Like An Old Fashioned Waltz (studio album)
by Sandy Denny
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Like An Old Fashioned Waltz is ranked 2nd best out of 13 albums by Sandy Denny on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sandy Denny is Sandy which is ranked number 5862 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 226.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/29/2025 02:05 |  MadhattanJack | 5,235 | 65/100 |
| ! | 06/14/2025 18:25 | dukeboxkool | 1,957 | 72/100 |
| ! | 11/26/2024 23:32 |  slatsheit | 2,041 | 81/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2024 02:02 | mostlymor | 6,741 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/02/2024 20:13 | Moondance | 19,757 | 72/100 |
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An underrated album and every bit as good as the classic, Sandy. The performances are lovely and this really is Denny at the top of her game. It is probably her strongest set of songs as a songwriter and there are a couple of nice covers on there too. Criminally overlooked.
Graeme2 08/30/2016 17:25 | #173821
Probably her most consistent solo. It goes without saying that her voice is great so I'll just say it anyways. I actually love the production and all the strings. And the snare sounds super nice. Definitely better than "sandy" I reckon. Basically what rovers said though not about the strings.
This was Sandy Denny's third solo-album. On her second album, the much acclaimed "Sandy", she had begun a slow departure from her folk-music roots. On this album you probably would not have thought of there being any folk-roots at all, if it had not been for her backing band consisting of people with strong roots in Britsih folk-rock - people like Richard Thompson, Dave Pegg, Dave Mattacks, Jerry Donahue, Gerry Conway, Pat Donaldson and several more.
Sandy and her husband/producer Trevor Lucas were seeking a broader approach with a wider range of styles, using heavier production; often with use of strings; which some people thought a progress, and other people hated.
The opener, the gorgeous "Solo" is one of Sandy's very best songs ( I would buy the album for that song alone ). The nostalgic title-track is almost as strong, in spite of a quite unrestrained use of strings. The bonus-track version proves the use strings quite unnecessary.
Her covers of two old romantic jazz-ballads, "Whispering Grass" and "Until the Real Things Comes Along" are actually quite good, though some people find them out of place on a Sandy Denny album.
"Friends" is another highlight on the album - a classic Sandy Denny song; according to the liner notes on the "No More Sad Refrains" anthology, the lyrics were written about Pete Townshend; not a very flattering picture drawn of him there.
"Carnival" is a tune in the same vein as "Friends" - though darker and not quite as melodic.
"Dark the Night" is a light tune, but with dark lyrics. "I'm not good at singing happy songs", I believe Sandy stated at a certain point.
"At the End of the Day" has such a beautiful melody line, and possibly her ultimate love song. The bonus-track version with no strings is my favourite.
The closing track "No End" with its strange, but thought-provoking lyrics, gives the album the perfect end.
"King and Queen of England" is an outtake from the sessions, but was probably thought not strong enough when the final track-listing was to be made. I think I'll agree to that, though some might have preferred it to one of her jazz-covers.
In spite of some flaws (too much strings) the album as a whole is her most consistent and enduring, with Denny on top in her song-writing.
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