Shine on Brightly

Shine on Brightly is Procol Harum's second album. It was released in 1968 by record labels Regal Zonophone and A&M.

Like with their debut album, Procol Harum used the piano, Hammond organ, and guitar for most of their songs. But unlike the predecessor, side B would use different instruments and newer forms of music, including "Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone)" that uses the Mellotron on the instrumental ending and "In Held 'Twas In I" which would be a staple to songs that contain segments rather than be long instrumental breaks. The latter not only features the instruments Procol Harum uses, but also uses the koto (played by Gary Brooker), sitar (played by an unknown session musician), tubular bells, glockenspiel, sound effects, reverse music of their second well hit "Homburg", harpsichord (played by Matthew Fisher), timpani (played by B.J. Wilson), and female vocalists.

"In Held 'Twas In I" was not only an inspiration for the The Who's Tommy, but also The Beatles' Abbey Road medley, Chicago's early work such as "Ballet for a Girl in Buchanan", Genesis' "Supper's Ready", and some non-progressive rock act works such as Cat Steven's "Foreigner Suite" and Billy Joel's "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" — even Paul McCartney's medley on Red Rose Speedway uses this tactic.

Track listing

 * Side one
 * 1) "Quite Rightly So" - 3:40
 * 2) "Shine on Brightly'" - 3:32
 * 3) "Skip Softly (My Moonbeams)" - 3:47
 * 4) "Wish Me Well" - 3:18
 * 5) "Rambling On" - 4:31
 * Side two
 * 1) "Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone)" - 2:50
 * 2) "In Held 'Twas in I": - 17:31
 * 3) "Glimpses of Nirvana"
 * 4) "'Twas Teatime at the Circus"
 * 5) "In The Autumn of My Madness"
 * 6) "Look to Your Soul"
 * 7) "Grand Finale"