Tempted and Tried

by Steeleye Span

Tempted and Tried cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 1989
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Traditional, John Etchells, Tim Harries, Maddy Prior, Bob Johnson, Peter Knight, Nigel Pegrum

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Returning after a significant hiatus, the veteran folk-rock ensemble utilizes surprisingly modern, polished production to reinvigorate their sound. 'Tempted and Tried' successfully balances traditional English ballads with a slick, driving rock energy, featuring Maddy Prior's typically stellar vocal performances.

Genres

Descriptors: british, guitars, traditional, retro, unadorned

Tracklist

  1. Padstow
  2. The Fox
  3. Two Butchers
  4. Following Me
  5. Seagull
  6. The Cruel Mother
  7. Jack Hall
  8. Searching For Lambs
  9. Shaking Of The Sheets (Or 'The Dance Of Death')
  10. Reels: The First House In Connaught, Sailor's Bonnet
  11. Betsy Bell And Mary Gray

Credits

  • Steeleye Span - primary artist, arranged by
  • Tim Harries - bass, piano, backing vocals
  • Nigel Pegrum - drums, percussion
  • Tony Meeuwissen - illustration
  • Noel Summerville - lacquer cut by
  • Maddy Prior - lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Martin Ditcham - percussion [extra]
  • Traditional - composed by, words by

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