Album: Streets of London by Ralph McTell (1975)
Genre: Country | Style: Folk
Format: Album

Description: "Streets of London" is an album by British folk musician Ralph McTell. It was McTell's most successful album, reaching number 13 the UK album charts on 15 February, 1975 and remaining there for twelve weeks. It opens with McTell's hit single, "Streets of London".
It was awarded a Silver disc for record sales in May, 1975.

Artist Background: "Ralph McTell" (born Ralph May, 3 December 1944) is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s. McTell is best known for his song "Streets of London", which has been covered by over two hundred artists around the world, and for his tale of Irish emigration, "From Clare to Here". In the 1980s he wrote and played songs for two TV children's programmes, Alphabet Zoo, which also featured Nerys Hughes, follo... Part of the Farnborough,England music scene. Associated with Country movement. Known for Folk style.

Music Scene: Part of the Farnborough,England music scene. Associated with Country movement. Known for Folk style.

Tags: Country, Folk, 1970s, Album

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"Streets of London" is an album by British folk musician Ralph McTell. It was McTell's most successful album, reaching number 13 the UK album charts on 15 February, 1975 and remaining there for twelve weeks. It opens with McTell's hit single, "Streets of London".
It was awarded a Silver disc for record sales in May, 1975.

Streets of London

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