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So Much for Dreaming - Ian & Sylvia
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  1. Circle Game
  2. So Much for Dreaming
  3. Wild Geese
  4. Child Apart
  5. Summer Wages
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  1. Circle Game
  2. So Much for Dreaming
  3. Wild Geese
  4. Child Apart
  5. Summer Wages
  6. Hold Tight
  7. Cutty Wren
  8. Si Les Bateaux
  9. Catfish Blues
  10. Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies
  11. January Morning
  12. Grey Morning
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Ian & Sylvia's adjustment to folk-rock was sometimes fine, sometimes awkward, and this was another inconsistent, though generally worthwhile, effort. Highlights include "Circle Game," one of the very first recorded covers of a Joni Mitchell composition. Tyson's "Wild Geese" and "Child Apart" count as some of their better unheralded tunes, and the occasional muted orchestration worked well on "Circle Game" and the melancholy title track. On the other hand, the attempts at blues were abominable, the traditional ballads ...

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