Wishbone Four is the fourth studio album by British rock band Wishbone Ash

Wishbone Ash

Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular records included Wishbone Ash , Argus , There's the Rub , and New England...

. It was a radical departure from their previous album, Argus

Argus (album)

Argus is the third album by the rock band Wishbone Ash. It is the most popular Wishbone Ash album and widely considered their greatest by fans and reviewers. It was named "Album of the Year" in the 1972 year-end issue of Sounds magazine...

, containing almost none of the twin-lead guitar harmonies and folk

Folk music

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 elements that featured in the previous album. Though Wishbone Four was popular among fans upon its release, sales paled in comparison to Argus, and founding member Ted Turner

Ted Turner (guitarist)

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 would leave the band after the subsequent tour.

Track listing

All songs composed by Wishbone Ash

Wishbone Ash

Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular records included Wishbone Ash , Argus , There's the Rub , and New England...

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1. "So Many Things to Say" - 5:06
2. "Ballad of the Beacon" - 5:04
3. "No Easy Road" - 3:48
4. "Everybody Needs a Friend" - 8:24
5. "Doctor" - 5:53
6. "Sorrel" - 5:03
7. "Sing Out the Song" - 4:24
8. "Rock 'n Roll Widow" - 5:50

Personnel

• Ted Turner
  Ted Turner (guitarist)
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   - lap-steel, 12 string, acoustic and electric guitars, vocals
• Andy Powell
  Andy Powell
  Andy Powell is an English guitarist and songwriter, and best known as a founding member of Wishbone Ash.-Early life and career:...
  
   - acoustic and electric guitars, vocals
• Martin Turner
  Martin Turner
  Martin Turner is the bass guitarist, lead vocalist and a founding member of the rock band, Wishbone Ash.-Career:...
  
   - bass guitar, vocals
• Steve Upton
  Steve Upton
  Steve Upton is the former drummer for the British rock band Wishbone Ash. He was with the band for two decades...
  
  - drums and percussion

Additional musicians

• George Nash - keyboards on "Everybody Needs a Friend"
• Graham Maitland - piano on "No Easy Road"
• Phil Kenzie, Dave Coxhill and Bud Parks - horn section on "No Easy Road"