Not till Tomorrow is the 1972 album by British

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 Folk

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 musician Ralph McTell

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. Produced by Tony Visconti

Tony Visconti

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, it was McTell's fifth album to be released (aside from the remixed compilation Revisited

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) - and first album to chart - in the UK; and his third album to be released in the U.S.

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 Ralph had been phoned and asked if he had decided on a title for the album and, wishing to give himself another day to come up with a title, responded "Not till tomorrow" which was misunderstood to be the name he had given to the album. By the time the mistake was found it was too late.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Ralph McTell.

1. "Zimmerman Blues" - 3:45
2. "First Song" - 2:37
3. "When I Was a Cowboy" - 3:56
4. "Nettle Wine" - 2:26
5. "Sylvia" - 3:38
6. "Birdman" - 5:59
7. "Barges" - 4:23
8. "Standing Down in New York Town" - 3:51
9. "Another Rain Has Fallen" - 3:51
10. "This Time of Night" - 4:20
11. "Gypsy" - 6:02

Personnel

• Ralph McTell
  Ralph McTell
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   - guitar, piano, organ, harmonica, lead vocals
• Tony Visconti
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   - sitar, organ, recorder, background vocals
• Mary Hopkin
  Mary Hopkin
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   - background vocals (credited as Mary Visconti)
• Danny Thompson
  Danny Thompson
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   - double bass
• Laurie Allan
  Laurie Allan
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   - percussion

Production

• Producer: Tony Visconti
• Recording Engineer: Victor Gamm
• Sleeve art direction: Seabrook/Graves/Aslett
• Photography: Kelvin McGowan

Awards and accolades

"Not till Tomorrow" reached number 36 in the UK Album Chart soon after its release in November, 1972.

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue	Notes
United Kingdom	1972	Reprise	LP	K44210
United States	1973	Reprise	LP	MS2121
Canada	1973	Reprise	LP	MS2121
New Zealand	1973	Reprise	LP	RS2121
Germany	1975	Midi	LP	MID26030F	Released as "Star Collection"
Japan		Reprise	LP	P-8307R
United Kingdom	1998	Leola	CD	TPGCD15