Marrying Maiden is the second studio album by San Francisco psychedelic band It's a Beautiful Day, released in 1970 on Columbia Records. Founding member Linda LaFlamme was replaced by keyboardist Fred Webb on this project. Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia contributed on two tracks and Charlatans member Richard Olsen guested on a track as well.
The album was the band's most successful on the charts, reaching number 28 in the U.S. and number 45 in the U.K.
Critical reception Lindsay Planer at AllMusic gave the album three stars out of five, writing:
Track listing "Don And Dewey" (David LaFlamme) – 5:16 "The Dolphins" (Fred Neil) – 4:30 "Essence Of Now" (Mitchell Holman) – 3:20 "Hoedown" (LaFlamme) – 2:29 "Soapstone Mountain" (LaFlamme) – 4:20 "Waiting For The Song" (Hal Wagenet) – 1:03 "Let A Woman Flow" (LaFlamme, Pattie Santos) – 4:04 "It Comes Right Down To You" (Fred Webb, Robert Lewis) – 3:14 "Good Lovin'" (Webb, Holman) – 3:59 "Galileo" (Wagenet) – 3:02 "Do You Remember The Sun?" (Webb, Lewis) – 3:14
Personnel It's a Beautiful Day David LaFlamme – lead vocals, violin, guitar, flute Pattie Santos – vocals, backing vocals, percussion Fred Webb – keyboards, French horn, backing vocals Hal Wagenet – guitar, vocals (spoken) Mitchell Holman – bass, mouth harp, backing vocals Val Fuentes – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians Jerry Garcia – banjo (track 4), pedal steel guitar (track 8) Richard Olsen – clarinet (track 8)
Production Brent Dangerfield, It's a Beautiful Day – producers David Brown, John Fiore – engineers
Chart performance Album Chart (1970)YearPeakpositionTotalweeksUS Billboard 20019702821UK Official Charts1970452CAN Official Charts19703510
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