Second Spring
Second Spring is the first album by country rock/folk rock musician Ian Matthews' band Matthews Southern Comfort, released on the Uni label in July 1970. It was Matthews' second album after his departure from Fairport Convention and was recorded with the touring band he put together following the release of his first solo LP, Matthews' Southern Comfort.
The original vinyl album was reissued on CD by Line Records in Germany in 1993, and a remastered version was released by BGO Records in 1996 as part of a 2-on-1 release with Matthews' Southern Comfort.
Track listing
- "Ballad of Obray Ramsey" – 2:25
- "Moses in the Sunshine" – 6:18
- "Jinkson Johnson" – 5:29
- "Tale of the Trial" – 2:42
- "Blood Red Roses" – 2:27
- "Even As" – 2:49
- "Darcy Farrow" – 3:34
- "Something in the Way She Moves" – 4:48
- "Southern Comfort" – 7:47
Personnel
- Ian Matthews – guitar, lead vocals, arranger
- Carl Barnwell – guitar, harmony vocals, lead vocal on "Even As"
- Mark Griffiths – lead guitar, harmony vocals
- Andy Leigh – bass, harmony vocals
- Gordon Huntley – steel guitar
- Ray Duffy – drums
- Tom Paley – banjo
- Martin Jenkins – mandolin
- Roger Churchyard – violin, fiddle
- Byard Ray – fiddle
- Production: Ian Matthews and Southern Comfort
- Production Coordinator: Steve Barlby
- Recording Engineers: Robin Black at Morgan Studios, London on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 9; John Wood at Sound Techniques Studios, London, on tracks 3, 7 and 8.
- Art Direction: Paul Whitehead
- Cover Design: Ian Matthews
- Photography: Ray Stevenson