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1995 studio album by Jethro Tull

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Roots to Branches Studio album by Jethro Tull Released 4 September 1995 (UK) 12 September 1995 (US) Recorded December 1994 until June 1995 Genre Progressive rock folk rock hard rock world Length 60:00 Label Chrysalis Producer Ian Anderson Jethro Tull chronology Nightcap (1993) Roots to Branches (1995) In Concert (1995)

***Roots to Branches*** is the nineteenth studio album by the British band [Jethro Tull](/source/Jethro_Tull_(band)) released in September [1995](/source/1995_in_music). It carries characteristics of Tull's classic 1970s [progressive rock](/source/Progressive_rock) and [folk rock](/source/Folk_rock) roots alongside [jazz](/source/Jazz) and [Arabic](/source/Arabic_music) and [Indian](/source/Indian_music) influences. All songs were written by [Ian Anderson](/source/Ian_Anderson) and recorded at his home studio. It is the last Tull album to feature [Dave Pegg](/source/Dave_Pegg) on the bass, and the first to feature keyboardist [Andrew Giddings](/source/Andrew_Giddings) as an official band member, although he had contributed to *[Catfish Rising](/source/Catfish_Rising)* (1991) on a session basis. As a result, the album features the five longest serving members to date in Jethro Tull's history. It was the final Tull album to be released through long-time label [Chrysalis Records](/source/Chrysalis_Records).

A remastered edition of the album was released in January 2007.

## Production and musical style

The album was derived in part from the visit Ian Anderson made to [India](/source/India). S.A. Allen, in a history of the band, describes the album as an "Indian *[Songs from the Wood](/source/Songs_from_the_Wood)*."[1]

Ian Anderson said of the album: "I see *Roots To Branches* as the 90s version of *[Stand Up](/source/Stand_Up_(Jethro_Tull_album))*, because it has a lot of the things that I feel represented the key elements of Jethro Tull: there's lots of flute, lots of riffy guitars and quite a broad palette of influences, from the blues and classical to the Eastern motifs that were apparent on *Stand Up* ". On the other hand, Anderson also added that "the only thing about it that lets me down is that I made it sound a little too Seventies. I deliberately made the album sound like it was in the context of a live performance, rather than have it sound too 'studio.' But looking back on it, I think it should have been a bit more varied".[2]

## Critical reception

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [3] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music [4]

[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) made an unimpressed but positive review: "All of the songs here have more of a mood of urgency than some of Tull's then-recent albums, and a few even have memorable melodies [...] Anderson's flute occasionally takes flight, Martin Barre's guitar still wails on the breaks, and Doane Perry (drums), Dave Pegg (bass), and Steve Bailey (bass) make up a decent rhythm section. Not nearly as strong as *[Catfish Rising](/source/Catfish_Rising)*, but better than anything else since *[Heavy Horses](/source/Heavy_Horses)*".[5]

## Track listing

All tracks are written by [Ian Anderson](/source/Ian_Anderson).

No. Title Length 1. "Roots to Branches" 5:11 2. "Rare and Precious Chain" 3:35 3. "Out of the Noise" 3:25 4. "This Free Will" 4:05 5. "Valley" 6:07 6. "Dangerous Veils" 5:35 7. "Beside Myself" 5:50 8. "Wounded, Old and Treacherous" 7:50 9. "At Last, Forever" 7:55 10. "Stuck in the August Rain" 4:06 11. "Another Harry's Bar" 6:21

## Personnel

**Jethro Tull**

- [Ian Anderson](/source/Ian_Anderson) – [vocals](/source/Vocals), [flute](/source/Flute), [acoustic guitar](/source/Acoustic_guitar)

- [Martin Barre](/source/Martin_Barre) – [electric guitar](/source/Electric_guitar)

- [Dave Pegg](/source/Dave_Pegg) – [bass guitar](/source/Bass_guitar) (on tracks 3, 5 & 11)

- [Andrew Giddings](/source/Andrew_Giddings) – [keyboards](/source/Keyboard_instrument)

- [Doane Perry](/source/Doane_Perry) – [drums](/source/Drums), [percussion](/source/Percussion)

