{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox album | name = Follow Me... | type = Studio | artist = Crispian St. Peters | cover = Follow Me...jpg | alt = | released = 1966 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Folk rock, pop rock, beat | length = {{Duration|m=39|s=57}} | label = Decca | producer = David Nicolson | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Simply | next_year = 1970 | misc = {{Singles | name = Follow Me... | type = studio | single1 = You Were on My Mind"/"What I'm Gonna Be | single1date = November 19, 1965 | single2 = The Pied Piper"/"Sweet Dawn My True Love | single2date = March 18, 1966 | single3 = But She's Untrue"/"Your Ever Changin' Mind | single3date = November 26, 1966 | single4 = So Long"/"My Little Brown Eyes | single4date = August 1970 }} }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=follow-me-mw0000075361}}</ref> | rev2 = | rev2Score = }}
'''''Follow Me...''''' is the debut album by Crispian St. Peters and was released in 1966.
The album featured four singles: "You Were on My Mind", which reached number 2 in the UK and number 36 on the American ''Billboard'' Hot 100,<ref>[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=You+Were+on+My+Mind+by+Crispian+St.+Peters&id=9912 Crispian St. Peters, "You Were on My Mind" chart positions] Retrieved June 19, 2015</ref> "The Pied Piper", which reached number 4 in the UK and number 5 in the US,<ref>[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=The+Pied+Piper+by+Crispian+St.+Peters&id=9910 Crispian St. Peters, "The Pied Piper" chart positions] Retrieved June 19, 2015</ref> "But She's Untrue", whose B-side, "Your Ever Changin' Mind", reached number 106 in the US,<ref>[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Your+Ever+Changin%27+Mind+by+Crispian+St.+Peters&id=105056 Crispian St. Peters, "Your Ever Changin; Mind" chart position] Retrieved June 19, 2015</ref> and "So Long", which did not chart.<ref>[http://www.45cat.com/record/f13055 Crispian St. Peters, "So Long" single release] Retrieved June 19, 2015</ref> The song "You Were on My Mind" was originally recorded and released in 1964 by Ian & Sylvia, and was a major hit in the US when covered by the group We Five in 1965.
== Reception == Bruce Eder of Allmusic has characterized the album as "strangely inconsistent, crossing between upbeat folk-rock and brooding ballads", also noting the inconsistencies in St. Peters' vocal delivery.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crispian St. Peters Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/crispian-st-peters-mn0000133980 |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref>
==Track listing== All songs written and composed by Crispian St. Peters except where noted. # "Your Love Has Gone" – 3:41 # "Jilly Honey" – 2:16 # "When We Meet" – 3:33 # "My Little Brown Eyes" – 2:45 # "It's a Funny Feeling" – 1:53 # "So Long" – 3:31 # "You Were on My Mind" (Sylvia Fricker) – 2:43 # "But She's Untrue" – 3:09 # "Goodbye to You" – 2:41 # "Willingly" – 3:45 # "Without You" – 2:19 # "That's the Way I Feel" – 2:22 # "That Little Chain" – 2:36 # "The Pied Piper" (Steve Duboff, Artie Kornfeld) – 2:33
==Personnel== ===Musicians=== * Crispian St. Peters – guitar, vocals * Alan Parker – guitar * Big Jim Sullivan – guitar * Dan Sandford – guitar * Jimmy Page – guitar * Vic Flick – guitar * Harry Stoneham – piano, organ * Ronnie Seabrook – bass * Russ Stableford – bass * Rex Bennett – drums * Jim Lawless – percussion * Eddie Mordue – piccolo, flute * Don Honeywill – saxophone
===Technical=== * David Nicolson – producer * Gerald Chevin – engineer * Roger Cameron – engineer * Tony Pike – engineer (track 6)<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Crispian-St-Peters-Follow-Me/release/3354614 Crispian St. Peters, ''Follow Me...'' credits] Retrieved June 19, 2015</ref> * Barrie Wentzell – photography * Kit Wells – liner notes
==Charts== ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Single !Country !Chart !Position |- |rowspan="3"|1965 |rowspan="3"|"You Were on My Mind" |US |Billboard Hot 100 |align="center"|36<ref name=bb>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/music/crispian-st-peters/chart-history|title=Billboard Hot 100 – Crispian St. Peters|accessdate=November 10, 2017}}</ref> |- |UK |Official Charts |align="center"|2<ref name=charts>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/12191/crispian-st--peters/|title=Official Charts – Crispian St. Peters|accessdate=November 10, 2017}}</ref> |- |AUS |Kent Music Report |align="center"|45 |- |rowspan="6"|1966 |rowspan="4"|"The Pied Piper" |US |Billboard Hot 100 |align="center"|4<ref name=bb/> |- |UK |Official Charts |align="center"|5<ref name=charts/> |- |AUS |Kent Music Report |align="center"|5 |- |CAN |RPM Magazine |align="center"|1<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5708&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5708.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5708|title=RPM Weekly Chart – July 18, 1966|accessdate=November 10, 2017}}</ref> |- |rowspan="1"|"But She's Untrue" |AUS |Kent Music Report |align="center"|33 |- |rowspan="1"|"Your Ever Changin' Mind" |US |Billboard Hot 100 |align="center"|106 |- |}
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