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Iain Matthews (16 Jun 1946 - )

Male Person - United Kingdom member of Matthews’ Southern Comfort

Releases (34)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. The Soul of Many Places: The Elektra Years 1972–1974 1993
  2. The Seattle Years 1978-1984 1996
  3. Collected 2011
  4. I Can't Fade Away: The Rockburgh Years, 1978-1984

Album

  1. If You Saw Thro’ My Eyes 1971 (as Ian Matthews)
  2. Tigers Will Survive 1972
  3. Valley Hi 1973
  4. Journeys From Gospel Oak 1974
  5. Some Days You Eat the Bear and Some Days the Bear Eats You 1974 (as Ian Matthews)
  6. Go for Broke 1976 (as Ian Matthews)
  7. Hit and Run 1977 (as Ian Matthews)
  8. Stealin’ Home Sep 1978
  9. Siamese Friends 1979 (as Ian Matthews)
  10. Spot of Interference 1980
  11. Shook 1984
  12. Walking a Changing Line 1988
  13. Pure and Crooked 1990
  14. Nights in Manhattan 1991
  15. Live Alone 1992
  16. Skeleton Keys 1992
  17. Intimate Wash 1993
  18. The Dark Ride 1994
  19. Camouflage 1995
  20. God Looked Down 1996
  21. Excerpts From Swine Lake 1998
  22. A Tiniest Wham 2000
  23. Zumbach’s Coat 2004
  24. Contact 2007
  25. The Art of Obscurity 2013

Album - Live

  1. If You Saw Thro' My Eyes - Live 2006

Single

  1. Shake It Dec 1978

Other - Compilation

  1. Sparkler-Best Of The Texas Recordings 1989-2004 2005

Relationships (7)

Member Of

  1. Plainsong (1972 - 2012) original
  2. Matthews’ Southern Comfort original
  3. Fairport Convention (1967 - 1969)
  4. Hamilton Pool
  5. More Than a Song
  6. The Matthews Baartmans Experience lead vocals
  7. Iain Ad Venture

Recordings by (447)

  1. Desert Inn 3:36 (1971)
  2. Hearts 3:16 (1971)
  3. Never Ending 3:01 (1971)
  4. Reno Nevada 4:51 (1971)
  5. Little Known 3:01 (1971)
  6. Hinge I 1:27 (1971)
  7. Hinge II 0:28 (1971)
  8. Southern Wind 3:17 (1971)
  9. It Came Without Warning 4:08 (1971)
  10. You Couldn’t Lose 3:41 (1971)
  11. Morgan the Pirate 6:47 (1971)
  12. If You Saw Thro’ My Eyes 2:36 (1971)
  13. Tigers Will Survive 4:06 (1972)
  14. Midnight on the Water 2:49 (1972)
  15. Right Before My Eyes 2:16 (1972)
  16. Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) 2:14 (1972)
  17. Hope You Know 3:26 (1972)
  18. Please Be My Friend 5:35 (1972)
  19. Never Again 3:15 (1972)
  20. Close the Door Lightly 3:08 (1972)
  21. House Of Unamerican Blues Activity Dream 3:19 (1972)
  22. Morning Song 3:48 (1972)
  23. The Only Dancer 4:10 (1972)
  24. Keep on Sailing 4:44 (1973)
  25. Old Man at the Mill 2:33 (1973)
  26. Shady Lies 3:55 (1973)
  27. These Days 4:23 (1973)
  28. Leaving Alone 3:37 (1973)
  29. 7 Bridges Road 4:08 (1973)
  30. Save Your Sorrows 2:23 (1973)
  31. What Are You Waiting For 4:16 (1973)
  32. Propinquity 2:59 (1973)
  33. Blue Blue Day 3:14 (1973)
  34. Ol’ 55 3:12 (1974)
  35. I Don’t Wanna Talk About It 3:48 (1974)
  36. A Wailing Goodbye 2:52 (1974)
  37. Keep On Sailing 4:37 (1974)
  38. Tried So Hard 3:00 (1974)
  39. Dirty Work 2:53 (1974)
  40. Do I Still Figure in Your Life 2:51 (1974)
  41. Home 3:12 (1974)
  42. Biloxi 4:18 (1974)
  43. The Fault 3:00 (1974)
  44. Knowing the Game 2:33 (1974)
  45. Polly 4:02 (1974)
  46. Things You Gave Me 2:30 (1974)
  47. Mobile Blue 3:26 (1974)
  48. Tribute to Hank Williams 2:45 (1974)
  49. Met Her On A Plane 3:32 (1974)
  50. Bride 1945 3:05 (1974)
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On Recordings (40)

