Shine On Brightly

Shine On Brightly
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1968 (US)[1]
December 1968 (UK)
Recorded1967–68
Studio
GenreProgressive rock, art rock, psychedelic rock
Length39:09
LabelRegal Zonophone, A&M
ProducerDenny Cordell
Procol Harum chronology
Procol Harum
(1967)
Shine On Brightly
(1968)
A Salty Dog
(1969)
Alternative cover
US and European cover

Shine On Brightly is the second studio album by English rock band Procol Harum, released in 1968 by record labels Regal Zonophone and A&M.

It is considered an early example of progressive rock.[2]

The album's single, "Quite Rightly So", failed to repeat the success of Procol Harum's first two singles ("A Whiter Shade of Pale" and "Homburg"), but the album itself was a commercial success in the United States, outperforming their first album, though it failed to chart in their home country. In Canada, the album reached #26.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference billboard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Stump, Paul (1997). The Music's All that Matters: A History of Progressive Rock. Quartet Books Limited. pp. 56, 371. ISBN 0 7043 8036 6.
  3. ^ "RPM Top 50 Albums - January 6, 1969" (PDF).