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So Far So Good is the sophomore solo album by the British singer and songwriter Mark Williamson, later of the Mark Williamson Band, released in the UK on Grapevine in 1979. The album was engineered by Colin Owen, Muff Murfin, Nick Patrick, and Richard Sidebottom with John Pac of Parchment fame producing. Arranged by Colin Owen. All songs written by Mark Williamson except tracks A2 and B5 written by Chris Eaton, track B1 written by Tim Moyler, track B2 written by Dave Plotel, and track B3 written by Paul Field. Chris Eaton, who would later join the Mark Williamson Band, is featured on acoustic piano and background vocals.
The album track “I Need You” was later included on the sampler album AOR Global Sounds, Volume 5 released on Favorite Recordings in 2021, a mainstream compilation series of AOR, West Coast, and Blue-eyed Soul.
Williamson’s earlier LPs found him catering more to pop, disco and MOR tastes. The disco stuff is suitable for the dance floor, soulfully thumping along with sassy bgvs, slick horns and lively strings, like a UK Denny Correll. «Join The Revolution» (with Norman Barrett on lead guitar) has that louder rock edge found on his later Mark Williamson Band records. The ballad «Susanne» would later be extracted for inclusion on the US Lyrix release Songs From The Earth. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]
LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “Hold On Me”
A2. “Living Is Easy”
A3. “I Need You”
A4. “Susanne”
A5. “Join The Revolution”
Side Two
B1. “Promises”
B2. “You Gotta Get Up”
B3. “Stockholm Song”
B4. “Keepin’ On”
B5. “Favour”
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and 12-inch vinyl LP by Grapevine. The album tracks “I Need You”, b/w “Hold On Me”, was released as a Limited Edition 45 RPM 12-inch vinyl single pressed on green vinyl.
So Far So Good Album Sampler
CREDITS. Produced by John Pac. Engineered by Colin Owen, Muff Murfin, Nick Patrick, and Richard Sidebottom. Arranged by Colin Owen.
Musicians: Mark Williamson (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar), Chris Eaton (Acoustic Piano), Tony Boyens (Fender Rhodes), Rick Godsall (Keyboards), Colin Owen (Synthesizer), Hugh Thomas (Saxophone), Norman Barrett (Electric Guitar), John Smith (Electric Guitar), Steve Richards (Bass), Spud Spurling (Bass), Malcolm Garrett (Drums), Pete Thompson (Drums). Background Vocals: John Perry, Stu Calver, Muff Murfin, Chris Eaton, Alyson McCinnes, Sue McClellan, Mark Williams.
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