Gold Dust: Live at the Royalty (1998)

About this title: Gold Dust: Live at the Royalty captures Sandy Denny's final concert. The show (performed on Sunday, November 27, 1977) was intended to be the first date of an 11-city tour, but it turned out to be her last show ever. It certainly wasn't the way anyone wanted Denny to leave the stage, but it remains an affecting, surprising farewell. There are familiar items, to be sure, but the concert also finds her breaking new ground and moving away from traditional folk-rock to an edgier sound. These are subtle distinctions that only hardcore fans will notice, but those fans will find Gold Dust a minor ... read more

Tracks:

1. I Wish I Was a Fool for You (For Shame for Doing Wrong) [Thompson]
2. Stranger to Himself [Denny]
3. I'm a Dreamer [Denny]
4. Take Me Away [Denny]
5. Nothing More [Denny]
6. The Sea [Denny]
7. The Lady [Denny]
8. Gold Dust [Denny]
9. Solo [Denny]
10. John the Gun [Denny]
11. It'll Take a Long Time [Denny]
12. Wretched Wilbur [Denny]
13. Tomorrow Is a Long Time [Dylan]
14. The North Star Grassman and the Ravens [Denny]
15. One More Chance [Denny]
16. No More Sad Refrains [Denny]
17. Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [Denny]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.