| Say It Ain't So | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Murray Head |
| Cover: | Murray Head - Say It Ain't So.png |
| Released: | 1975 |
| Studio: | Morgan Studios, Willesden, London |
| Genre: | Soft rock |
| Length: | 39:31 |
| Label: | A&M |
| Producer: | Paul Samwell-Smith |
| Prev Title: | Nigel Lived |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | Between Us |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
Say It Ain't So is the second studio album by Murray Head. It was released in 1975 on A&M Records. The album was produced by Paul Samwell-Smith, and the album features sleeve photography by Gered Mankowitz.
The explanation for the title track of the album, Say It Ain't So, Joe, tells the story of baseball player Joe Jackson, along with other players of the Chicago White Sox team, following a game-fixing scandal in 1919, was denied by Murray Head. The subject of the song is to denounce the attitude of Americans who, despite the Watergate scandal, continued to vote for Nixon. This song was covered by Who singer, Roger Daltrey, on his 1977 album One of the Boys.
Musicians appearing on the album include Bob Weston on guitar who played with Fleetwood Mac in 1973; he was also seen alongside Sandy Denny and he would play again with Murray Head on his Between Us album in 1979. Jim Cregan and drummer Gerry Conway. Former Yes pianist and organist, Tony Kaye, also appears on the song "Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat". The backing vocalists include Murray's brother, Anthony Stewart Head, as well as Liza Strike, famous for appearance the album The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd in 1973. Vicki Brown was also a backing vocalist for Pink Floyd on tour, and she also assisted David Gilmour and Roger Waters as solo artists.
All songs composed by Murray Head, except where noted.