Marrying Maiden
Marrying Maiden is the second studio album by San Francisco psychedelic band It's a Beautiful Day, released in 1970 on Columbia Records. Founding member Linda LaFlamme was replaced by keyboardist Fred Webb on this project. Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia contributed on two tracks and Charlatans member Richard Olsen guested on a track as well.
The album was the band's most successful on the charts, reaching number 28 in the U.S. and number 45 in the U.K.
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
It's a Beautiful Day
- David LaFlamme – lead vocals, violin, guitar, flute
- Pattie Santos – vocals, backing vocals, percussion
- Fred Webb – keyboards, French horn, backing vocals
- Hal Wagenet – guitar, vocals
- Mitchell Holman – bass, mouth harp, backing vocals
- Val Fuentes – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Jerry Garcia – banjo, pedal steel guitar
- Richard Olsen – clarinet
Production
- Brent Dangerfield, It's a Beautiful Day – producers
- David Brown, John Fiore – engineers
Chart performance