Marrying Maiden
Marrying Maiden is the second studio album by San Francisco Records psychedelic band It's a Beautiful Day, released in 1970 on Columbia Records. Founding member, vocalist/keyboardist Linda LaFlamme, was replaced by keyboardist Fred Webb in the group on this effort. Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia contributed on two tracks and Charlatans member Richard Olsen guested on a track as well. Shortly after the album was released, Mitchell Holman and Hal Wagenet were replaced on bass and guitar by Tom Fowler and Bill Gregory.Critical reception
Lindsay Planer at AllMusic, gave the album three stars out of five, writing:Track Listing
- "Don And Dewey" – 5:16
- "The Dolphins" – 4:30
- "Essence Of Now" – 3:20
- "Hoedown" – 2:29
- "Soapstone Mountain" – 4:20
- "Waiting For The Song" – 1:03
- "Let A Woman Flow" – 4:04
- "It Comes Right Down To You" – 3:14
- "Good Lovin'" – 3:59
- "Galileo" – 3:02
- "Do You Remember The Sun?" – 3:14
Personnel
- David LaFlamme – violin, guitar, flute, lead vocals
- Hal Wagenet – guitar
- Fred Webb – keyboards, vocals, French horn
- Mitchell Holman – bass, jew's harp, backing vocals
- Val Fuentes – drums, backing vocals
- Pattie Santos – percussion, vocals
Additional musicians
- Jerry Garcia – pedal steel guitar, banjo
- Richard Olsen – clarinet,
Technical
- Brent Dangerfield, It's A Beautiful Day – producers
- David Brown, John Fiore – engineers
Chart performance
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