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Sally Oldfield: Easy

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Label: Bronze Records
Released: 1979
Time:
 38:07
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: ********.. (8/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.sallyoldfield.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2001.07.23
Price in €: 6,99



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[1] The Sun In My Eyes (Sally Oldfield) - 4:27
[2] You Set My Gypsy Blood Free (Sally Oldfield) - 3:45
[3] Answering You (Sally Oldfield) - 4:18
[4] The Boulevard Song (Sally Oldfield) - 3:37
[5] Easy (Sally Oldfield) - 3:46
[6] Sons Of The Free (Sally Oldfield) - 3:54
[7] Hide And Seek (Sally Oldfield) - 4:28
[8] First Born Of The Earth (Sally Oldfield) - 4:38
[9] Man Of Storm (Sally Oldfield) - 5:11

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


SALLY OLDFIELD - Vocals, piano, acoustic guitars, marimba, glockenspiel

FRANK RICOTTI - Vibes, marimba, percussion, glockenspiel
HERBIE FLOWERS - Double bass, electric bass on tracks 6-9
KEVIN PEEK - Acoustic guitars, electric guitar
GRAHAM JARVIS - Drums on Hide and Seek
DAVE MATTACKS - Drums on Easy
DARYL RUNSWICK - Double bass, electric bass on tracks 1-5
ROBERT AHWAI - Electric guitar on Answering You
KEN FREEMAN - String synthesizers on tracks 6-9
NIGEL JENKINS - Electric guitar on Sons Of The Free
SIMON MORTIMER - Percussion
PETE WILLSHER - Steel guitar
TERENCS JOHNS - French horns
ANDRES MCGAVIN - French horns

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


United Kingdom LP BRON 522 Bronze Records seperate lyrics sheet inside
United Kingdom LP CLALP 102 Castle Communications
Germany LP 200 932-320 Bronze Records
Australia LP L 37096 Festival Records
United Kingdom CD CLALP 102 Castle Communications 1986
Germany CD SOL 2873.102 Sound
USA CD 8102 Castle Communications
United Kingdom MC CLAMC 102 Castle Communications
Germany MC 400 932-352 Bronze Records

Also issued in a "3 Originals" box, CLA BX 906 (Castle Communications), containing Water Bearer (CLACD 101), Easy (CLACD 102) and Celebration (CLACD 103).



Sally Oldfield's second solo album, and the style generally doesn't mess with the formula of her excellent debut, Water Bearer. Those already familiar with the debut know very well what this means: folky tunes and Sally's skyrocket vocals. Also preserved for the listener's pleasure are the distinctive combination of acoustic instruments: guitar, piano, mandolin, the occasional sleigh bells, and riding above all of it, the multilayered, Eastern-flavored melody patterns played by an army of tuned percussion. Also present are Sally's Hawaiian vocal lilts on "Sun in My Eyes" and "Answering You" that previously showed up on "Mirrors and "Water Bearer"; the use of a folky 3/4 beat on "You Set My Gypsy Blood Free" and "First Born of the Earth," recalling that of "Land of the Sun"; and "Hide and Seek" is virtually the bastard child of "Weaver." As previously demonstrated on Water Bearer's beautiful "Wampum Song," Sally's voice is definitely at home in the brightly lit world of D major, and this album accordingly contains no less than three excellent pop songs set in that key, for the listener to bask in her golden harmonies: the audaciously titled "You Set My Gypsy Blood Free," Boulevard Song," and "Sons of the Free." It is "The Boulevard Song" that is the album's highlight for me, a pretty flawless pop gem that radiates sunlight on every note. I love the way she sings "Babe/You're warm as the sun, yeah..." and also the brief one-line harmony she sneaks in on "And every lady loves you..." While we're at it, I also love the excision of two beats in the chorus, similar to the idiosyncratic but perfectly flowing time shifts that crop up on Water Bearer. However, with the expansion of session musicians involved, Easy also tugs in the direction of a more contemporary pop (for the late 70s) edge. It is comprised of discrete songs with more down-to-earth subject matter, putting aside the fantasy imagery, track segues, and sense of concept album-cohesion that characterized the preceding work. Our first big reminder of this is three tracks in with "Answering You," marked by its loungy combo of Fender Rhodes and distortion-less electric guitar. That being said, probably the only two things I don't care for on this album are the title track and the disco beat shift in "Hide and Seek," another element that obviously hasn't sounds of its time and hasn't dated very well. Not for the warm 'n' fuzzy-averse, of course, and although one might fairly say Easy is not as consistently strong as its blueprint, its best tracks more than salvage it. The trademark style of acoustic folk instruments, tuned percussion, and Sally's vocals make this overall a needed procurement for fans.

Joe McGlinchey
© ground and sky 1999-2007
 

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THE SUN IN MY EYES

How clear is the night!
The early flowers of the Spring are showing
How warm is the wind!
I can feel your hair in my fingers flowing

Hey! You, you are the sun in my eyes!
And I wanna come to you like the empty sky!
So you can shine in me like the endless dawn
And I can hold you, hold you through the storm.

