Shine On Brightly

The title of the epic "In Held 'Twas in I" is an acrostic, taking the first word from the first movement as well as the first word from a verse later in the movement as well as the first word from each of the three successive movements as shown:

In	"Glimpses of Nirvana"
Held	"Glimpses of Nirvana" (sixth verse)
′Twas	"′Twas Teatime at the Circus"
In	"In the Autumn of My Madness"
I	"Look to Your Soul"

Release

Shine On Brightly was released in September 1968 by record labels Regal Zonophone and A&M. The original British and North American versions of the opening two tracks ("Quite Rightly So" and "Shine On Brightly") are different versions.

The album was reissued several times, including a 2009 remaster using the original 2-track stereo masters and featuring bonus B-sides and alternate takes. However, many of the tracks are played at a higher speed.^[1] Subsequent reissues have been at the correct speed.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Classic Rock	8/10^[3]
MusicHound	3/5^[4]
Rolling Stone	(unfavourable)^[5]

Upon its release, Jim Miller, writing for Rolling Stone, was unfavourable: "Procol Harum's first release was generally more satisfying, especially since this new album displays little in the way of startling growth – the group has apparently chosen to refine their old approach and the musical result, while usually listenable, is not consistently interesting."^[5]

Legacy

Shine On Brightly was influential in the development of progressive rock by breaking pop and rock music standards with the 17-minute epic "In Held 'Twas in I", which marked the beginning of the lengthy progressive rock suites that would occur later in the 1970s.

Track listing

All tracks written by Gary Brooker and Keith Reid, except as noted.

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Quite Rightly So"	Brooker, Fisher, Reid	3:40
2.	"Shine On Brightly"		3:32
3.	"Skip Softly (My Moonbeams)"		3:47
4.	"Wish Me Well"		3:18
5.	"Rambling On"		4:31

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone)"		2:50
2.	"In Held 'Twas in I": a) "Glimpses of Nirvana" b) "'Twas Teatime at the Circus" c) "In the Autumn of My Madness" d) "Look to Your Soul" e) "Grand Finale"	Brooker, Fisher, Reid	17:31

Reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Quite Rightly So (Mono single version)"	Brooker, Fisher, Reid	3:42
2.	"In the Wee Small Hours of Sixpence (Mono single mix)"		3:02
3.	"Monsieur Armand (Mono)"		2:39
4.	"Seem to Have the Blues (Most All the Time) (Mono)"		2:48
5.	"McGreggor"		2:47
6.	"The Gospel According To..."		3:28
7.	"Shine On Brightly (Early version)"		3:23
8.	"Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone) (Early version)"		2:25
9.	"A Robe of Silk (Backing track)"	Brooker	1:59
10.	"Monsieur Armand (Backing track)"	Brooker	2:42
11.	"In the Wee Small Hours of Sixpence (Backing track)"	Brooker	3:00

Personnel

Gary Brooker – lead vocals (1-7b, 7d), piano (all but 7e)
Robin Trower – guitar, co-lead vocals (4)
Matthew Fisher – organ, lead vocals (7c), piano (7e)
Dave Knights – bass guitar
B.J. Wilson – drums
Keith Reid – lyrics

Technical

George Underwood – cover art design

References

↑ Procolharum.com
↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Shine On Brightly – Procol Harum | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
↑ Hughes, Rob (August 2015). "Procul Harum Reissues". Classic Rock. pp. 104–05.
↑ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 902. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
1 2 Miller, Jim (7 December 1968). "[Shine On Brightly review]". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

Procol Harum

Gary Brooker Geoff Dunn Matt Pegg Josh Phillips Geoff Whitehorn Keith Reid Dave Ball Graham Broad Dave Bronze Mark Brzezicki Alan Cartwright Chris Copping Matthew Fisher Mick Grabham Bobby Harrison David Knights Dee Murray Tim Renwick Ray Royer Don Snow Peter Solley Henry Spinetti Jerry Stevenson Robin Trower Ian Wallace B. J. Wilson

Studio albums	Procol Harum Shine On Brightly A Salty Dog Home Broken Barricades Grand Hotel Exotic Birds and Fruit Procol's Ninth Something Magic The Prodigal Stranger The Well's on Fire

Live albums	Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Live at Union Chapel

as Liquorice John Death	Ain't Nothin' to Get Excited About

Songs	"A Whiter Shade of Pale" "Homburg" "A Salty Dog"

Related articles	Discography Guy Stevens The Paramounts

Book:Procol Harum

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