Stoneground Words
01/01/1972
Lyrics from Stoneground Words
All Music Guide Review
Sadly, "Brand New Key" had sounded the death knell on Melanie's commercial prospects. Stoneground Words was in another class altogether -- a mature, intelligent and ambitious work, easily as good as most singer/songwriter fare of its time. Building on Gather Me's better moments, Melanie effectively shed her cuteness but didn't get cynical, either. The lyrics of "Summer Weaving," "Do You Believe," and "I Am Not a Poet" have a pretty, almost painterly quality, and Melanie's ear for an interesting melody was at its strongest. Session heavyweights Sal DeTroia and Hugh McCracken, as well as the first-rate arrangements of Roger Kellaway, ensure Stoneground Words' status as an under-heard classic. What should have been a renaissance ended up a mere footnote to Melanie's glory days. ~ Charles Donovan, All Music Guide
Stoneground Words Track Listing
Credits of Stoneground Words
- Hugh McCracken
- Guitar
- Donald McDonald
- Drums
- Don Payne
- Bass
- Sal DeTroia
- Guitar
- Chuck Domanico
- Bass
- Ron Frangipane
- Keyboards
- Bill Keith
- Guitar (Steel)
- Johnny Pacheco
- Conductor
- Melanie
- Guitar, Vocals, Main Performer
- Roger Kellaway
- Piano
- Mel Lewis
- Drums















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