For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night

For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night is the fifth studio album released by the Canterbury scene band Caravan.[2] Richard Sinclair and Steve Miller left the band prior to the recording of this album. They were replaced by John G. Perry and the returning Dave Sinclair. Viola player Geoff Richardson was added to the band.

For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night
Studio album by
Released5 October 1973
Recorded1973
StudioTollington Park Studios; Chipping Norton Recording Studios; Decca Studios, West Hampstead
GenreProgressive rock, Canterbury scene
Length45:09
LabelDeram
ProducerDavid Hitchcock
Caravan chronology
Waterloo Lily
(1972)
For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night
(1973)
Caravan and the New Symphonia
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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All songs composed by Pye Hastings, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Memory Lain, Hugh"
"Headloss"
9:19
2."Hoedown"3:10
3."Surprise, Surprise"4:03
4."C'thlu Thlu"6:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."The Dog, The Dog, He's at It Again" 5:53
6."Be All Right"
"Chance of a Lifetime"
 6:38
7."L'Auberge du Sanglier"
"A Hunting We Shall Go"
"Pengola"
"Backwards"
"A Hunting We Shall Go (reprise)"
Pye Hastings, John G. Perry, Mike Ratledge9:56

The following bonus tracks were included on the 2001 remastered edition of the CD.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Memory Lain, Hugh"
"Headloss"
 9:18
9."No! (Be Alright)"
"Waffle (Chance of a Lifetime)"
 5:09
10."He Who Smelt It Dealt It (Memory Lain, Hugh)" 4:42
11."Surprise, Surprise" 3:15
12."Derek's Long Thing"Richard Coughlan, Pye Hastings, Geoff Richardson, Derek Austin, Stuart Evans[3]10:57

Personnel

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Caravan
Additional personnel

Releases

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Year Type Label Catalog #
1973 LP Deram SDLR12
1973 LP London 627
1991 CD Polydor Records PO 1836
1999 CD Deram 820971
2001 remaster CD Decca 8829802
2001 CD Decca 9060
2002 CD Universal/Island 2392
2005 CD Universal International 882980
2007 CD Eclectic Discs 1303
2014 SACD Universal UIGY-9545

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References

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  1. ^ Planer, Lindsay (2011). "For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night - Caravan | AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b "AllMusic: For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night > Overview". www.AllMusic.com. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  3. ^ CD Insert
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