Let the Days Go By

Let the Days Go By is the first studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Bryn Haworth, released in 1974 by Island Records.

Let the Days Go By
Studio album by Bryn Haworth
Released	1974
Recorded	July, September, October 1973; March 1974
Studio	Island, London
Genre	Folk, Gospel, R&B
Label	Island ILPS 9287
Producer	Bryn Haworth, Richard Digby Smith, John Porter
Bryn Haworth chronology
Let the Days Go By (1974) Sunny Side of the Street (1975)

The first song on the album "Grappenhall Rag" was also issued as a single by Island Records (b/w "I Won't Lie (This Time)", Cat No. WIP 6200).

Interviewed in 2009 about the reception given to the album, Haworth recalled: "It was quite positive actually. I think most of the music press found it quite fresh, you know. Back in those days there was an openness to all styles of music; it wasn't as narrow as it is now. And because it was a mix of songs and styles it seemed to please most people."^[1]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Grappenhall Rag"		2:52
2.	"All I Want"		3:31
3.	"I Won't Lie (This Time)"	Haworth, Zacuto, Tepp	4:16
4.	"Ee I Love You Lass"		2:12
5.	"Miss Swiss"		2:11
6.	"Let the Days Go By"		3:41

All tracks are written by Bryn Haworth, except where noted.

Side two

No.	Title	Length
7.	"Get Yourself a Man"	2:45
8.	"Time Has Come"	4:29
9.	"Whims and Ways"	3:14
10.	"All I Need Is a Home"	3:15
11.	"Anywhere You Want to Be"	3:07

Recording

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 10: March 1974, Island Studios, London

Producer: Bryn Haworth/ Richard Digby Smith

Engineer: Richard Digby Smith

Assistant engineer: Dave Hutchins

Tracks 7 and 8: October 1973, Island Studios, London

Producer: John Porter

Engineer: Phil Ault

("Get Yourself A Man" remixed by Richard Digby Smith)

Track 6: September 1973, Centre Music, Hollywood, California

Track 11: July 1973, Marshall's Ranch, Malibu, California

Engineer: Bryn Haworth

Musicians

• Bryn Haworth – Gibson mandolin (1,7,10), Gibson mandocello (1,5), harmonica (2), 12-string guitar (2,5), acoustic guitar, Harpolek (6), tambourine (7), Leslie slide guitar (7), acoustic slide guitar (7), 12-string slide guitar (11), electric guitars (2,3,8,9) and vocals (1–10)

• Bruce Rowland – drums (1,3,4,5), rola-bola (5), marimbas (5), percussion (1)
• Graham Maitland – Fender piano (1), Wurlitzer piano and accordion (4)
• Gordon "Gordy" Haskell – bass (1,2,4,5,9,10)
• Terry Stannard – drums (2,7,8,9,10)
• Pete Wingfield – piano (2,10), Wurlitzer piano (8,10), grand piano (9)
• Rabbit – Hammond organ (3)
• Mel Collins – alto saxophone, horns (2,3)
• Alan Spenner – bass (3)
• Brian "Bugs" Pemberton – drums (6)
• Freebo – fretless bass (6)
• Kevin Kelly – Fender piano (6)
• John Porter – bass (7,8)
• Rick Wolff – Chinese flutes (10)
• Mother Nature – crickets and ocean (11)

Other personnel

• Duncan Davis – photography
• Michael Ross – Design (Lone Star Productions)

Packaging

The original cardboard inner sleeve for the vinyl record was printed, on both sides, with a multicoloured lotus petal mandala.