Benefit is the third album by Jethro Tull, released in April 1970. It was the first Tull album to include pianist and organist John Evan – though he was not yet a permanent member of the group – and the last to include bass guitarist Glenn Cornick. It reached No. 3 in the UK album charts.
When Jethro Tull released Benefit in 1970, it signaled a new, more progressive musical direction for the English band. It also became one of the best-known albums of their career, which is going strong more 60 million records and 40 years later. The Grammy winning group is revisiting that pivotal album with a 2-CD collector s edition.
The 2-CD collection comes loaded with a massive amount of music recorded by the band, which at the time featured: multi-instrumentalist frontman Ian Anderson, guitarist Martin Barre, drummer Clive Bunker, pianist John Evan, and bassist Glenn Cornick.
The first disc contains the album s 10 original tracks, plus five bonus tracks that include both the U.K. and U.S. stereo versions of "Teacher". All the songs are newly mixed by Steven Wilson and approved by Ian Anderson. The second disc includes newly remastered versions of rare tracks and singles recorded around the same time as Benefit, such as "Sweet Dream" in both stereo and mono.
Tracklist:
CD1
01. With You There To Help Me – 6:18
02. Nothing To Say – 5:20
03. Alive And Well And Living In – 2:47
04. Son – 2:52
05. For Michael Collins, Jeffrey And Me – 3:50
06. To Cry You A Song – 6:14
07. A Time For Everything – 2:44
08. Inside – 3:49
09. Play In Time – 3:53
10. Sossity, Youâ™re A Woman – 4:39
11. Singing All Day (Bonus Track) – 3:08
12. Sweet Dream (Bonus Track) – 4:05
13. 17 (Bonus Track) – 6:20
14. Teacher (UK Single Version) (Stereo) (Bonus Track) – 4:57
15. Teacher (US Album Version) (Stereo) (Bonus Track) – 4:05
CD2
01. Singing All Day (Mono) (Previously Unreleased Mix) – 3:03
02. Sweet Dream (Mono) – 4:02
03. 17 (Mono) – 6:11
04. Sweet Dream (Stereo) (Previously Unreleased Mix) – 4:03
05. 17 (Stereo) (Previously Unreleased Mix) – 5:31
06. Witchâ™s Promise (Mono) -3:56
07. Teacher (Mono) (UK Single Version) – 4:52
08. Teacher (Mono) (US Album Version) – 3:57
09. Witchâ™s Promise (Stereo) – 3:50
10. Teacher (Stereo) (UK Single Version) – 4:46
11. Teacher (Stereo) (US Album Version) – 3:56
12. Inside (Mono) (Single Edit) – 2:39
13. Alive And Well And Living In (Mono) – 2:46
14. A Time For Everything (Mono) – 2:43
15. Reprise AM Radio Spot 1 (Mono) – 1:03
16. Reprise FM Radio Spot 2 (Stereo) – 1:02
Personnel:
• Ian Anderson – vocals, guitar and flute, keyboards
• Martin Barre – electric guitar
• Glenn Cornick – bass guitar, Hammond organ (uncredited)
• Clive Bunker – drums
• David Palmer – orchestral arrangements
• John Evan – piano and organ
Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: LAME 3.82
MPEG-1 layer 3
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