Basket of Light
| Basket of Light | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1969 | |||
| Recorded | IBC Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Folk jazz, folk rock | |||
| Length | 40:07 | |||
| Label | Transatlantic | |||
| Producer | Shel Talmy | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Rolling Stone | (unfavorable) |
Basket of Light is a 1969 album by the British folk rock group Pentangle. It reached no. 5 on the UK Albums Chart. The single "Light Flight", the theme from BBC1's first colour drama series Take Three Girls, reached no. 43 on the UK singles chart. Another single, "Once I Had a Sweetheart", reached no. 46.
The liner notes state that "Springtime Promises" was written "after a ride on a number 74 bus from Gloucester Road to Greencroft Gardens on an early spring day".