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Fog on the Tyne

1971 studio album by Lindisfarne

Field	Value
name	Fog on the Tyne
type	studio
artist	Lindisfarne
cover	Lindisfarne-FogOnTheTyne.jpg
released	October 15 1971
recorded	1971
studio	Trident Studios, Soho, London
genre	Folk rock
length	35:06
label	Charisma
Elektra
producer	Bob Johnston
prev_title	Nicely Out of Tune
prev_year	1970
next_title	Dingly Dell
next_year	1972

Elektra

Fog on the Tyne is a 1971 album by English rock band Lindisfarne. Bob Johnston produced the album, which was recorded at Trident Studios in Soho, London, in mid 1971 and released in October that year on Charisma Records in the U.K. and Elektra Records in the U.S.

It gave the group their breakthrough in the U.K., topping the UK Albums Chart early in 1972 for four weeks and remaining on the chart for 56 weeks in total. "Meet Me on the Corner", one of two songs written by bassist Rod Clements, reached No. 5 as a single. The title track became the band's signature tune. Simon Cowe made his debut as a writer, contributing the song "Uncle Sam".

Both tracks on the B-side of "Meet Me on the Corner", "Scotch Mist" (an instrumental), and "No Time To Lose", appeared as bonus tracks when the album was reissued on CD.

A heavily reworked version of the title track, with vocals by footballer Paul Gascoigne, was released on 29 October 1990 under the title "Fog on the Tyne (Revisited)", credited to Gazza and Lindisfarne.It reached number two on the UK singles chart.

Reggae group The Pioneers recorded a version of "Alright on the Night" on their 1972 album I Believe in Love.

Track listing

"Meet Me on the Corner" (Rod Clements) – 2:38 lead vocals: Ray Jackson
"Alright on the Night" (Alan Hull) – 3:32 lead vocals: Alan Hull, Ray Jackson and Simon Cowe
"Uncle Sam" (Simon Cowe) – 2:55 lead vocals: Ray Jackson
"Together Forever" (Rab Noakes) – 2:34 lead vocals: Ray Jackson
"January Song" (Hull) – 4:13 lead vocals: Alan Hull
"Peter Brophy Don't Care" (Hull, Terry Morgan) – 2:47 lead vocals: Alan Hull
"City Song" (Hull) – 3:06 lead vocals: Alan Hull
"Passing Ghosts" (Hull) – 2:28 lead vocals: Alan Hull
"Train in G Major" (Clements) – 3:08 lead vocals: Ray Jackson
"Fog on the Tyne" (Hull) – 3:23 lead vocals: Alan Hull, Ray Jackson and Simon Cowe Bonus Tracks on CD reissue:
"Scotch Mist" (Clements, Cowe, Hull, Ray Jackson, Ray Laidlaw) – 2:06
"No Time to Lose" (Hull) – 3:16

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak
position
UK (Official Charts Company)	1
last=Kent	first=David	author-link=David Kent (historian)	title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992	edition=illustrated	publisher=Australian Chart Book	location=St Ives, N.S.W.	year=1993	isbn=0-646-11917-6	page=178}}	45
Canada (RPM)	53

The album was the eighth bestselling album of 1972. In 1990, footballer Paul Gascoigne reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart with the song "Fog on the Tyne", a collaborative cover with Lindisfarne that earned him a gold disc.

Personnel

;Lindisfarne

Alan Hull - vocals, acoustic, electric and 12-string guitars, keyboards
Ray Jackson - vocals, mandolin, harmonica
Rod Clements - electric bass, acoustic, electric and 12-string guitars, violin
Simon Cowe - lead, acoustic and 12-string guitars, mandolin, vocals
Ray Laidlaw - drums ;Technical
Ken Scott - engineer
Trevor Wiles and Franco Polsinelli - sleeve

References

Strong, Martin C. (2004). ''The Great Rock Discography''. New York: Canongate, 889.
Fielder, Hugh. (September 19, 2016). "The 10 Essential Folk Rock Albums". TeamRock.
[{{AllMusic
Christgau, Robert. (1981). "[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]". [[Ticknor & Fields]].
(27 October 1990). "New Singles".
"Number 1 Albums – 1970s". [[The Official Charts Company]].
Kent, David. (1993). "Australian Chart Book 1970–1992". Australian Chart Book.
"RPM Top 100 Albums - April 8, 1972".

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