Sandy Denny - Sandy (Deluxe Edition) (2011)

Sandy Denny's second post-Fairport solo offering, produced by then-future husband Trevor Lucas, is a beautiful blend of the traditional style with which she is most often associated and a slightly more lavish sound that would become more prevalent in her later work. Lucas does an excellent job of balancing the two and creates an exquisite backdrop for Denny's gorgeous songs and majestic voice. Nearly every track has the radiance and timelessness of her best Fairport work, along with an accessibility she had merely hinted at prior to this. "Listen, Listen," with its soaring chorus and bed of strings and mandolin, the lovely "The Lady," and the layered a cappella vocal arrangement of Richard Fariña's "Quiet Joys of Brotherhood" (featuring Dave Swarbrick's haunting solo violin coda) are perfect examples of Denny's enormous talents, and only a few of the many pleasures found here. Touches such as lush strings, Allen Toussaint's horn arrangement on "For Nobody to Hear," Sneaky Pete Kleinow's steel guitar and former Fairport partner Richard Thompson's guitars and mandolin bring out the many dimensions in Denny's music without obscuring it. Sandy also boasts her best collection of original material, as well as terrific covers of Dylan's "Tomorrow Is a Long Time," featuring Linda Thompson Peters on backing vocals, and the aforementioned "Quiet Joys of Brotherhood." If you're simply looking for a quick introduction to a wonderful songwriter and one of the finest voices in popular music, go for the single-disc best-of collection, but if you would like to hear Sandy Denny's definitive (solo) musical statement, search out Sandy.

Tracklist:
1 01. Sandy Denny - It'll Take A Long Time (05:15)
1 02. Sandy Denny - Sweet Rosemary (02:27)
1 03. Sandy Denny - For Nobody To Hear (04:12)
1 04. Sandy Denny - Tomorrow Is A Long Time (03:55)
1 05. Sandy Denny - Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood (04:26)
1 06. Sandy Denny - Listen, Listen (03:57)
1 07. Sandy Denny - The Lady (04:00)
1 08. Sandy Denny - Bushes And Briars (03:53)
1 09. Sandy Denny - It Suits Me Well (05:05)
1 10. Sandy Denny - The Music Weaver (03:21)
1 11. Sandy Denny - After Halloween (Demo) (02:55)
1 12. Sandy Denny - For Nobody To Hear (Extended Version) (04:34)
1 13. Sandy Denny - Ecoute Ecoute (03:56)
1 14. Sandy Denny - The Lady (Band Version) (03:31)
1 15. Sandy Denny - The Music Weaver (No Strings) (03:22)
2 16. Sandy Denny - It'll Take A Long Time (Demo) (04:40)
2 17. Sandy Denny - Sweet Rosemary (Demo) (02:41)
2 18. Sandy Denny - For Nobody To Hear (Demo) (04:12)
2 19. Sandy Denny - Tomorrow Is A Long Time (Demo) (03:54)
2 20. Sandy Denny - Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood (Demo) (02:45)
2 21. Sandy Denny - Listen, Listen (Demo) (05:06)
2 22. Sandy Denny - The Lady (Demo) (02:59)
2 23. Sandy Denny - Bushes And Briars (Demo) (03:51)
2 24. Sandy Denny - It Suits Me Well (Demo) (05:04)
2 25. Sandy Denny - The Music Weaver (Demo) (03:05)
2 26. Sandy Denny - Late November (Live At Ebbets Field, USA / 1973) (04:42)
2 27. Sandy Denny - The Music Weaver (Live At Ebbets Field, USA / 1973) (02:26)
2 28. Sandy Denny - It Suits Me Well (Live At Ebbets Field, USA / 1973) (04:27)
2 29. Sandy Denny - Bushes And Briars (Live At Ebbets Field, USA / 1973) (03:19)
2 30. Sandy Denny - The Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood (Live At Ebbets Field, USA / 1973) (03:27)
2 31. Sandy Denny - The Sea Captain (Live At Ebbets Field, USA / 1973) (03:17)
2 32. Sandy Denny - At The End Of The Day (Live At Ebbets Field, USA / 1973) (06:53)
2 33. Sandy Denny - John The Gun (Live At Ebbets Field, USA / 1973) (03:42)