-inch vinyl LP in two editions: Limited to 111 copies on 180-gram vinyl and presented in a textured & embossed heavy cardboard cover with additional golden print, and as a 2nd edition, limited to 111 copies as 180-gram coloured vinyl in normal cardboard sleeve. As well re-issued as a digipak CD by Hifly Sound Anstalt, Liechtenstein. Also re-issued in the UK on CD by Kissing Spell in 2000.
CREDITS. Recorded and mixed during the summer of ’78 at Profile Studios, Wheathampstead, Herfordshire. Engineered by Roger Beale. Photos by Dave Balcome. Sleeve Design by G. Miller.
Musicians: Ivor Twidell (Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer, Drums, Percussion, Flute), Nick Battle (Violin, Vocals), Tamsin Ginger (Flute), Dusty Miller (Electric Guitar), Robert Michael (Bass).
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