# Right Side Up

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Right Side Up
| type       = studio
| artist     = Ralph McTell
| cover      = Ralph McTell's Right Side Up album cover.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 1976
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     = [Air Studios](/source/Air_Studios), London
| genre      = [Folk](/source/Folk_music)
| length     = {{Duration|m=35|s=54}}
| label      = [Warner Bros. Records](/source/Warner_Bros._Records)/[WEA](/source/Warner_Music_Group)
| producer   = Ralph McTell, Peter Swettenham
| prev_title = [Streets...](/source/Streets...)
| prev_year  = 1975
| next_title = Ralph, Albert & Sydney
| next_year  = 1977
}}

'''''Right Side Up''''' is an album  by [Ralph McTell](/source/Ralph_McTell) released in 1976 by [Warner Bros. Records](/source/Warner_Bros._Records)/[WEA](/source/Warner_Music_Group), recorded at Air Studios in London by Pete Henderson and Mike Stavrou, and produced by Ralph McTell and Peter Swettenham (one-time member of band [Grapefruit](/source/Grapefruit_(band))).

Musicians who appear on the album include [Danny Thompson](/source/Danny_Thompson), (double bass), [John Stevens](/source/John_Stevens_(drummer)) and [Pick Withers](/source/Pick_Withers) - (drums) -  [Rod Clements](/source/Rod_Clements) (of [Lindisfarne](/source/Lindisfarne_(band))), - [Dave Pegg](/source/Dave_Pegg) (from [Fairport Convention](/source/Fairport_Convention)), bass players.  Backing vocals were provided by [Tony Rivers](/source/Tony_Rivers) - of The Castaways - Ken Gold and John Perry (also one-time member of band [Grapefruit](/source/Grapefruit_(band))).  [John Martyn](/source/John_Martyn) played guitar on "River Rising".<ref>Sleeve notes, CD re-release 2001</ref>

==Track listing==
All tracks composed by Ralph McTell; except where indicated

;Side one
# "San Diego Serenade" ([Tom Waits](/source/Tom_Waits)) - 2:45
# "Naomi" - 3:07
# "Tequila Sunset" - 3:22
# "Weather the Storm" - 4:01
# "River Rising" - 3:57

:Side Two
# "[From Clare to Here](/source/From_Clare_to_Here)" - 4:13
# "Chairman and the Little Man" - 2:09
# "Country Boys" - 2:32
# "Slow Burning Companion" - 3:28
# "Nightmares" - 2:55
# "May You Never" ([John Martyn](/source/John_Martyn)) - 3:25

# "Song for Ireland" (additional track, learnt by McTell from the version by [Dick Gaughan](/source/Dick_Gaughan), written by [Phil Colclough](/source/Phil_Colclough) originally released in 1982, added to re-release of the album)

==Track notes==
# "San Diego Serenade": McTell - "I've always admired [Tom Waits](/source/Tom_Waits) writing for both his melody and his wonderfully evocative lyrics."
# "Weather the Storm":McTell - "It remains one of my most requested pieces in live work."
# "[From Clare to Here](/source/From_Clare_to_Here)": McTell - "A chance remark from a fellow building site labourer remembered from 1963 as " it's a long way from [Clare](/source/County_Clare) to here." 
# "Country Boys": McTell: "[Cornwall](/source/Cornwall) was in my mind when I wrote this, and [Ry Cooder](/source/Ry_Cooder) was on everybody's turntable."
# "May You Never": McTell - "[John Martyn](/source/John_Martyn) has written so many beautiful songs, but I guess this is still my favourite."

==Personnel==
*Ralph McTell - vocals, acoustic guitar
*[John Martyn](/source/John_Martyn) - electric guitar on "River Rising"
*[Dave Pegg](/source/Dave_Pegg), [Rod Clements](/source/Rod_Clements) - bass guitar
*[Danny Thompson](/source/Danny_Thompson) - acoustic bass
*Sam Mitchell - dobro
*Graham Preskett - keyboards, string arrangements
*Peter Swettenham - keyboards
*[John Stevens](/source/John_Stevens_(drummer)), [Pick Withers](/source/Pick_Withers) - drums, percussion
*John Perry, Ken Gold, [Tony Rivers](/source/Tony_Rivers) - backing vocals
;Technical
*Mike Stavrou, Peter Henderson - mixing
*Mike Dymond - photography

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) [http://www.allmusic.com/album/right-side-up-r107744/review album review]
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Category:Warner Records albums
Category:Albums recorded at AIR Studios

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