Then Play On

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Then Play On · On this third album from 1969, Danny Kirwan plays for the first time, and it was the last with Peter Green. Jeremy Spencer hardly took part. Where the first two records were strict electric blues, the band now sought more variety: folk rock, hard rock, art rock and psychedelia. For the first time editing and overdubbing were used extensively. Green gave half of the writing to Kirwan. Underway, Searching for Madge and Fighting for Madge were assembled by Green from hours of studio jams. The title comes from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. It was also the first release on Reprise Records.

The album reached number six on the British chart, the group's fourth consecutive album in the top twenty. Bonus tracks such as Oh Well were added later.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Coming Your Way3:46Apple Music ↗
2. 2Closing My Eyes4:52Apple Music ↗
3. 3Fighting for Madge2:43Apple Music ↗
4. 4When You Say4:32Apple Music ↗
5. 5Show-Biz Blues3:52Apple Music ↗
6. 6Underway3:05Apple Music ↗
7. 7One Sunny Day3:12Apple Music ↗
8. 8Although the Sun Is Shining2:25Apple Music ↗
9. 9Rattlesnake Shake3:30Apple Music ↗
10. 10Without You4:35Apple Music ↗
11. 11Searching for Madge6:57Apple Music ↗
12. 12My Dream3:32Apple Music ↗
13. 13Like Crying2:25Apple Music ↗
14. 14Before the Beginning3:28Apple Music ↗
15. 15Oh Well (Pt. 1) [Bonus Track]3:24Apple Music ↗
16. 16Oh Well (Pt. 2) [Bonus Track]5:40Apple Music ↗
17. 17The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) [Bonus Track]4:37Apple Music ↗
18. 18World In Harmony (Bonus Track)3:26Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

See also

• Fleetwood Mac