Staircase to the Day

by Gravy Train

Staircase to the Day cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: July 1974
  • Label: Dawn
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 51:00
  • Community rating: 3.4/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Peter Solley, Bobby Harrison, Jim Frank, Norman Barratt, Gospel Ayres, Russell Cordwell, George Lynon, Mary Zinovieff, Les Williams

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The fourth and final studio album by the English progressive rock band Gravy Train features their most polished and commercially accessible production. Featuring striking cover art by Roger Dean, the record blends heavy flute-driven riffs with straightforward hard rock and symphonic ballads. Following the album's release and lack of commercial breakthrough, the group quietly disbanded.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive

Tracklist

  1. Starlight Starbright (4:28)
  2. Bring My Life On Back to Me (5:44)
  3. Never Wanted You (4:00)
  4. Staircase to the Day (7:31)
  5. Going for a Quick One (5:13)
  6. The Last Day (5:36)
  7. Evening of My Life (2:59)
  8. Busted in Schenectady (8:15)
  9. Climb Aboard the Gravy Train (3:08)
  10. Sanctuary (4:01)

Credits

  • Gravy Train - primary artist
  • George Lynon - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Roger Dean - artwork
  • Les Williams - bass
  • John D. Hughes - clavinet, piano, organ, electric piano, flute, mellotron, written-by
  • Russell Cordwell - drums
  • Gordon Vicary - lacquer cut by
  • Norman Barratt - vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, composed by, written-by, backing vocals

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