A player on the first two Fairport Convention albums, Matthews saw the similarity between the folk revival in England and the emerging singer/songwriter scene in L.A., and after a few group efforts as Plainsong and Matthews Southern Comfort, he left the UK's clammy chill for good to reside in the eternally sunny clime of California, hooking up with producer Michael Nesmith to record his fifth solo album, Valley Hi. Nesmith, of course, is better known as the lanky, wool-capped Monkee,
01 Keep On Sailing 02 Old Man At The Mill 03 Shady Lies 04 These Days 05 Leaving Alone 06 7 Bridges Road 07 Save Your Sorrows 08 What Are You Waiting For 09 Propinquity 10 Blue Blue Day
Disc 2
01 Ol' 55 02 I Don't Wanna Talk About ItÄ Wailing Goodbye
03 A Wailing Goodbye 04 Keep On Sailing 05 Tried So Hard 06 Dirty Work 07 Do I Still Figure In Your Life 08 Home 09 Biloxi 10 The Fault