How blue is the sky!
In your eyes I see my life unfolding
my heart is beating and the world is on fire!
I wanna drink with you this cup I'm holding!

Hey! You, you are the sun in my eyes!
And I wanna come to you like the empty sky!
So you can shine in me like the endless dawn
And I can hold you, hold you through the storm.

Hey! You, you are the sun in my eyes!
And I wanna come to you like the empty sky!
So you can shine in me like the endless dawn
And I can hold you, hold you through the storm.

Hey! You, you are the sun in my eyes!
And I wanna come to you like the empty sky!
So you can shine in me like the endless dawn
And I can hold you, hold you through the storm.

Hey! You, you are the sun in my eyes!
And I wanna come to you like the empty sky!
So you can shine in me like the endless dawn
And I can hold you, hold you through the storm.


YOU SET MY GYPSY BLOOD FREE

Come be with me for I stand as I am
With the fear of the silence that freezes my soul
When the lights have gone down and the cold wind blows
Can you feel it around us? There's nowhere to go
Oh listen! I want you to know!

You set my gypsy blood free!
You waken the dancer in me!
I wanna run through the dew of the night
To bring flowers to lay at your feet!
I have nothing to give you to light up your life
But the wild call of heartbeat to heartbeat
That seeks to be one.

Come be with me for I stand as I am
With the wonder of skies and the endlessly changing
Deep moving of oceans in love with the moon
And the sweeping of starlight across the dark heavens
Oh listen! I want you to know!

You set my gypsy blood free!
You waken the dancer in me!
I wanna run through the dew of the night
To bring flowers to lay at your feet!
I have nothing to give you to light up your life
But the wild call of heartbeat to heartbeat
That seeks to be one.

You set my gypsy blood free!
You waken the dancer in me!
I wanna run through the dew of the night
To bring flowers to lay at your feet!
I have nothing to give you to light up your life
But the wild call of heartbeat to heartbeat
That seeks to be one.

I have nothing to give you to light up your life
But the wild call of heartbeat to heartbeat
That seeks to be one.

I have nothing to give you to light up your life
But the wild call of heartbeat to heartbeat
That seeks to be one.


ANSWERING YOU

You're calling me! Across the endless snow!
You're moving to me everywhere I go!
Come with me on a sleigh ride.
See the diamonds in the snow
I'll gather them all like jewels for you
So you will know

Oh I am answering you! With every breath and every step I take
I am answering you! With every move and every sound I make
you are the morning wind on an open flame
You're the sun in my eyes, you're the healing rain.

You're calling me! Across the endless night
You're moving to me like a distant light
You waken me like the summer sun
Summoning the Spring to come
And everything I say and do, like this song
Is telling you

I am answering you! With every breath and every step I take
I am answering you! With every move and every sound I make
you are the morning wind on an open flame
You're the sun in my eyes, you're the healing rain.

You waken me like the summer sun
Summoning the Spring to come
And everything I say and do, like this song
Is telling you

I am answering you! With every breath and every step I take
I am answering you! With every move and every sound I make

I am answering you! With every breath and every step I take
I am answering you! With every move and every sound I make


THE BOULEVARD SONG

On every boulevard I seek you
In every street cafe I meet you
When you say you're just passing this way
I know why you do

Babe you're warm as the sun
And you shine on everyone
Sweet river keep flowing strong
The music is just begun

Strong as the moon pulling the tide
I wanna walk by your side
You conquer me with your arrows of light
Like a highwayman you kill in the night

Every riverside bar knows you
And every lady loves you
Don't ask me why I try to catch your eye
You know why I do

On every boulevard I seek you
In every street cafe I meet you
You're a lover with a sweetheart on every boulevard
You're a lover with a sweetheart on every boulevard

Strong as the moon pulling the tide
I wanna walk by your side
You conquer me with your arrows of light
Like a highwayman you kill in the night

Strong as the moon pulling the tide
I wanna walk by your side
You conquer me with your arrows of light
Like a highwayman you kill in the night

Strong as the moon pulling the tide
I wanna walk by your side
You conquer me with your arrows of light
Like a highwayman you kill in the night


EASY

Oh I don't know if its the rain falling
Theres something in my eyes like the shining sea
Oh I don't know if its a new love calling
There's something growing in me and it's strong and free

Oh its easy to tell you I love you!
Letting go of everything that's holding me
Cos you're a real man, you're warm and strong
And lying here beside you is where I belong
So come on come on I wanna taste the wild honey
Its sweet on your lips and its making me feel
At ease with the man in me

Keep on keep on keep on moving to me
With the grace and the rhythm of the warm rain falling
Keep on keep on keep on doing it to me
I got a feeling its gonna be a bright new morning

Oh its easy to tell you I love you!
Letting go of everything that's holding me
Cos you're a real man, you're warm and strong
And lying here beside you is where I belong
So come on come on, Oh baby don't tease me
You know there is nothing that ain't gonna please me
I'm easy with the man in me

So come on come on I wanna taste the wild honey
Its sweet on your lips and its making me feel
At ease with the man in me

Oh its easy to tell you I love you!
Letting go of everything that's holding me
Cos you're a real man, you're warm and strong
And lying here beside you is where I belong

And its easy to tell you I love you!
Letting go of everything that's holding me
Cos you're a real man, you're warm and strong
And lying here beside you is where I belong


SONS OF THE FREE

A summer dawn is coming
There's a rare lightning on the sea
And on the fishing fleet and the men coming home
I wanna run down there, wanna meet them
Oh I love to be with the sons of the free!
Love to be with the sons of the free!

