Shady Grove

by Quicksilver

Shady Grove cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: December 1969
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:22
  • Community rating: 3.44/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Nicky Hopkins, Greg Elmore, David Freiberg, John Palladino, John Cipollina, Quicksilver Messenger Service

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Following the departure of founding member Gary Duncan, the prominent San Francisco group recruited renowned session keyboardist Nicky Hopkins to expand their instrumental palette. The resulting sessions pivot away from their signature twin-guitar attack, relying heavily on Hopkins' virtuosic piano flourishes to anchor their breezy, country-tinged psychedelic jams.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Shady Grove (2:59)
  2. Flute Song (5:23)
  3. Three Or Four Feet From Home (3:04)
  4. Too Far (4:30)
  5. Holy Moly (4:24)
  6. Joseph's Coat (4:47)
  7. Flashing Lonesome (5:27)
  8. Words Can't Say (3:21)
  9. Edward, The Mad Shirt Grinder (9:23)

Credits

  • Globe Propaganda - artwork
  • Greg Elmore - drums, percussion
  • John Cipollina - guitar, vocals, written-by
  • Nicky Hopkins - piano, organ, harpsichord, celesta, other [dog], written-by
  • David Freiberg - viola, bass, guitar, vocals, written-by
  • P. O. Wands - written-by
  • Denise Jewkes - written-by
  • Nick Gravenites - written-by

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