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"Album of the year for 1955" Reply
"A nice album, similar to this year's Case, Lang and veirs. Good songs, nice arrangements and wonderful performances from Dolly, Emmylou and Linda make this a thoroughly enjoyable record. Sweet music." Reply
"Sounds of goa trance 10 years before it was even invented. Amazing." Reply
"Some truely classic songs on this album. Nobody's child is probably the saddest song in history. It could easily be on Lou Reed's Berlin album!" Reply
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"Crimson Glory are about the only band to produce two consistent high quality albums in the 1980s. And while they might sing songs about communism and dragons, which now sounds a bit silly, the production work is top notch and the melodies wonderful. Shame they weren't able to maintain the momentu..." [+] Reply
"A stunning album of absolutely beautiful acoustic based songs. There is a feeling of the epic here and every track is wonderfully crafted to produce a mesmerising record. Excellent." Reply
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"Very good study music. Much better than I expected! A must listen!" Reply
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,422 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,404 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,596 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,748 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,959 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 822 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 43 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,007 | 50% | |
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2,653 | 27% | |
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432 | 4% | |
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336 | 3% | |
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218 | 2% | |
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156 | 2% | |
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135 | 1% | |
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