Pilgrimage (Wishbone Ash album)

Pilgrimage is the second studio album by the rock band Wishbone Ash. The album focuses more on folk and acoustic music as opposed to the blues rock sound that dominated the first album. The album also contains an instrumental jazz workout ("Vas Dis")[2] and a four-part harmony vocal track in the spirit of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young ("Valediction").

Pilgrimage
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1971
RecordedMay 1971
StudioDe Lane Lea Studios, London
GenreProgressive rock, hard rock, jazz fusion, folk rock[1]
Length39:30
LabelDecca/MCA
ProducerDerek Lawrence[1]
Wishbone Ash chronology
Wishbone Ash
(1970)
Pilgrimage
(1971)
Argus
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]

The album sold well, reaching no. 14 in the UK Albums Chart,[3] but the band reached their creative and commercial peak with their next studio release, Argus.

Track listing

All songs composed by Martin Turner, Steve Upton, Ted Turner and Andy Powell, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Vas Dis"Jack McDuff4:39
2."The Pilgrim" 8:25
3."Jail Bait" 4:35
4."Alone" 2:20
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Lullaby"2:55
6."Valediction"6:11
7."Where Were You Tomorrow" (live at De Montfort Hall, Leicester on June 14, 1971[4])10:25

[2]

Bonus track
No.TitleLength
8."Jail Bait" (live)4:54

[2]

Note: some issues incorrectly list "Alone" as being 2:55.

Personnel

Wishbone Ash

Charts

Chart (1971) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 14
US Billboard 200[6] 174

References

  1. "Pilgrimage - Wishbone Ash | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. Sieger. Pilgrimage at AllMusic
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 607. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. Album sleeve notes
  5. "Wishbone Ash | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. "Wishbone Ash Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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