Home Thoughts

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Right in the middle of glam rock 1973 came a homely singer-songwriter from the small village of Stourport near Birmingham named Clifford T. Ward who took the charts by storm with a simple love song, "Gaye," telling the age-old story of a girl and how much she meant to him. This was like a breath of fresh air in the overproduced mid-'70s by its very nature. For here was a man who told simple storie, with beautiful melodie, played with the minimum of fu. Hot on the heels of the single "Gaye" came his second album, Home Thought, which Ward was heavily involved with writing and producing, as well as playing keyboard. Home Thoughts opened with the lovely ballad "Gaye" and continued in the same vein as the single with piano backed ballads sung with clear, concise lyric, reflecting Ward's homespun family thought, living as an ordinary man with a wife and three children, spurning the attention from the media, refusing to tour or play any live gigs that would take him away from his family, and also shying away from the pop pre, interview, and photograph, except when absolutely necessary. Clifford T. Ward had been working as an English teacher at a local school and it was here he developed his love of poetry and word, an asset he brought to his song, especially "Where Would That Leave Me?" and "Time the Magician," "Home Thoughts from Abroad," and "The Open University" in which he name-checks his favorite author, and "Wherewithal," a song he wrote simply because he liked the sound of the word. But for all the beautiful songs on Home Thought, the standout track is the hit single "Gaye" with its instantly memorable singalong melody. Track Listing 01 - "Gaye" 02 - "Wherewithal" 03 - "The Dubious Circus Company" 04 - "Nightingale" 05 - "Where Would That Lead Me?" 06 - "The Traveller" 07 - "Home Thoughts from Abroad" 08 - "Where's it going to End?" 09 - "Time, the Magician" 10 - "Give Me One More Chance" 11 - "Cold Wind Blowing" 12 - "The Open University" 13 - "Crisis" Personnel Vocals and Keyboards - Clifford T. Ward Drums & Percussion - Ken Wright Guitars - Derek Thomas Bass - Terry Edwards .

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