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Released
  
1971

Release date
  
1971

Label
  
Epic/Sony Records

Artist
  
Murray McLauchlan

Genre
  
Folk

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Song from the Street (1971)
  
Murray McLauchlan (1972)

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Song from the Street was the debut album of Canadian singer-songwriter Murray McLauchlan, released in 1971. This album is only the fourth release by fledgling Canadian label True North Records, and McLauchlan its second Singer-Songwriter artist joining Bruce Cockburn (True North had also released a record by electronic group Syrinx before Song from the Street).

Contents

The album title is echoed in Murray McLauchlan's compilation release thirty-six years later, which was titled Best of Murray McLauchlan: Songs from the Street.

Track listing

  1. "I Just Get Older" – 2:47
  2. "You Make My Loneliness Fly" – 4:06
  3. "Sixteen Lanes of Highway" – 5:30
  4. "Jesus Please Don't Save Me ('til i die)" – 3:18
  5. "I Would Call You My Friend" – 3:32
  6. "One Night By My Window" – 3:43
  7. "Child's Song" – 6:24
  8. "Back on the Street" – 3:11
  9. "Honky Red" – 3:57
  10. "Ranchero's Lament" – 2:44

Personnel

  • Murray McLauchlan – vocals, guitar, harmonica, bottleneck
  • Barry Flast – piano
  • Eugene Martynec – guitar, producer
  • Dennis Pendrith – bass, background vocals
  • Erik Robertson – organ
  • Jay Telfer – drums
  • Songs

    1I Just Get Older2:47
    2You Make My Loneliness Fly4:06
    3Sixteen Lanes Of Highway5:29

    References

    Song from the Street Wikipedia