Baby Lemonade

For the band, see Baby Lemonade (band).

"Baby Lemonade"
Song by Syd Barrett
from the album Barrett
Released14 November 1970
Recorded26 February 1970
Length4:10
Label
Songwriter(s)Syd Barrett
Producer(s)David Gilmour
Official audio
"Baby Lemonade" (1994 remaster) on YouTube

"Baby Lemonade" is the opening track to Syd Barrett's second studio album, Barrett. "Baby Lemonade", and another song, "Gigolo Aunt",[1] were recorded by Barrett playing and singing over a prerecorded backing track.[2] The solo was performed by Barrett, not David Gilmour as is often noted.[3] The intro was actually Barrett simply warming-up on guitar, that Gilmour had managed to record and placed it at the start of the album, making it seem like an intro to the song.[3] It was included on the multi-artist Harvest compilation, A Breath of Fresh Air – A Harvest Records Anthology 1969–1974 in 2007.[4]

  1. ^ Syd Barrett (2010). Barrett (booklet). Harvest, EMI. p. 1.
  2. ^ Manning, Toby (2006). "Set the Controls". The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd (1st ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 72. ISBN 1-84353-575-0.
  3. ^ a b Palacios, Julian (2010). "Within the Dark Globe". Syd Barrett & Pink Floyd: Dark Globe (Rev. ed.). London: Plexus. p. 365. ISBN 978-0859654319.
  4. ^ "A Breath of Fresh Air: A Harvest Records Anthology, 1969-1974 - Various Artists : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 September 2012.