MELANIE – GATHER ME LP – Nr MINT A1 UK 1971 ORIG ROCK POP FOLK BRAND NEW KEY

Melanie – Gather Me
(Buddah Records  1971  2322002)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Textured Gatefold Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges and some light discolouration marks on the front

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Melanie Anne Safka Schekeryk (February 3, 1947 – January 23, 2024), professionally known as Melanie or Melanie Safka, was an American singer-songwriter.

Melanie is widely known for the 1971–72 global hit “Brand New Key”, her 1970 version of the Rolling Stones’ “Ruby Tuesday”, her composition “What Have They Done to My Song Ma”, and her 1970 international breakthrough hit “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)”, which was inspired by her experience of performing at the 1969 Woodstock music festival.

Gather Me is a 1971 album released by Melanie and featuring the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart #1 song “Brand New Key” (a novelty hit which also reached the #1 chart position in Canada, New Zealand and Australia between November 1971 and March 1972). The album also features the singles “Some Day I’ll Be a Farmer” and the Top 40 hit “Ring the Living Bell”. The album was certified Gold in the U.S. and was arranged by Roger Kellaway.

All songs written by Melanie Safka; except where indicated

1. “Little Bit of Me”
2. “Some Day I’ll Be a Farmer”
3. “Steppin'”
4. “Brand New Key”
5. “Ring Around the Moon”
6. “Ring the Living Bell”
7. “Railroad”
8. “Kansas”
9. “Some Say (I Got Devil)”
10. “Center of the Circle”
11. “What Wondrous Love” (Arranged and adapted by Melanie)
12. “Baby Day”
13. “Tell Me Why” (Michael Edwards, Richard Parish, Sigmund Spaeth)

• Melanie – guitar, vocals
• Sal DiTroia – acoustic and electric guitar
• Don Payne – Fender electric bass
• Roger Kellaway – piano, arrangements
• Buddy Saltzman, Donald MacDonald, Robert J. Gregg – drums
• Johnny Pacheco – congas
• Toots Thielemans, Gilbert Chimes, Michael Chimes – harmonica
• George Marge – woodwind
• Artie Kaplan – contractor

Technical

• Bruce Staple – engineer
• Maddy Miller – photography