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Ian Matthews: If You Saw Thro' My Eyes

If You Saw Thro' My Eyes (Vertigo 6360 034)

If You Saw Thro' My Eyes
Ian Matthews

Vertigo 6360 034 (LP, UK, 1971)
Vertigo VEL-1002 (LP, USA, 1971)

 If You Saw Thro' My Eyes (Vertigo VEL-1002)
If You Saw Thro' My Eyes / Tigers Will Survive (Vertigo 514 167-2)

Vertigo 514 167-2 (CD, UK, 1993) (together with Tigers Will Survive)
MK2 Records MK2-001 / IRCD 702 (CD, UK, 2003)

 If You Saw Thro' My Eyes (MK2 Records MK2-001)

Two of the three tracks with Sandy Danny are also available on Ian Matthews's compilation Discreet Repeat.

Produced by Ian Matthews
Engineered by Robin Black at Morgan Studios
Mastering Gilbert Kong

Musicians

Ian Matthews, vocals;
Gerry Conway, drums;
Pat Donaldson, bass;
Tim Renwick, electric and acoustic guitar;
Keith Tippett, piano;
Richard Thompson, electric and acoustic guitar;
Andy Roberts, acoustic guitar;
Sandy Denny, piano [2, 11], harmonium [3], backing vocals [11]

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Desert Inn (3.30)
  2. Hearts (3.12)
  3. Never Ending (2.48)
  4. Reno Nevada (4.47)
  5. Little Known (2.55)
  1. Hinge (0.25)
  2. Southern Wind (3.10)
  3. It Came Without Warning (4.01)
  4. You Couldn't Lose (3.35)
  5. Morgan the Pirate (6.41)
  6. If You Saw Thro' My Eyes (2.34)

All tracks by Ian Matthews except
Tracks 4, 10 Richard Fariña;
Track 8 Jacobs, Burnham

> Sandy Denny > Records > Ian Matthews: Discreet Repeat

Ian Matthews: Discreet Repeat

Discreet Repeat (Line LICD 9.00560)

Discreet Repeat
Ian Matthews

Rockburgh Records ROCD 109 (2 LP, UK, 1980)
Line Records (2 LP, Germany, 1980)
Line Records LICD 9.00560 (CD, Germany, October 1994)

Musicians

Ian Matthews, vocals;
Gerry Conway, drums;
Pat Donaldson, bass;
Tim Renwick, electric and acoustic guitar;
Keith Tippett, piano;
Richard Thompson, electric and acoustic guitar;
Andy Roberts, acoustic guitar;
Sandy Denny, piano on Hearts, piano and backing vocals on If You Saw Thro' My Eyes

Tracks

The original double LP had 27 tracks; 21 of them are on the CD. The CD sleeve notes have a small error: they list I'll Be Gone and Darkness Darkness as tracks 5 and 6 instead of Darkness Darkness and I Don't Want to Talk About It.

Double LP Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Lonely Hunter (4.40)
  2. Knowing the Game (2.35)
  3. Ol' 55 (3.14)
  4. Gimme an Inch Girl
  5. If You Saw Thro' My Eyes (2.39)
  6. Louise
  7. I'll Be Gone

Track 1 Ian Matthews, Tommy Nunes;
Tracks 2, 5, 7 Ian Matthews;
Track 3 Tom Waits;
Track 4 Robert Palmer;
Track 6 Paul Siebel
  1. Darkness Darkness (4.50)
  2. I Don't Want to Talk About It (3.51)
  3. Man in the Station
  4. Da Doo Ron Ron (2.15)
  5. Let There Be Blues
  6. A Wailing Goodbye (2.52)
  7. Bride 1945 (3.08)

Track 1 Jesse Colin Young;
Track 2 Danny Whitten;
Track 3 J. Martin;
Track 4 Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich;
Tracks 5, 6 Ian Matthews;
Track 7 Paul Siebel

Side 3Side 4
  1. Just One Look (2.58)
  2. Keep on Sailing (4.37)
  3. Tribute to Hank Williams (2.47)
  4. For the Second Time (3.50)
  5. Biloxi (4.15)
  6. Hearts (3.01)
  7. Carefully Taught (1.02)

Track 1 Ian Matthews, Jay Lacy;
Tracks 2, 4, 6 Ian Matthews;
Track 3 Tim Hardin;
Track 5 Jesse Winchester;
Track 7 Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein
  1. One Day Without You (3.52)
  2. Reno Nevada (4.40)
  3. Met Her on a Plane (3.34)
  4. Midnight on the Water (2.49)
  5. Seven Bridges Road (4.01)
  6. You Couldn't Lose

Track 1 John Martyn;
Track 2 Richard Fariña;
Track 3 Jimmy Webb;
Tracks 4, 6 Ian Matthews;
Track 5 Steve Young

CD Tracks

  1. Lonely Hunter (4.40)
  2. Knowing the Game (2.35)
  3. Ol' 55 (3.14)
  4. If You Saw Thro' My Eyes (2.39)
  5. Darkness Darkness (4.50)
  6. I Don't Want to Talk About It (3.51)
  7. Da Doo Ron Ron (2.15)
  8. A Wailing Goodbye (2.52)
  9. Bride 1945 (3.08)
  10. Just One Look (2.58)
  11. Keep on Sailing (4.37)
  12. Tribute to Hank Williams (2.47)
  13. For the Second Time (3.50)
  14. Biloxi (4.15)
  15. Hearts (3.01)
  16. Carefully Taught (1.02)
  17. One Day Without You (3.52)
  18. Reno Nevada (4.40)
  19. Met Her on a Plane (3.34)
  20. Midnight on the Water (2.49)
  21. Seven Bridges Road (4.01)

Track 1 Ian Matthews, Tommy Nunes;
Tracks 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 15, 20 Ian Matthews;
Track 3 Tom Waits;
Track 5 Jesse Colin Young;
Track 6 Danny Whitten;
Track 7 Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich;
Track 9 Paul Siebel;
Track 10 Ian Matthews, Jay Lacy;
Track 12 Tim Hardin;
Track 14 Jesse Winchester;
Track 16 Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein;
Track 17 John Martyn;
Track 18 Richard Fariña;
Track 19 Jimmy Webb;
Track 21 Steve Young

> Sandy Denny > Records > Ian Matthews: If You Saw Thro' My Eyes - Live

Ian Matthews: If You Saw Thro' My Eyes - Live

If You Saw Thro' My Eyes - Live

If You Saw Thro' My Eyes - Live
Ian Matthews

Vinyl Japan (CD, Japan, 2006)

Recorded live in 2003

Musicians

Ian Matthews, vocals, acoustic guitar;
Ad Vanderveer, electric and acoustic guitar;
Egbert Derix, keyboard;
Eric Coenen, bass;
Arthur Lijten

Tracks

  1. Desert Inn (4.01)
  2. Hearts (4.05)
  3. Never Ending (3.45)
  4. Reno Nevada (5.46)
  5. Little Known (3.39)
  6. Hinge 1 (3.00)
  7. Hinge 2 (0.26)
  8. Southern Wind (3.36)
  9. It Came Without Warning (4.50)
  10. You Couldn't Lose (3.57)
  11. Morgan the Pirate (7.04)
  12. If You Saw Thro' My Eyes (4.02)

All tracks by Ian Matthews except
Tracks 4, 11 Richard Fariña;
Track 9 Jacobs, Burnham

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Iida Yozo for telling me about Ian Matthews' live CD