**Additional personnel**

- [Steve Bailey](/source/Steve_Bailey) – bass guitar (on tracks 1, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10)

## Release details

- 1995, UK, Chrysalis 8-35418-4, release date 31 August 1995, Cassette

- 1995, UK, Chrysalis CDCHR 6109, release date 4 September 1995, CD

- 1995, UK, Chrysalis CHR 6109, release date 4 September 1995, LP

- 1995, UK, Chrysalis TCCHR 6109, release date ? ? 1995, Cassette

- 1995, UK, Chrysalis 8-35418-2, release date ? ? 1995, CD

- 1995, US, Chrysalis F2 35418, release date 12 September 1995, CD

- 1995, US, Chrysalis CHR 6109, release date 12 September 1995, LP

- 1995, Australia, Chrysalis CDCHR 6109, release date 27 October 1995, CD

## Charts

Chart (1995) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 141 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 31 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 55 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9] 27 Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] 41 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 21 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 25 UK Albums (OCC)[13] 20 US Billboard 200[14] 114

The album sold less than the predecessor, reaching only No. 114 on the US Billboard Charts, but achieving No. 20 on the [UK Albums Chart](/source/UK_Albums_Chart).[15]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-google_1-0)** Nollen, S.A. (2001). [*Jethro Tull: A History of the Band, 1968-2001*](https://books.google.com/books?id=AsvpFwKVCN4C). McFarland. p. 336. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780786411016](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780786411016). Retrieved 30 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-tullpress_2-0)** ["Jethro Tull Press: Guitar World, September 1999"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193125/http://www.tullpress.com/gwsept99.htm). *Tullpress.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.tullpress.com/gwsept99.htm) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Eder, Bruce. [*Roots to Branches*](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r220813/review) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Larkin, Colin](/source/Colin_Larkin) (2007). [*The Encyclopedia of Popular Music*](/source/The_Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music) (4th ed.). [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0195313734](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0195313734).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-allmusic_5-0)** ["Roots to Branches - Jethro Tull | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic"](http://www.allmusic.com/album/roots-to-branches-mw0000177404). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. Retrieved 30 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ARIA_Chart_6-0)** ["Jethro Tull ARIA Chart History June 1988 to September 2025"](https://imgur.com/a/BabxhuF). ARIA. Retrieved 8 October 2025 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Finland_Jethro_Tull_7-0)** "[Jethro Tull: Roots to Branches](https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/artistit/jethro-tull/albumi/roots-to-branches)" (in Finnish). [Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland](/source/Musiikkituottajat_%E2%80%93_IFPI_Finland). Retrieved June 20, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Germany_Jethro_Tull_8-0)** "[Offiziellecharts.de – Jethro Tull – Roots to Branches](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-2145)" (in German). [GfK Entertainment charts](/source/GfK_Entertainment_charts). Retrieved June 20, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Norway_Jethro_Tull_9-0)** "[Norwegiancharts.com – Jethro Tull – Roots to Branches](https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jethro+Tull&titel=Roots+to+Branches&cat=a)". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Scotland_10-0)** "[Official Scottish Albums Chart on 10/9/1995 – Top 100](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/19950910/40/)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved June 20, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Sweden_Jethro_Tull_11-0)** "[Swedishcharts.com – Jethro Tull – Roots to Branches](https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jethro+Tull&titel=Roots+to+Branches&cat=a)". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Switzerland_Jethro_Tull_12-0)** "[Swisscharts.com – Jethro Tull – Roots to Branches](http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jethro+Tull&titel=Roots+to+Branches&cat=a)". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-UK_albums_13-0)** "[Official Albums Chart on 10/9/1995 – Top 100](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/19950910/7502/)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved June 20, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Billboard_200_14-0)** "[Jethro Tull Chart History (*Billboard* 200)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Jethro-Tull/chart-history/TLP)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Album artist 51 - Jethro Tull"](http://tsort.info/music/bhb4n0.htm). *Tsort.info*. Retrieved 1 May 2015.

## External links

- [Roots to Branches](http://www.allmusic.com/album/roots-to-branches-mw0000177404) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)

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