The Sandy Denny discography chronicles the output of British folk rock singer Sandy Denny. Her brief career, spanning 1967 to 1978, saw the release of 4 solo albums and 4 singles on several record labels.
Denny was the lead singer of the group Fairport Convention, and fronted the band through several of their most highly regarded albums: What We Did on Our Holidays, Unhalfbricking, and Liege & Lief were all released by the band during 1969, and are today considered touchstones in the progression of British folk rock. Fairport guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson would prove to be an important collaborator in Denny's life, and he would go on to perform guitar duties on each of her solo albums.
In addition to her work with Fairport Convention, Denny was also a member of The Strawbs, Fotheringay and The Bunch. Other notable recordings include her duet with Robert Plant on Led Zeppelin's "The Battle of Evermore", as well as a brief appearance on a live version of The Who's Tommy. She has received a number of awards and accolades from different organizations.
Solo Studio albums YearAlbumUK Albums Chart1971The North Star Grassman and the Ravens311972Sandy-1974Like an Old Fashioned Waltz-1977Rendezvous-
Live albums YearAlbumUK Albums Chart1998Gold Dust (Live At The Royalty)-201119 Rupert Street-
Compilation albums YearAlbumUK Albums Chart1970It's Sandy Denny-1985Who Knows Where the Time Goes?-1987The Best of Sandy Denny-1995The Attic Tracks 1972-1984-1999Listen Listen - An Introduction to Sandy Denny-2000No More Sad Refrains: The Anthology-2002The Best of Sandy-2004The Collection-A Boxful of Treasures-2005Where The Time Goes - Sandy '67-2007Live at the BBC-2008The Best of the BBC Recordings-The Music Weaver: Sandy Denny Remembered-2010Sandy Denny-2012The Notes and the Words: A Collection of Demos and Rarities-2016I've Always Kept a Unicorn-
Collaboration albums YearAlbumUK Albums Chart1967Alex Campbell and His Friends(with Alex Campbell)-Sandy and Johnny(with Johnny Silvo)-2012Don't Stop Singing(with Thea Gilmore)89
Singles Year SongUK Album 1972 "Listen, Listen" - Sandy 1974 "Whispering Grass" - Like an Old Fashioned Waltz "Like an Old Fashioned Waltz" - 1977 "Candle in the Wind" - Rendezvous
With The Strawbs Studio albums YearAlbumUK Albums Chart1973All Our Own Work (Recorded 1967)-
Reissue YearAlbumUK Albums Chart1991Sandy Denny and the Strawbs-2010All Our Own Work - The Complete Sessions Remastered-
With Fairport Convention Studio albums YearAlbumUK Albums Chart1968What We Did on Our Holidays-1969Unhalfbricking12Liege & Lief171975Rising for the Moon52
Live albums YearAlbumUK Albums Chart1974Fairport Live Convention-1987Heyday-2016Ebbets Field 1974-
Singles Year SongUK Album 1968 "Meet On The Ledge" -Unhalfbricking 1969 "Si Tu Dois Partir" 21 1975 "White Dress" - Rising for the Moon
With Fotheringay Studio albums YearAlbumUK Albums Chart1970Fotheringay182008Fotheringay 2-
Live albums YearAlbumUK Albums Chart2011Fotheringay Essen 1970-
Compilation albums YearAlbumUK Albums Chart2015Nothing More: The Collected Fotheringay-
Singles Year SongUK Album 1970 "Peace In The End" - Fotheringay
With The Bunch Studio albums YearAlbumUK Albums Chart1972Rock On-
Singles Year SongUK Album1972 "When Will I Be Loved?" -Rock On "The Loco-Motion" -
Guest appearances
1965, Jackson C. Frank's single "Blues Run the Game" (Columbia); Denny plays tambourine (uncredited) on the B-side, "Can't Get Away From My Love". 1968, The Young Tradition's album Galleries (Transatlantic TRA 172); piano on track 16, "The Pembroke Unique Ensemble" 1970, Stefan Grossman's album The Ragtime Cowboy Jew (Transatlantic) backing vocals in the chorus of "A Pretty Little Tune" 1971, Iain Matthews' (then: Ian Matthews) album If You Saw Thro' My Eyes (Vertigo), his first solo album, she duets on the aforementioned track and provides piano, harmonium and backing vocals to three other tracks. 1971, "Led Zeppelin IV" where she sings on the song The Battle of Evermore, on a duet with Robert Plant; in the footnotes of that album's sleeve notes, she is credited and has her own rune symbol of three triangles much like the symbols chosen by the other members of Led Zeppelin. 1972, four tracks on the soundtrack LP to the film Swedish Fly Girls produced by Manfred Mann Water Mother, What Will I Do With Tomorrow, Are The Judges Sane? and I Need You. Denny's tracks were recorded in 1969 at Maximum Sound. 1972, two tracks, "Here In Silence" and "Man of Iron" for the film Pass of Arms released as a 7" soundtrack single with picture sleeve. 1972, Richard Thompson's album Henry the Human Fly; piano on track 8 and backing vocals on tracks 4 and 5. 1972, stage version of the Who's Tommy performed with the London Symphony Orchestra; Denny plays the nurse and sings "It's a Boy" 1975, Charlie Drake's "You Never Know" single for Charisma Records (CB270), produced by Peter Gabriel
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