Better by Far

For the 1968 song, see Terry Reid.

Better by Far
Studio album by Caravan
Released	July 1977
Recorded	March – April 1977
Studio	Utopia Studios, London
Genre	Progressive rock, Canterbury scene, pop rock, soft rock
Length	43:25
Label	Arista
Producer	Tony Visconti
Caravan chronology
Blind Dog at St. Dunstans (1976) Better by Far (1977) The Album (1980)

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Better by Far is the eighth studio album by Canterbury scene rock band Caravan.

Track listing

All songs composed by Pye Hastings, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Feelin' Alright"		3:31
2.	"Behind You"		5:04
3.	"Better by Far"		3:27
4.	"Silver Strings"	Geoff Richardson	3:58
5.	"The Last Unicorn"	Richardson	5:52

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Give Me More"		4:40
2.	"Man in a Car"	Jan Schelhaas	5:43
3.	"Let It Shine"		4:27
4.	"Nightmare"		6:23

Personnel

Caravan

• Pye Hastings – vocals, guitars
• Geoff Richardson – viola, guitars, flute, sitar, mandolin, vocals
• Jan Schelhaas – keyboards, backing vocals
• Dek Messecar – bass, backing vocals
• Richard Coughlan – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Vicki Brown – vocals on "Give Me More"
• Fiona Hibbert – harp on "Man in a Car"
• Tony Visconti – recorders on "The Last Unicorn"; electric double bass on "Man in a Car"

Releases

• 1977: LP - Arista 4134
• 1977: LP - Arista 1008
• 2004: CD - Eclectic Discs 1018
• 2005: CD - Eclectic Discs 1018
• 2005: CD - Eclectic Discs 230456

External links

• "Better by Far released by Caravan in 1977 (ProGGnosis Release Page)". www.proggnosis.com. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
• Caravan - Better by Far (1977) album credits & releases at AllMusic.com
• Caravan - Better by Far (1977) album releases & credits at Discogs.com
• Caravan - Better by Far (1977) album to be listened as stream at Play.Spotify.com