Mac Gayden
Skyboat & Hymn To The Seeker [2008] (1976)
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Length:  1:34:44
    Track Listing:
      Disc 1:
      1.  
      		 Mac Gayden - Morning Glory    3:40
      2.  
      		 Mac Gayden - Gettysburg    2:41
      3.  
      		 Mac Gayden - Southwind    3:27
      4.  
      		 Mac Gayden - Everlasting Love    4:10
      5.  
      		 Mac Gayden - Freedom Drum    4:00
      6.  
      		 Mac Gayden - Don't Look Back    4:41
      7.  
      		 Mac Gayden - It's All Right    4:03
      8.  
      		 Mac Gayden - Sweet Serenity    3:45
      9.  
      		 Mac Gayden - Appalachian Fever    4:13
      10.  
      		 Mac Gayden - Water Boy    3:42
      11.  
      		 Mac Gayden - Diamond Mandala    10:24
      12.  
      		 Mac Gayden - Sunfall    2:53
      Disc 2:
      1.  
      		 Mac Gayden & Skyboat - Rejoice The Dawn    2:30
      2.  
      		 Mac Gayden & Skyboat - Steppin' Stone    4:01
      3.  
      		 Mac Gayden & Skyboat - Someone Whispered    4:53
      4.  
      		 Mac Gayden & Skyboat - Standing In The Background    3:50
      5.  
      		 Mac Gayden & Skyboat - Life Is Just A Pantomime    5:32
      6.  
      		 Mac Gayden & Skyboat - Here We Meet Again    1:50
      7.  
      		 Mac Gayden & Skyboat - To Our Ancestors    5:03
      8.  
      		 Mac Gayden & Skyboat - Colours Of The Rainbow    3:12
      9.  
      		 Mac Gayden & Skyboat - The Minstrel Is Free At Last    9:16
      10.  
      		 Mac Gayden & Skyboat - Hymn To The Seeker    1:32
      11.  
      		 Mac Gayden & Skyboat - If I Could I'd Set You Free    1:14
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      Mac Gayden - Skyboat & Hymn to the Seeker (1976)
      Audio CD - Big Beat CDWIK2 278
      Original Recordings Remastered plus bounus track
      CD Release Date - September 9, 2008

      Track Listing:

      Disc: 1 - Skyboat (Total Time - 51:45):

      1. Morning Glory
      2. Gettysburg
      3. Southwind
      4. Everlasting Love
      5. Freedom Drum
      6. Don't Look Back
      7. It's All Right
      8. Sweet Serenity
      9. Appalachian Fever
      10. Waterboy
      11. Diamond Mandala
      12. Sunfall (Bonus Track)

      Disc: 2 - Hymn to the Seeker (Total Time 42:59):

      1. Rejoice the Dawn
      2. Steppin' Stone
      3. Someone Whispered
      4. Standing in the Background
      5. Life Is Just a Pantomime
      6. Here We Meet Again
      7. To Our Ancestors
      8. Colours of the Rainbow
      9. The Minstrel Is Free at Last
      10. Hymn to the Seeker
      11. If I Could I'd Set You Free

      Product Description from Amazon:

      A first time CD reissue for the complete ABC masters of this highly rated cult favorite. You may not know the name, but you will certainly know the sound, as Mac was responsible for the guitar sound that will always be associated with J.J. Cale's classic albums.

      Singer-songwriter Gayden evolved from being one of the best pop songwriters in 1960s Nashville (co-writing the hit Everlasting Love) to a consummate performer of his own uniquely introspective material . Along the way he helped to found the much-feted Area Code 615 and Barefoot Jerry, invent a particular hybrid of slide and wah-wah guitar called the 'SlideWah' and, oh yes, he played on Bob Dylan's Blonde On Blonde, too. He came close to a UK hit with Morning Glory in 1975, but nevertheless he remains largely unknown outside collector's circles and those who know their Nashville non-Country music.

      The two albums featured here, plus the non-album bonus track Sunfall, are part of the chain that links American Southern Rock with the contemporary strand of Country that's known as Americana. Out of print for three decades, they are much treasured vinyl items for those lucky enough to own copies.

      Ace's CD release of this wonderful music will appeal to Mac's hardcore devotees, as well as hopefully bringing new fans and admirers to the table, in the way that Big Beat's Bob Lind and P F Sloan reissues seem to be doing...
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