Cleveland Francis - Beyond The Willow Tree (Vinyl 2LP - 2022 - EU - Original)
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Description
"Beyond The Willow Tree is a hauntingly beautiful anthology of folk songs chronicling the experience of a young black man growing up in the segregated south. A balanced mix of covers and originals, Cleveland Francis’ body of work seamlessly blends deep, soulful vocals with the stripped down acoustic instrumentation of folk. In the late 60’s Francis coined the term “soulfolk”, playing his genre bending music across college campuses and coffee shops while earning a medical degree at William & Mary.
These songs serve as a missing link between soul and folk music, suppressed by the harsh political landscape of a music industry heavily influenced by racial stereotypes. “If you were black, you played blues or soul music … I wanted to play folk music,” Cleveland professed.
Included in this double LP set is Cleveland Francis’ entire 1970 self released album Follow Me, featuring the original artwork and liner notes printed inside the gatefold. The second LP takes you Beyond The Willow Tree with unreleased demos recorded in 1968 along with one 45 only single recorded in 1970.
“These recordings are a look into my soul through a long and lonely journey to understand feelings of my childhood, poverty, racial segregation, bigotry, war, love and hope. It represents my attempt to express and come to terms with all that I have seen and felt as a Black man growing up in America.” - Cleveland Francis"
Trackliste
A1 "1. The Willow Tree
A2 Little Green Apples
A3 Early Morning Rain
A4 When I’m Sixty Four
A5 Hot Sun
A6 Hey Jude
A7 Just Think About It For A While
A8 Both Sides Now
A9 Rain
A10 Time
A11 Getting Ready For Tomorrow
A12 With God On Our Side
A13 What’s Wrong With The World
A14 Ballad Of Martin Luther King
A15 Change
A16 It’s Got To Get Better
A17 Hot Sun (Demo)
A18 Early Morning Rain (Demo)
A19 Summertime
A20 Just Think About It For A While (Demo)
A21 The Willow Tree (Demo)"
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