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Garden In The City
Studio album by Melanie
Released	1972
Genre	Pop,
Label	Buddah Records
Producer	Peter Schekeryk
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Melanie chronology
Stoneground Words (1972) Garden In The City (1972) Melanie At Carnegie Hall (1972)

Garden In The City is a Melanie album released by Buddha Records in 1972. Although marketed as an album of new recordings it was actually a compilation of 'leftover' songs from Melanie's time at that label and released (without her consent) after she left to form her own label. Two of the songs had been previously released on the soundtrack album to the 'R.P.M.' movie in 1970.

In the United Kingdom the album had a 'scratch n sniff' label on the sleeve with the message 'Rub gently to release the magic of Melanie's Garden'.

'People in the Front Row' was later sampled by Australian hip-hop group Hilltop Hoods for their song The Nosebleed Section. Melanie was reportedly pleased with the use of her inclusion in this recording.

Track listing

1. Garden In The City
2. Love In My Mind
3. We Don't Know Where We're Going (DeVorzon / Botkin Jr)
4. Lay Lady Lay (Bob Dylan)
5. Jigsaw Puzzle (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards)
6. Don't You Wait By The Water
7. Stop! I Don't Wanna Hear It Anymore
8. Somebody Loves Me (George Gershwin)
9. People In The Front Row

• All songs by Melanie Safka (except where noted)

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