The Wind in the Willows (band)

The Wind in the Willows was an American band which included Deborah Harry as a back-up vocalist. The band took its name from British writer Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows, a classic of children's literature.

The band's only album, the self-titled The Wind in the Willows (1968, Capitol Records LP2956), grazed the charts at #195. The band broke up shortly after failing to achieve commercial success or critical acclaim. The following year Artie Kornfeld, the producer of the album, went on to be the music producer of the in 1969. Debbie Harry went on to join The Stillettoes in 1974 and other bands until subsequently achieving success in 1976 fronting the new wave band Blondie.

Wind in the Willows recorded a second album, which was never released. The whereabouts of the tapes are unknown. According to Cathay Che's biography on Harry, it has never surfaced, but Harry was said to have contributed more vocals than on the first album, as well as writing lyrics for a track entitled "Buried Treasure" on the second album.

During 1968 the vinyl album was released in "Unipak" gatefold format in the U.S. (Capitol Records, SKAO-2956). The vinyl LP was also released in the UK, Canada, Australia, Brazil, and Germany.

During 1993 in the UK the album was released in mono on compact disc by Drop Out Records.

The album was digitally remastered and released on compact disc in the UK by Edsel Records in on 8 March 2000.

On 6 March 2007 the original vinyl album was reissued on compact disc, without being remastered, by the Fallout Record label in the UK.

Two singles were released:

This single was released in the U.S.A., Canada, Italy, New Zealand, Brazil, Australia, and Japan.

This single was released in the UK and West Germany.

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