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(Clicka qua per la versione Italiana)
John Otway, a whimsical English folksinger, often recorded with
multi-instrumentalist Wild Willy Barrett. Otway's
first singles, including Green Green Grass Of Home,
Turning Point,
Headbutts,
plus the mad instrumental I Did It Otway, were collected on
I Did It (Stiff, 1981).
John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett (Polydor, 1977) remains his best album,
boasting crazy folk ditties such as Really Free.
Deep & Meaningless (Polydor, 1978) has
Running From The Law.
Where Did I Go Right (Polydor, 1979), with Ollie Halsall on guitar
and Morgan Fisher on keyboards, features The Highwayman and
Makes Good Music.
Way & Bar (Polydor, 1980), most of which resurfaced on
Deep Thought (Polydor, 1980), is his second best album.
All Balls & No Willy (Empire, 1982) was recorded without the partner,
as the title implies.
Cor Baby (Strike Back, 1990) is a career anthology.
In the 1990s Otway resurfaced first with the rock opera
Cheryl (Strike Back, 1991) and then with the collection of covers
Under the Covers and over the Top (Otway, 1992).
Later albums include:
Premature Adulation (1995),
Scraps (2003),
Ot-Air (2004),
Bunsen Burner (2006).
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