''Fog on the Tyne'' is a 1971 album by

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band Lindisfarne.

Bob Johnston Donald William 'Bob' Johnston (May 14, 1932 – August 14, 2015) was an American record producer, best known for his work with Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, and Simon & Garfunkel. Early days Johnston was born into a professional mus ...

produced the album, which was recorded at

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, London, in the mid-1971 and released in October that year on

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in the United Kingdom and Elektra Records in the U.S.. It gave the group their breakthrough in the UK, topping the album charts early in 1972 for four weeks and remaining on the chart for 56 weeks in total. "Meet Me on the Corner", one of two songs written by bassist Rod Clements, reached No. 5 as a single. The title track became the band's signature tune. Simon Cowe made his debut as a writer, contributing the song "Uncle Sam". Both tracks on the B-side of "Meet Me on the Corner", "Scotch Mist" (an instrumental), and "No Time To Lose", appeared as bonus tracks when the album was reissued on CD. A heavily reworked version of the title track with vocals by footballer Paul Gascoigne was released in October 1990 under the title "Fog on the Tyne (Revisited)", credited to Gazza and Lindisfarne. It reached number two in the

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. Reggae group The Pioneers recorded a version of "Alright on the Night" on their 1972 album ''I Believe in Love''.

Track listing

#"Meet Me on the Corner" (

Rod Clements Roderick Parry Clements (born 17 November 1947 in North Shields, Northumberland) is a British guitarist, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He formed the folk-rock band Lindisfarne with Alan Hull in 1970, and wrote "Meet Me on the Co ...

) – 2:38 lead vocals: Ray Jackson #"Alright on the Night" (

Alan Hull James Alan Hull (20 February 1945 – 17 November 1995) was an English singer-songwriter and founding member of the Tyneside folk rock band Lindisfarne. Career Hull was born at 68 Sutton's Dwellings, Adelaide Terrace, Benwell, Newcastle upon ...

) – 3:32 lead vocals: Alan Hull, Ray Jackson and Simon Cowe #"Uncle Sam" (

Simon Cowe Simon Cowe (1 April 1948 – 30 September 2015) was an English guitarist and multi-instrumentalist most noted as a member of the folk-rock group Lindisfarne from their original formation in 1970 until 1973, and then again from 1978 to his depar ...

) – 2:55 lead vocals: Ray Jackson #"Together Forever" (

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) – 2:34 lead vocals: Ray Jackson #"January Song" (Hull) – 4:13 lead vocals: Alan Hull #"Peter Brophy Don't Care" (Hull, Terry Morgan) – 2:47 lead vocals: Alan Hull #"City Song" (Hull) – 3:06 lead vocals: Alan Hull #"Passing Ghosts" (Hull) – 2:28 lead vocals: Alan Hull #"Train in G Major" (Clements) – 3:08 lead vocals: Ray Jackson #"Fog on the Tyne" (Hull) – 3:23 lead vocals: Alan Hull, Ray Jackson and Simon Cowe Bonus Tracks on CD reissue: #"Scotch Mist" (Clements, Cowe, Hull, Ray Jackson, Ray Laidlaw) – 2:06 #"No Time to Lose" (Hull) – 3:16

Charts

The album was the eighth bestselling album of 1972. In 1990, footballer Paul Gascoigne reached number 2 in the

with the song "Fog on the Tyne", a collaborative cover with Lindisfarne that earned him a

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Personnel

;Lindisfarne *

- vocals, acoustic, electric and 12-string guitars, keyboards * Ray Jackson - vocals, mandolin, harmonica *

- electric bass, acoustic, electric and 12-string guitars, violin *

- lead, acoustic and 12-string guitars, mandolin, vocals *Ray Laidlaw - drums ;Technical *

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- engineer *Trevor Wiles and Franco Polsinelli - sleeve

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fog on the Tyne 1971 albums Lindisfarne (band) albums Albums produced by Bob Johnston Charisma Records albums Elektra Records albums Albums recorded at Trident Studios