Parachute (1970 album)

Parachute
Studio album by The Pretty Things
Released	June 1970
Recorded	Abbey Road Studios 1970
Genre	Rock
Length	40:52 (Original); 62:50 (CD reissue)
Label	Motown Rare Earth (US) EMI Harvest (UK)
Producer	Norman Smith
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
The Pretty Things chronology
S.F. Sorrow (1968) Parachute (1970) Freeway Madness (1972)

Parachute, released in 1970 is the Pretty Things' fifth studio album, following S.F. Sorrow and preceding Freeway Madness. The reviews at time of release were very positive, with Rolling Stone naming it the best album of 1970, over Let it Be by the Beatles, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek and the Dominoes, Morrison Hotel by the Doors, Pearl by Janis Joplin, After the Gold Rush by Neil Young, Moondance by Van Morrison, and Bridge over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel. Musicians involved are Phil May, Wally Waller, John Povey, Vic Unitt

Track listing

1. Scene One (May, Waller)
2. The Good Mr. Square (May, Waller)
3. She Was Tall, She Was High (May, Waller)
4. In the Square (May, Waller)
5. The Letter (May, Waller)
6. Rain (May, Waller)
7. Miss Fay Regrets (May, Waller)
8. Cries From the Midnight Circus (May, Waller)
9. Grass (May, Waller)
10. Sickle Clowns (May, Waller)
11. She's a Lover (May, Waller)
12. What's the Use (May, Waller)
13. Parachute (N. Smith, May)

Bonus tracks on 2000 reissue

1. Blue Serge Blues (Povey, May, Waller)
2. October 26 (Waller, May)
3. Cold Stone (Waller, May, Tolson)
4. Stone-Hearted Mama (Waller, May)
5. Summer Time (Waller, May, Tolson)
6. Circus Mind (May, Tolson)