Waters of Change
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{{Infobox album
| name = Waters of Change
| type = studio
| artist = Beggars Opera
| cover = Beggars Opera - Waters of Change.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1971
| recorded = Command Studios and De Lane Lea Studios, London
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Progressive rock
| length = 42:03
| label = Vertigo
| producer = Bill Martin, Phil Coulter
| prev_title = Act One
| prev_year = 1970
| next_title = Pathfinder
| next_year = 1972
}}
Waters of Change is the second album by the Scottish progressive band Beggars Opera, released in 1971.
Overview
With respect to its predecessor Act One, Waters of Change features a rather different sound, which is less derivative of The Nice and Deep Purple MK I, and it is often described as the band's best work.[http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3194 Reviews at Prog Archives]
Track listing
{{tracklist
| extra_column =
| title1 = Time Machine
| note1 =
| writer1 = Park, Griffiths, Gardiner
| length1 = 8:00
| title2 = Lament
| note2 =
| writer2 = Park, Wilson
| length2 = 1:51
| title3 = I've No Idea
| note3 =
| writer3 = Park, Griffiths
| length3 = 7:42
| title4 = Nimbus
| note4 =
| writer4 = Sellar, Griffiths, Gardiner
| length4 = 3:43
| title5 = Festival
| note5 =
| writer5 = Park, Griffiths, Erskine
| length5 = 6:00
| title6 = Silver Peacock
| note6 = Intro
| writer6 = Griffiths, Scott
| length6 = 0:22
| title7 = Silver Peacock
| note7 =
| writer7 = Park, Griffiths, Scott
| length7 = 6:33
| title8 = Impromptu
| note8 =
| writer8 = Gardiner, Scott
| length8 = 1:14
| title9 = The Fox
| note9 =
| writer9 = Gardiner, Griffiths, Scott
| length9 = 6:52
}}
Personnel
;Beggars Opera
- Ricky Gardiner - lead guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar
- Martin Griffiths - lead vocal, cow bell
- Alan Park - organ, piano
- Gordon Sellar - bass and acoustic guitar, vocals
- Virginia Scott - Mellotron, vocals
- Raymond Wilson - percussion
with:
- Marshall Erskine - bass, flute on "Festival"
- Barry Ainsworth, Martin Birch - engineers