Cardiff Rose is a solo studio album by American singer/songwriter and ex-The Byrds frontman Roger McGuinn, released in 1976. The album, produced by Mick Ronson, was recorded on the heels of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue 1975 tour, in which both McGuinn and Ronson had participated. The album includes a pirate tale "Jolly Roger", a song about King Arthur's "Round Table", and a classic version of Joni Mitchell's "Dreamland", which later appeared on her 1977 album Don Juan's Reckless Daughter.
Stylistically, the album varies from traditional sounding
folk and sea chanty music (such as the aforementioned "Jolly Roger") to hard, gritty
rock tunes strongly influenced by the burgeoning
punk rock movement (such as "
Rock and Roll Time").
Tracks:-------
01. "Take Me Away" – 3:00
02. "Jolly Roger" – 4:56
03. "
Rock and Roll Time" (McGuinn, Kris Kristofferson, Bobby Neuwirth) – 2:46
04. "Friend" (McGuinn) – 2:07
05. "Partners in Crime" – 4:52
06. "Up to Me" (Bob Dylan) – 5:36
07. "Round Table" – 4:05
08. "Pretty Polly" (Traditional, arranged and adapted by McGuinn) – 3:17
09. "Dreamland" (Joni Mitchell) – 5:20
Personnel:------
Roger McGuinn – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
Mick Ronson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, recorder, accordion, piano, organ, autoharp, percussion, vocals
David Mansfield – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, mandolin, violin, banjo, organ, percussion
Rob Stoner – bass, percussion, vocals
Howie Wyeth – drums, percussion
Timothy B. Schmit – vocals
Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone
All thanks to original releaser