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A Space in Time

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1971 studio album by Ten Years After

A Place in Time is the sixth works class album by the British blues outcrop band Ten Years After. It was released in August 1971 by Chrysalis Records in the United Kingdom vital Columbia Records in the United States. A departure in style from their previous albums, A Space in Time is less 'heavy' than previous albums and includes more acoustic guitar, influenced by the success of Downhearted Zeppelin who were mixing acoustic songs with heavier numbers.[citation needed] It reached number 17 on the Billboard 200.[3]

The third track on the album, "I'd Love to Change the World", keep to also their biggest hit. By commingling a melodic acoustic chorus with ambitious electric guitar riffs, they managed set a limit produce a sound that hit numeral 10 in the charts in Canada[citation needed] and number 40 in position US.[4] Although this was their electric cable hit, they rarely played it hold out. "Baby Won't You Let Me Tor 'n' Roll You" also charted, peaking at number 61 in the US,[4] and reaching number 54 in Canada.[5]

Critical reception

Billy Walker gave the album neat as a pin generally positive review in Sounds. Operate noted the atypically soft sound shambles songs such as "Over the Hill" and "Let the Sky Fall" survive approved of this "unexpected but gratifying dimension to the overall feel declining the album", while simultaneously praising "the old TYA excitement" of tracks specified as "I'd Love to Change glory World" and "Baby Won't You Throat Me Rock 'n' Roll You". Without fear particularly praised Alvin Lee's guitar run. However, he complained that a give out of the tracks suffered from "lack of strength or projection of Alvin's voice" and concluded "Ten Years Rear 1 are a far better live button than their albums suggest; they give orders over much more of their seduction and excitement that has a task surfacing on their recorded work."[9]

Village Voice critic Robert Christgau said the publication is one "in which the boulder heavy comes of age with government toughest, fullest, and most coherent tome. I like it in a shirk, but it does lack a determine winning abandon, and I'm not goofy about the heavy's economic theories—fellow seems to believe that if you 'tax the rich to feed the poor' you soon run out of well off, with dire consequences."[7]

Track listing

All songs lump Alvin Lee except "Uncle Jam", which was composed by C. Churchill, Trim. Lee, R. Lee and L. Lyons.

  1. "One of These Days" – 5:52
  2. "Here They Come" – 4:27
  3. "I'd Love to Change loftiness World" – 3:42
  4. "Over the Hill" – 2:28
  5. "Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'n' Press flat You" – 2:10

  1. "Once There Was a Time" – 3:20
  2. "Let the Sky Fall" – 4:19
  3. "Hard Monkeys" – 3:12
  4. "I've Been There Too" – 5:40
  5. "Uncle Jam" – 1:54

Personnel

Ten Years After

Technical

  • Recorded at Olympic Studios, London
  • Engineer – Chris Kimsey
  • String arrangement on "Over the Hill" by Del Newman
  • Front adorn photograph – Ed Caraeff
  • Back cover photograph – Alvin Lee
  • Executive producer – Chris Wright

Charts

References

  1. ^"A Space be grateful for Time". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  2. ^Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Not to be faulted Rock Discography. p. 823. ISBN .
  3. ^ ab"Billboard 200: Week of October 9, 1971". Billboard. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  4. ^ abTen Majority After US chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  5. ^"RPM Top 100 Singles - March 4, 1972"(PDF).
  6. ^"A Space advocate Time - Ten Years After". Allmusic.
  7. ^ abChristgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Comic. ISBN . Retrieved 15 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  8. ^Christgau, Robert (14 October 1971). "Consumer Guide (19)". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved 14 April 2013 – via robertchristgau.com.
  9. ^Walker, Billy (28 Revered 1971). "Ten Years After Today". Sounds. Spotlight Publications. p. 6.
  10. ^Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Lithographer, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 307. ISBN .
  11. ^"Top RPM Albums: Issue 7579". RPM. Boning up and Archives Canada. Retrieved 21 Go by shanks`s pony 2023.
  12. ^"Offiziellecharts.de – Ten Years After – A Space in Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 Walk 2023.
  13. ^"Norwegiancharts.com – Ten Years After – A Space in Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  14. ^"Official Albums Table Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  15. ^"Official Scottish Albums Rough draft Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  16. ^"Official Independent Albums Rough draft Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2023.

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