Monday, May 20, 2019

Melanie - God's Only Daughter: The Complete US Singles 1967-77

Unhappy with her existing compilations, I started this quickie project last night and just completed it.  After that, her career appeared to be running into trouble. This is about all of the stuff that matters in her career, from eccentric folk singer to pop song stylist to hippy Earth Mama. All @320 and tagged with its original sleeves/labels. Much of this set is pretty hard to find. Someone really should put together an authoritative authorized compilation so her career can be properly remembered. "LP Version" means that I was unable to locate the actual single version!


1 Sad Song (United Artists Single) [1967] 2:25
2 Love In My Mind (United Artists Single) [1967] 2:40
3 My Beautiful People (Columbia Single) [10-67] 3:14
4 God's Only Daughter (Columbia Single) [10-67] 2:34
5 Garden In The City (Columbia Single) [7-68] 2:44
6 Why Didn't My Mother Tell Me (Columbia Single) [7-68] 3:00
7 I'm Back In Town [5-69] 2:19
8 Bo Bo's Party [5-69] 3:54
9 Any Guy [8-69] 2:13
10 Baby Guitar [8-69] 3:29
11 Beautiful People [11-69] 3:37
12 Take Me Home [2-70] 2:27
13 Again [2-70] 3:23
14 (Lay Down) Candles In The Rain (Single Edit) [3-70] 3:47
15 Candles In The Rain [3-70] 1:48
16 Peace Will Come (According To Plan) [7-70] 4:50
17 Close To It All [7-70] 3:19
18 Stop! I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore (Alternate B-Side) [7-70] 2:08
19 Ruby Tuesday [11-70] 4:39
20 Merry Christmas [11-70] 2:54
21 Good Book (US Single Edit) [3-71] 2:33
22 We Don't Know Where We're Going [3-71] 2:33
23 Brand New Key [9-71] 2:27
24 Some Say (I Got Devil) [9-71] 3:09
25 Nickel Song [5-71] 3:48
26 What Have They Done To My Song Ma [8-70] 4:09
27 Ring The Living Bell-(US SIngle Edit) [1-72] 2:50
28 Railroad [1-72] 2:52
29 I'm Back In Town [4-72] 2:19
30 Johnny Boy [4-72] 2:42
31 Some Day I'll Be a Farmer [4-72] 2:52
32 Steppin' [4-72] 3:29
33 Together Alone [9-72] 4:46
34 Center of the Circle [9-72] 4:43
35 Do You Believe (LP Version) [12-72] 5:22
36 Stoneground Words [12-72] 4:06
37 Bitter Bad [1-73] 2:33
38 Seeds [6-73] 4:03
39 Will You Love Me Tomorrow [11-73] 2:58
40 Here I Am [11-73] 4:16
41 Love To Lose Again (LP Version) [4-74] 4:35
42 Pine And Feather [4-74] 2:14
43 Lover's Cross (LP Version) [6-74] 4:25
44 Holding Out [6-74] 4:42
45 You're Not A Bad Ghost, Just An Old Song [1-75] 2:17
46 Eyes Of Man [1-75] 3:23
47 Sweet Misery (LP Version) [3-75] 3:08
48 Record Machine [3-75] 2:50
49 Cyclone (LP Version) [2-77] 4:12
50 If I Needed You [2-77] 3:53

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9 comments:

  1. lemonflagMay 20, 2019 at 7:12 AM

    Thanks

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  2. binkerboMay 23, 2019 at 9:49 AM

    First 6 are new?

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  3. RhodbMay 24, 2019 at 1:24 PM

    Thanks Frank

    I like most people have the candles in the rain album and a couple of later works but I have not followed her other releases as closely as I should. A wonderful singer with a very original sound.

    Regards

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  4. BlankFrankMay 25, 2019 at 2:39 AM

    @ Binkerbo, yes I added the first 6 track after I completed the first lineup. As a Faltonia member, you might have seen the original forum post and the later update. AYBCS is now a place for my collections, which are should have been or could have been released by the record companies/artists.

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  5. AnonymousMay 28, 2019 at 8:43 PM

    Looking forward to volume 2 covering the years since... reminding us of the great material all the way into 2019!

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  6. AnonymousAugust 24, 2019 at 10:15 AM

    I love her song "Seeds". Looking forward to checking this out. THanks!

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  7. Guitarradeplastico,scraping odditiesDecember 19, 2019 at 2:05 AM

    Many thanks

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  8. Noises From Apt 2AFebruary 15, 2020 at 8:28 AM

    BF,

    This is a super collection and why it hasn't been put out by Real Gone, Sundazed, Rhino , etc is beyond me.

    ... and don't get me started about how Melanie hasn't been more highly regarded in the industry and by peers and those that came after her (IE: Patti Smith). It took Miley Cyrus to shine the light on Melanie a few years back.

    Thanks again for another fine collection.

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  9. LTJune 6, 2020 at 7:02 AM

    Thank you for this collection...Ms Safka is certainly a treasure, not to mention being the subject of a youthful crush of mine. I saw her do "Beautiful People" on TV way back then and have been a fan ever since. She's certainly had some misfortune but thankfully is still among us, as vital as ever. Thank you for this collection.

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