''New England'' is the seventh studio album by rock band

Wishbone Ash Wishbone Ash are a British Rock music, rock band who achieved success in the early to mid-1970s. Their albums include ''Wishbone Ash (album), Wishbone Ash'' (1970), ''Pilgrimage (Wishbone Ash album), Pilgrimage'' (1971), ''Argus (album), Argu ...

released only seven months after ''Locked In''. It was a success compared to ''Locked In'' but still did not chart as high as most of their previous albums. It peaked at No. 22 in the

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. This album marked the "Americanization" of Wishbone Ash, as the band relocated from England to the Northeastern United States (

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) for tax purposes. ''New England'' contained an even balance of hard rock songs and breezy,

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ballads, the latter of which would see further exploration from Wishbone Ash on their next studio album, '' Front Page News''.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by

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, Andy Powell,

Laurie Wisefield Laurence Mark Wisefield (born 27 August 1952) is an English guitarist and vocalist, best known for his contributions to Wishbone Ash during the 1970s and 1980s. Early career Prior to his stint in Wishbone Ash, Wisefield performed with the pro ...

and Steve Upton; except "Candlelight" by Martin Turner, Andy Powell, Laurie Wisefield, Steve Upton and

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Side one

# "Mother of Pearl" – 4:25 # "(In All of My Dreams) You Rescue Me" – 6:09 # "Runaway" – 3:14 # "Lorelei" – 5:20

Side two

# "Outward Bound" – 4:48 # "Prelude" – 1:13 # "When You Know Love" – 5:43 # "Lonely Island" – 4:23 # "Candlelight" – 1:47

Personnel

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* Andy Powell –

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and acoustic guitars,

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– electric and

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guitars, backing vocals * Steve Upton –

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;Additional personnel * Nelson "Flaco" Padron – percussion

Charts

References

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