# The People Tree

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***The People Tree*** is an album by British [acid jazz](/source/Acid_jazz) group [Mother Earth](/source/Mother_Earth_(UK_band)) that was released on the [Acid Jazz Records](/source/Acid_Jazz_Records) label in 1993. The album was reissued on vinyl by Acid Jazz Records in 2019. The single "Jesse" has been included on a number of acid jazz compilation albums.[1]

## Reception

Allmusic awarded the album with 4 out of 5 stars.[2] In his review of the 2019 vinyl reissue for *[Louder Than War](/source/Louder_Than_War_(website))*, Matt Mead calls the album "a record of substance, one that would last the years and decades to come".[3]

## Track listing

1. "Institution Man" (Neil Corcoran, [Matt Deighton](/source/Matt_Deighton)) – 5:26
1. "Jesse" (Deighton, Shauna Greene) – 5:02
1. "Stardust Bubblegum" (Corcoran, Deighton) – 3:59
1. "Mister Freedom" (Bryn Barklam, Corcoran, Deighton) – 4:44
1. "Warlocks of the Mind Part I" (Mother Earth) – 3:05
1. "Dragster" (Deighton) – 2:40
1. "Find It" (Barklam) – 5:13
1. "The People Tree" (Deighton) – 3:40
1. "Apple Green" (Deighton, Greene) – 4:24
1. "Time of the Future" (Corcoran, Deighton) – 6:17
1. "Saturation 70" (Barklam, Corcoran, Deighton, Chris White) – 4:24
1. "Illusions" (Corcoran) – 3:02
1. "Warlocks of the Mind Part II" (Mother Earth) – 3:13
1. "A Trip Down Brian Lane" (Barklam, Corcoran, Deighton, White, Eddie Piller) – 11:11

## Personnel

- Matt Deighton – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
- Bryn Barklam – Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes, piano
- Neil Corcoran – bass
- Chris White – drums
- Meryl Kenton Forbes – backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 2, 3 and 14
- [James Taylor](/source/James_Taylor_Quartet) – Fender Rhodes
- [Simon Bartholomew](/source/Brand_New_Heavies) – guitars, percussion, mandolin, Moog
- Chris Lawrence – lap steel guitar
- [Gerard Presencer](/source/Gerard_Presencer) – trumpet
- [Dennis Rollins](/source/Dennis_Rollins) – trombone
- [Michael Smith](/source/Mike_Smith_(saxophonist)) – saxophone
- Pablo, [Snowboy](/source/Snowboy) – percussion
- [Paul Weller](/source/Paul_Weller), Shauna Greene, [DC Lee](/source/Dee_C._Lee), Sherrine, Destry, Obe – backing vocals
- [Gered Mankowitz](/source/Gered_Mankowitz) - photography

## References

1. ["Mother Earth - Jesse"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjHHNC02ztg). Retrieved 14 December 2019.

1. [ Allmusic Review: *The People Tree*] accessed 11 November 2012

1. Mead, Matt. ["Mother Earth: The People Tree – vinyl reissue review"](https://louderthanwar.com/mother-earth-people-tree-vinyl-reissue-review/). *[Louder Than War](/source/Louder_Than_War_(website))*. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

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