Reach for the Sky (Sutherland Brothers and Quiver album)

Reach for the Sky is an album by Sutherland Brothers and Quiver. It was released in 1975 on Columbia/CBS Records, and produced by Howard and Ron Albert. The album reached No. 26 on the UK Albums Chart in 1976.^[2] It contains the UK No. 5^[2] and Ireland and Netherlands No. 1 hit single, "Arms of Mary".

Reach for the Sky
Studio album by Sutherland Brothers and Quiver
Released	1975
Studio	Morgan Studios, Willesden, London; CBS Studios, New Bond Street, London
Genre	Soft rock[1]
Label	CBS, Columbia
Producer	Howard Albert, Ron Albert
Sutherland Brothers and Quiver chronology
Beat of the Street (1974) Reach for the Sky (1975) Slipstream (1976)
Singles from Reach for the Sky
"Ain't Too Proud" Released: 1975 "Arms of Mary" Released: 1975 "When the Train Comes" Released: 1975

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"When the Train Comes"	Iain Sutherland	4:00
2.	"Dirty City"	Iain Sutherland	3:35
3.	"Arms of Mary"	Iain Sutherland	2:37
4.	"Something Special"	Iain Sutherland	4:12
5.	"Love on the Moon"	Gavin Sutherland	4:15

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ain't Too Proud"	Gavin Sutherland	3:20
2.	"Dr. Dancer"	Gavin Sutherland	4:50
3.	"Reach for the Sky"	Gavin Sutherland, Iain Sutherland	3:22
4.	"Moonlight Lady"	Iain Sutherland	3:09
5.	"Mad Trail"	Iain Sutherland	3:54

Personnel

• Iain Sutherland - rhythm guitar, vocals
• Gavin Sutherland - bass guitar, vocals; double bass on "Reach for the Sky"
• Tim Renwick - lead guitar
• Willie Wilson - drums; cardboard boxes on "Reach for the Sky"

with:

• D. J. Gilmour - pedal steel guitar on "Ain't Too Proud"
• Howard Albert - organ on "Dr. Dancer"
• Mike Lewis - string arrangement and conductor on "Moonlight Lady"

Technical

• Mike Ross-Trevor - engineer
• Alex Sadkin - mastering
• Rosław Szaybo - design, illustration

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	31
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)	26

References

1. Simon, Paul (11 December 2014). "A Christmas gift of Sutherland Brothers and Quiver began a musical odyssey". The Guardian.
2. "SUTHERLAND BROTHERS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 301. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.