Matthew's Southern Comfort
Later That Same Year (1970)
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Length:  41:09
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 Woodstock    4:29
      2.  
      		 To Love    4:36
      3.  
      		 And Me    4:38
      4.  
      		 Tell Me Why    2:05
      5.  
      		 My Lady    1:38
      6.  
      		 And When She Smiles (She Makes The Sun Shine)    2:13
      7.  
      		 Mare, Take Me Home    3:40
      8.  
      		 Sylvie    5:37
      9.  
      		 The Brand New Tenessee Waltz    3:02
      10.  
      		 For Melanie    6:46
      11.  
      		 Road To Ronderlin    2:20
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      Matthews' Southern Comfort - Later That Same Year (1970)


      Matthews' Southern Comfort

      With Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol, and Ashley Hutchings from Fairport Convention, plus drummer Gerry Conway (of Fotheringay, and later to join Fairport) and pedal steel player Gordon Huntley, Ian Matthews recorded his first solo album, Matthews' Southern Comfort, the sound was rooted in American country music and rockabilly; this was his first significant experience as a songwriter, although the band also covered the likes of Neil Young and Ian and Sylvia. He then formed a working band using the name of his first album and recorded "Second Spring" and "Later That Same Year". The band went through several different lineups and toured extensively for the next two years, to general critical acclaim. They had one commercial success: a cover version of "Woodstock" (written by Joni Mitchell) was a number one hit single in the UK and saw heavy airplay in Canada, as well as reaching #23 in the US. (Wikipedia)


      Best known for the hit "Woodstock," this is really the album on which Ian Matthews first finds his direction. A nice mix of covers and originals, this record has held up nicely over the years. (Jim Worbois, AMG)
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