Wally (album)

Wally
Studio album by Wally
Released	1974
Genre	Progressive rock
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Bob Harris, Rick Wakeman
Wally chronology
Wally (1974) Valley Gardens (1975)

Wally is the eponymous first album by the band Wally. While the band fitted broadly into the Progressive rock category, there was more than a hint of country / rock about the album, especially with Paul Middleton's steel guitar. The album is very much of its time, and shows influences of The Byrds, Crosby Stills and Nash and the like. Wally, produced by Bob Harris and Rick Wakeman was not a huge commercial success, but has gained and maintained a loyal following, to the extent that the album has recently been re-released on CD.^[1]

Roy Webber has returned to music after many years involved in his original profession of graphics, and recorded a new album with Will Jackson in 2006.

The track "The Martyr" was released as a single in 1975.

Track listing

SIDE ONE

1. "The Martyr"
2. "I Just Wanna Be A Cowboy"
3. "What To Do"

SIDE TWO

1. "Sunday Walking Lady"
2. "To The Urban Man"
3. "Your Own Way"

Personnel

• Pete Cosker - electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, bass guitar
• Paul Gerrett - Fender Rhodes, harmonium, grand piano, harpsichord, mellotron, Hammond organ, vocals
• Nick Glennie-Smith - piano
• Paul Middleton - steel guitar, bass guitar
• Roger Narraway - percussion
• Pete Sage - electric violin, bass guitar, mandolin
• Frank Mizen - bass guitar - but joined in the late 1970s
• Roy Webber - lead vocals, acoustic guitar

Production credits

• Produced by Bob Harris, Rick Wakeman
• Engineered by Paul Tregurtha
• Recorded at Morgan Studios, London
• String Arrangements (Your Own Way) by Bob Harris, Rick Wakeman

References

1. Billboard - 16 nov. 1974 "... set boring, but the six man group, with top production from Bob Harris and Rick Wakeman, manages to keep the set vital and interesting throughout. ... Best cuts: "The Martyr," "I Just Wanna Be A Cowboy," "What To Do," "To The Urban Man."