Ian Matthews

Matthews' Southern Comfort ♦ Southern Comfort

Gotta Start Somewhere...

The Pyramid

Summer Of Last Year / Summer Evening Hiett (2:50) / Hiett (3:05) Deram DM 111 [UK], 1/67 Group had Ian Matthews, John Paul Jones, and John McGlaughlin

Ian Matthews to Fairport Convention (but he'll be back real soon, mkay?)

	Matthews' Southern Comfort
	Decca DL-75191
	3/70 [UK: 1/70]
	Back Cover   Inside Cover   Alternate Inside Cover   Sleeve with lyrics

Side One
Colorado Springs Eternal	Barlby	2:25
A Commercial Proposition	Thompson	6:18
The Castle Far	Barlby	5:29
Please Be My Friend	Matthews	2:42
What We Say	Matthews	2:27
Dream Song	Matthews	2:13
Side Two
Fly Pigeon Fly	Barlby-Hamwood	2:49
The Watch	Barlby-Cornford-Matthews	3:34
Sweet Bread	Barlby	4:48
Thoughts For A Friend	Matthews	3:17
I've Lost You	Barlby	2:25
Once Upon A Lifetime	Barlby-Matthews	4:22

Colorado Springs Eternal / The Watch Barlby (2:25) /Barlby-Cornford-Matthews (3:34) Decca 32664, 6/70

	Second Spring
	Decca DL-75242
	10/70 [UK: 7/70] UK
	Back Cover   UK Cover   UK Back Cover

Side One
Ballad Of Obray Ramsey	Matthews	2:27
Moses In The Sunshine	Barnwell	6:25
Jinkson Johnson	arr Matthews	5:31
Tale Of The Trial	Matthews	2:43
Side Two
Blood Red Roses	arr Matthews	2:30
Even As	Barnwell	2:53
Darcy Farrow	Campbell-Gilette	3:36
Something In The Way She Moves	Taylor	4:52
Southern Comfort	Fricker	7:55

Woodstock / Ballad Of Obray Ramsey Mitchell (4:26) / Ian Matthews (2:27) Decca 32774, 11/70 BB  #1

Ian to solo career, rest of band carries on.

Hearts / If You Saw Thro' My Eyes Matthews (3:12) / Matthews (3:20) Vertigo VE-101, 1/71

	If You Saw Thro' My Eyes
	Vertigo VEL-1002
	1/71 [UK: 1/71]
	Full Cover   Inside Cover

Side One
Desert Inn	Matthews	3:30
Hearts	Matthews	3:12
Never Ending	Matthews	2:48
Reno Nevada	Fariņa	4:47
Little Known	Matthews	2:55
Hinge	Matthews	1:20
Side Two
Hinge	Matthews	0:25
Southern Wind	Matthews	3:10
It Came Without Warning	Burham-Jacobs	4:01
You Couldn't Lose	Matthews	3:35
Morgan The Pirate	Fariņa	6:41
If You Saw Thro' My Eyes	Matthews	2:34

	Later That Same Year
	Decca DL-75264
	3/71 BB [UK: 12/70]
	Back Cover

Side One
Woodstock	Mitchell	4:26
To Love	Goffin-King	4:35
And Me	Matthews	4:36
Tell Me Why	Young	2:03
My Lady	Matthews	1:35
And When She Smiles (She Makes The Sun Shine)	Anderson	2:09
Side Two
Mare, Take Me Home	Anderson	3:38
Sylvie	Barnwell	6:08
The Brand New Tennessee Waltz	Winchester	2:57
For Melanie	Barnwell	6:50
Road To Ronderlin	Matthews	2:18

Note: Woodstock replaced Jonah on the US release.
 

Desert Inn / Reno Nevada Matthews (3:30) / Fariņa (4:47) Vertigo VE-102, 5/71

Mare, Take Me Home / The Brand New Tennessee Waltz Anderson (3:38) / Winchester (2:57) Decca 32845, 6/71 BB

	Frog City
	Capitol ST-800
	6/71 [UK: 5/71]
	Back Cover   UK Cover   UK Back Cover

Side One
Good Lord D.C.	Barnwell	2:43
Roses	Barnwell	3:10
The Passing	Leigh	3:44
The Dreadful Ballad Of Willie Hurricane	Barnwell	4:00
April Lady	Barnwell	3:39
I Sure Like Your Smile	Barnwell	2:26
Side Two
My Old Kentucky Home	Newman	4:12
Take A Message	Barnwell	3:47
The Leaving Song	Leigh	3:25
Return To Frog City	Griffiths	2:45
Get Back Home	Hubart	3:45

I Sure Like Your Smile / Return To Frog City Barnwell (2:26) / Griffiths (2:45) Capitol 3133, 6/71

Mississippi River Festival(8/4/71) Southern Comfort

Tell Me Why / To Love Young (2:03) / Goffin-King (4:35) Decca 32874, 10/71 BB

Ian formed Plainsong in 72, releasing In Search Of Amelia Earhart. Solo work with pick-up bands followed.

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