Performer

  1. Toys Not Ties 3:57 Nightnoise (1987)
  2. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry 5:43 Fairport Convention (13 Dec 2002)
  3. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere 4:07 Fairport Convention (13 Dec 2002)
  4. Woodstock 2:22 Fairport Convention (2004)

Vocals

  1. Jack o’ Diamonds 3:30 Fairport Convention (Jun 1968) additional
  2. No Man’s Land 2:32 Fairport Convention (Jan 1969) lead vocals
  3. I’ll Keep It With Mine 5:54 Fairport Convention (Jan 1969)
  4. Million Dollar Bash 2:56 Fairport Convention (Jul 1969)
  5. Percy’s Song 6:56 Fairport Convention (Jul 1969) background vocals
  6. You Never Wanted Me 3:16 Fairport Convention (1985) background vocals
  7. Air for Sarah 6:21 Fred Simon (1988)
  8. Galway to Graceland 2:39 Plainsong (1993)
  9. You’re Gonna Need My Help 4:10 Fairport Convention (1994) lead vocals
  10. Lay Down Your Weary Tune 3:37 Fairport Convention (1995)
  11. Satisfactory 3:07 Paulusma (10 Nov 2008)

Produced

  1. Morgan the Pirate 6:47 Iain Matthews (1971)
  2. Little Known 3:01 Iain Matthews (1971)
  3. If You Saw Thro’ My Eyes 2:36 Iain Matthews (1971)
  4. Reno Nevada 4:51 Iain Matthews (1971)
  5. It Came Without Warning 4:08 Iain Matthews (1971)
  6. Hinge II 0:28 Iain Matthews (1971)
  7. Southern Wind 3:17 Iain Matthews (1971)
  8. Desert Inn 3:36 Iain Matthews (1971)
  9. You Couldn’t Lose 3:41 Iain Matthews (1971)
  10. Hinge I 1:27 Iain Matthews (1971)
  11. Never Ending 3:01 Iain Matthews (1971)
  12. Hearts 3:16 Iain Matthews (1971)
  13. Midnight On The Water 2:49 Iain Matthews (1972)
  14. Please Be My Friend 5:35 Iain Matthews (1972)
  15. House Of Unamerican Blues Activity Dream 3:19 Iain Matthews (1972)
  16. Morning Song 3:48 Iain Matthews (1972)
  17. The Only Dancer 4:10 Iain Matthews (1972)
  18. Close The Door Lightly 3:08 Iain Matthews (1972)
  19. Tigers Will Survive 4:06 Iain Matthews (1972)
  20. Right Before My Eyes 2:16 Iain Matthews (1972)
  21. Hope You Know 3:26 Iain Matthews (1972)
  22. Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) 2:14 Iain Matthews (1972)
  23. Never Again 3:15 Iain Matthews (1972)

Mixed

  1. Timewinds 3:49 Nightnoise (1987)

Arranged

  1. Air for Sarah 6:21 Fred Simon (1988)

Credited as (15)

  1. Iain Matthews
  2. Ian Matthews
  3. Elliott Murphy & Iain Matthews
  4. Iain Matthews & Egbert Derix
  5. Iain Matthews, Elliott Murphy feat. Wolfgang Niedecken
  6. Elliott Murphy, Iain Matthews & Olivier Durand
  7. Egbert Derix feat. Iain Matthews
  8. Sandy Denny Duet With Ian Matthews
  9. Iain Matthews & The Salmon Smokers
  10. Iain Matthews & Searing Quartet
  11. Iain Matthews & Elliott Murphy
  12. Iain Matthews, Andy Roberts
  13. Fairport Convention feat Iain Matthews
  14. Iain Matthews & Clive Gregson & Christine Collister & Richard Thompson
  15. Iain Matthews & Tommy Nunes

Works (7)

Arranged

  1. Same Old Man

Wrote

  1. If (Stomp)

Composed

  1. Please Be My Friend
  2. Heroes
  3. Book Song

Lyrics

  1. Heroes
  2. Phoenix

Events (1)

Guest Performer At

  1. Al Stewart at Cambridge Corn Exchange

Links (14)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.iainmatthews.com/
  2. http://iainmatthews.nl/

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005099834
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134458117
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138972300
  4. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/ian-matthews

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/554446

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0002530715

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/74038193

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1655586

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/30yVqa41V5oNH00p6CBWB9
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/66357

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/52953646

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Iain-Matthews-The-Art-of-Obscurity/541222672630390