a song for me

Label: Madfish

Family's third album came out at a difficult time for the band. Founding member Ric Grech had left to join the short-lived Blind Faith immediately after recording Family's ENTERTAINMENT. A disastrous U.S. tour for Family ended in a fistfight between singer Roger Chapman and promoter Bill Graham, with the former losing his visa. In light of such circumstances, A SONG FOR ME was barely promoted in America, a country in which Family desperately needed to gain a foothold.

It's unfortunate, as the album is filled with all the things that make the band so engaging and unique. Chapman and Whitney's songs create beautiful and charged settings, full of inventive instrumentation (vibes, piano, and flute player John "Poli" Palmer had joined the Family). Chapman's singing, sandpaper-rough and hopped up on vibrato is the perfect foil for these settings.

Track Listing:

1. Drowned In Wine
2. Some Poor Soul
3. Love Is A Sleeper
4. Stop For The Traffic - Through The Heart Of Me
5. Wheels
6. Song For Sinking Lovers
7. Hey - Let It Rock
8. The Cat And The Rat
9. 93's OK J
10. A Song For Me

Bonus Tracks

11. No Mule's Fool
12. Good Friend Of Mine
13. Drowned In Wine [Live]
14. The Cat And The Rat [Live]
15. Wheels [Live]
16. A Song For Me [Live]