Album · Pentangle
Basket of Light by Pentangle
Basket of Light is an album by Pentangle, released in 1969. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Train Song”, on 1 list with a best position of #735.
Basket of Light, the 1969 album from British folk group Pentangle, came out on Transatlantic with Shel Talmy producing, and it's the sound of five virtuosos refusing to stay in one lane. The lineup that never budged through the band's first run is all here: Jacqui McShee's clear, ringing voice, the interlocking guitars of Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, both of them singing too, Danny Thompson's double bass and Terry Cox's drums, swinging traditional folk into jazzy territory with a lightness that hides serious chops.
"Light Flight" got a boost as the theme to Take Three Girls, BBC1's first colour drama series, and the album climbed to number 5 in the UK. The liner notes even trace "Springtime Promises" to a bus journey, on the 74 between Gloucester Road and Greencroft Gardens, one day early in spring.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Basket of Light on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Train Song | 1 | #735 | – | 2010 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.