Large as Life and Twice as Natural

Large as Life and Twice as Natural
Studio album by Davey Graham
Released	1968
Genre	Folk, blues, jazz
Label	London
Producer	Ray Horricks
Davey Graham chronology
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Large as Life and Twice as Natural is an album by British musician Davey Graham, released in 1968.

Reception

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

In his Allmusic review, critic Ritchie Unterberger wrote, "With the exception of 1964's Folk, Blues and Beyond, this is Graham's finest non-compilation album... The raga-jazz interpretation of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now," which moves from meditative opening drones into a freewheeling explosion of modal folk-rock is one of the highlights of Graham's career on record and one of the best expressions of his ability to make a standard his own."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Both Sides, Now" (Joni Mitchell) – 6:02
2. "Bad Boy Blues" (Davy Graham) – 2:17
3. "Tristano" (Davy Graham) – 4:00
4. "Babe, It Ain't No Lie" (Elizabeth Cotten) – 2:27
5. "Bruton Town" (Traditional) – 3:59
6. "Sunshine Raga" (Davy Graham) – 6:19
7. "Freight Train Blues" (John Lair, Bob Dylan) – 4:04
8. "Jenra" (Davy Graham) – 3:10
9. "Electric Chair" (Davy Graham) – 2:45
10. "Good Morning Blues" (Lead Belly)– 5:23
11. "Beautiful City" (Davy Graham) – 2:28
12. "Blue Raga" (Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan) – 5:48

Personnel

• Davey Graham – vocals, guitar
• Harold McNair – flute
• Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone
• Jon Hiseman – drums
• Danny Thompson – bass
• Bill Price - engineer

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