Past, Present and Future

by Al Stewart

Past, Present and Future cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1973
  • Label: CBS
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 42:32
  • Community rating: 3.87/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Pivoting away from deeply personal, introspective narratives, the Scottish singer-songwriter embraced sweeping, historically themed storytelling. Anchored by the epic, ten-minute 'Nostradamus', the album successfully integrated richer rock instrumentation, establishing the commercial folk-rock blueprint that would eventually launch him to global stardom.

Genres

Descriptors: history, melodic, conceptual, storytelling, folk, historical, acoustic, orchestral, literary

Tracklist

  1. Old Admirals (5:54)
  2. Warren Harding (2:38)
  3. Soho (Needless to Say) (3:53)
  4. The Last Day of June 1934 (4:44)
  5. Post World War Two Blues (4:16)
  6. Roads to Moscow (7:59)
  7. Terminal Eyes (3:21)
  8. Nostradamus (9:43)

Credits

  • Al Stewart - primary artist, acoustic guitar, written-by
  • Isaac Guillory - acoustic guitar [2nd], classical guitar [spanish guitar]
  • Pete Berryman - acoustic guitar [2nd]
  • Richard Hewson - arranged by [string, brass]
  • John Donelly - backing vocals
  • Kevin Powers - backing vocals
  • Krysia Kocjan - backing vocals
  • Mick Welton - backing vocals

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