Crispian St. Peters - Follow Me... (LP Decca - LK 4805, 1966).
Crispian St. Peters (5 de abril de 1939 - 8 de junho de 2010) foi um cantor e compositor inglês mais conhecido pelo seu trabalho na década de 60, particularmente pelos seus hits de 1966, "The Pied Piper" e "You Were on My Mind".
Crispian St. Peters (Date of Birth: 5 April 1939, Swanley, Kent, England, UK and Date of Death: 8 June 2010, Swanley, Kent, England, UK ) was an English pop singer-songwriter, best known for his work in the 1960s, particularly his 1966 hits, "The Pied Piper" and "You Were on My Mind."
Crispian St. Peters never seemed to really find a style of his own, and his rather low-key career has seen him release light rockabilly, pure pop, country-rock, and folk-rock singles, one of which, 1966's "The Pied Piper," was an international hit and anchored Follow Me when it was originally released that same year.
Follow Me is a pleasant enough folk-pop album, with a few standout tracks like the Byrds-ish "So Long," the Buddy Holly-like "Jilly Honey," and St. Peters' cover of Sylvia Tyson's "You Were on My Mind" (a much bigger hit in a version by the We Five) achieving gentle grooves that work pretty much in the vein of "The Pied Piper." Nothing to crow about here (even with guitarist Jimmy Page on board), but it was to be St. Peters' high point, and in retrospect, deserves to be (By Steve Leggett)
Rocker Crispian St. Peters was born Robin Peter Smith in Swanley, Kent, England. He learned to play the guitar as a child. After graduating high school he played with various bands in England and made somewhat of a name for himself. While a member of a band called Beat Formula Three in 1963 he came to the attention of a publicist for EMI Records, who became his manager. In 1964. after using a string of stage names, he settled on Crispian St. Peters and, as a member of Peter and the Wolves, made his first record. His manager convinced him to leave the band and go solo, and got him a contract with Decca Records. His first two singles went pretty much nowhere, but in 1966 he finally had a hit with "You Were On My Mind" (which had already been recorded by a Canadian duo, Mickey & Sylvia, and the American folk singers We Five). Tbe record went to #2 in the UK, but when released in the US it flopped. However, his next single hit the big time: "The Pied Piper", with St. Peter's deep, somewhat Elvis Presley-ish vocals driving the song to the Top 10 in both the UK and the US.
His follow-up records, while having somewhat respectable sales, never brought in the numbers that "The Pied Piper" did. In 1970 his contract was terminated by Decca. He continued to record for a variety of labels, however, and had a respectable following in Australia. He toured by himself and in '60s "revival" shows in the '90s, and wrote and arranged songs for others.
On January 1, 1995, he had a stroke, which severely curtailed his activities. He had other health problems over the next several years. On June 8, 2010, he died after a long illness. He was 71.
Músicos/Personnel:
Crispian St. Peters (guitar); Dan Sandford, Jimmy Page, Alan Parker , Jim Sullivan, Vic Flick (guitar); Eddie Mordue (piccolo); Don Honeywell (saxophone); Harry Stoneham (piano, organ); Rex Bennett (drums); Jim Lawless (percussion).
Faixas/Tracklisting - Original LP Record (14 tracks)
01. Your Love Has Gone
02. Jilly Honey
03. When We Meet
04. My Little Brown Eyes
05. It's A Funny Feeling
06. So Long
07. You Were On My Mind
08. But She's Untrue
09. Goodbye To You
10. Willingly
11. Without You
12. That's The Way I Feel
13. That Little Chain
14. The Pied Piper
Bonus:
15. At This Moment
16. You'll Forget Me, Goodbye
17. No No No
18. Three Goodbyes
19. What I'm Gonna Be
20. Sweet Dawn, My True Love
21. Changes
22. Your Ever Changing Mind
23. Almost Persuaded
24. You Have Gone
25. Free Spirit
26. I'm Always Crying
27. The Silent Times
28. Carolina
29. That's Why We Are Through
Álbum disponibilizado por João Romão.