Second Spring

Second Spring
Studio album by Ian Matthews
Released	1970
Recorded	1970
Genre	Folk rock/Country rock
Length	38:19
Label	Line/Decca
Producer	Ian Matthews
Ian Matthews chronology
Matthews' Southern Comfort (1969)Matthews' Southern Comfort1969 Second Spring (1970) Later That Same Year (1970)Later That Same Year1970

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Second Spring is the 1970 album by Country rock/Folk rock musician Ian Matthews' band Matthews' Southern Comfort. It was Matthews's second album after his departure from Fairport Convention.

Track listing

1. "Ballad of Obray Ramsey" (Ian Matthews) - 2:25
2. "Moses in the Sunshine" (Carl Barnwell) - 6:18
3. "Jinkson Johnson" (Ian Matthews) - 5:29
4. "The Tale of the Trial" (Ian Matthews) - 2:42
5. "Blood Red Roses" (Ian Matthews) - 2:27
6. "Even As" (Carl Barnwell) - 2:49
7. "Darcy Farrow" (Tom Campbell, Steve Gillette) - 3:34
8. "Something in the Way She Moves" (James Taylor) - 4:48
9. "Southern Comfort" (Sylvia Tyson) - 7:47

Personnel

• Ian Matthews - guitar, lead vocals, arranger
• Carl Barnwell - guitar, harmony vocals
• Mark Griffiths - bass, guitar, harmony vocals
• Gordon Huntley - steel guitar
• Tom Paley - banjo
• Andy Leigh - bass, harmony vocals
• Martin Jenkins - mandolin
• Ray Duffy - drums
• Roger Churchyard - violin, fiddle
• Byard Ray - fiddle

Production

• Producer: Ian Matthews
• Production Coordinator: Steve Barlby
• Recording Engineer: Ian Matthews
• Art Direction: Paul Whitehead
• Cover Design: Ian Matthews
• Photography: Ray Stevenson

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