They're born of the wind
There ain't no man gonna rule them
Their feelings run deep and strong
They got a real heartbeating through them
Oh I love to be with the sons of the free!
Love to be with the sons of the free!

They're moving! Moving on!
They're moving! Moving with the sun!

Love to be with the sons of the free!
Love to be with the sons of the free!

The stars are singing
There's a high tide in my heart
I can hear the men on the beach
They're bringing good news from afar!
Oh I love to be with the sons of the free!
Love to be with the sons of the free!

Oh I love to lie! Oh! I wanna live and die
With the sons of the free!

Oh I love to lie! Oh! I wanna live and die
With the sons of the free!

Oh I love to lie! Oh! I wanna live and die
With the sons of the free!

Oh I love to lie! Oh! I wanna live and die
With the sons of the free!

Oh I love to lie! Oh! I wanna live and die
With the sons of the free!


HIDE AND SEEK

It's a crystal night and the moon is on the sea
Come play with me down by the sea!
There's a hush in the dunes and the waves whisper a lover's tune
Come play with me hide and seek!
Held by the sky, I will cradle you with a maiden's eye
Come play with me down by the sea!
Come play with me hide and seek!
Come play with me down by the sea!

I'll seek for you beneath the stars
Heaven is where you are!
I'll run from you with my veil of blue
But love is in my eyes
And there's no place to hide!
You are, you are, you are, you are, you are,
You are the man in me, playing free!

Your turn to hide and I'll come chasing you with the turn of the tide,
Come play with me down by the sea!
You make no sound, there's just the feel of a heartbeat all around
Come play with me hide and seek!
I know you wanna be found and with the ancient art of childhood
I'll track you down
Come play with me down by the sea!
Come play with me hide and seek!
Come play with me down by the sea!

I'll seek for you beneath the stars
Heaven is where you are!
I'll run from you with my veil of blue
But love is in my eyes
And there's no place to hide!
You are, you are, you are, you are, you are,
You are the man in me, playing free!

You are, you are, you are, you are, you are,
You are the man in me, playing free!

Come play with me down by the sea!
Come play with me hide and seek!
Come play with me down by the sea!
Come play with me hide and seek!
Come play with me down by the sea!
Come play with me hide and seek!
Come play with me down by the sea!
Come play with me hide and seek!
Come play with me down by the sea!
Come play with me hide and seek!
Come play with me down by the sea!
Come play with me hide and seek!


FIRST BORN OF THE EARTH

Firstborn of the Earth we were cradled by the light of the father!
He gave me gold at my birth
And the sky was on fire with all I could desire
And every light on the Earth shone for me
I was queen of my land

Nurtured by the wind forever moving all things
I hear the call of the shelterless ones
And I seek no home for I travel alone
And every man that I meet is my friend
Another child of the wind

And the sky was on fire with all I could desire
And every light on the Earth shone for me
I was queen of my land

Firstborn of the Earth we were cradled by the light of the father!
He gave me gold at my birth
And the sky was on fire with all I could desire
And every light on the Earth shone for me
I was queen of my land

Firstborn of the Earth we were cradled by the light of the father!
Nurtured by the wind and all things that move on the water
Golden is my land with grey and blue skies swiftly moving
Ove the fields where the wood smoke is sweetly scented

Windblown at high tide, a lover and friend by my side
Soft sand and sea-shells, the sound of the far distant bells,
Sunlight in my eyes, the clear call of the wild sea-bird's cry
Coming to me like a love song soaring free!

Firstborn of the earth we were cradled by the light of the father


MAN OF STORM

Man of storm! And child of cloud and sun!
Whose eyes that dare the dazzling light
Of the dying, dancing leaves
Confess with mine that love has bravely won!
Whose hands of gold fire my soul and loose bright streams of joy
That tease my tangled laughter free
Man unknown! Of strangers ways.
How still and richly spoken stands your image in my gaze.
How still and richly spoken stands your image in my gaze.

Man of storm! With eyes of thunder blue!
Take this gift I bring to you
Now the light is breaking through!
Before you came, my life was caught in chains,
And now I feel the sky fill my eyes,
And all the riches of the Earth are lying at my feet
Man unknown! It's love you bring!
You will always be here in every song I sing!
You will always be here in every song I sing!

Man of storm!

Whose hands of gold fire my soul and loose bright streams of joy
That tease my tangled laughter free
Man unknown! It's love you bring!
You will always be here in every song I sing!
You will always be here in every song I sing!

Man of storm!

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