Título: Steeleye Span
Seção: The Mike Batt era
Background: Steeleye Span are an English folk rock band formed in 1969. Still active today, along with Fairport Convention, they are amongst the best known acts of the British folk revival, and were among the most commercially successful, thanks to their hit singles "Gaudete" and "All Around My Hat". They had four Top 40 albums and achieved a certified gold record with sales of "All Around My Hat". Throughout their history, Steeleye Span have seen many personnel changes.

Conteúdo: With their star now conspicuously ascendant, the band brought in producer Mike Batt (best known for his musical association with the Wombles and, more recently, Katie Melua) to work on their eighth album, All Around My Hat, and their biggest success would come with the release of the title track as a single - it reached number 5 in the UK Charts in late 1975. The single was also released in other European countries and gave them a breakthrough in the Netherlands and Germany.  Other well-known tracks on the album included "Black Jack Davy" (sampled by rappers Goldie Lookin Chain on their track "The Maggot") and the rocky "Hard Times of Old England". But while All Around My Hat was the height of the band's commercial success, the good times were not to last long. Despite touring almost every year since 1975, they have not had another hit single, nor any success in the album chart since the late 1970s.  The follow-up album Rocket Cottage (1976), also produced by Batt, proved to be a commercial flop, despite having much in common musically with its immediate predecessor. The opening track, "London", was penned by Rick Kemp as a follow-up to "All Around My Hat", in response to a request from the record label that Kemp describes as "we'll have another one of those, please", and released as a single. The song failed to make the UK Chart, in complete contrast to "All Around My Hat", despite having much in common with its predecessor - a 12/8 time signature, upbeat tempo, solo verses 

user: What is important about the Mike Batt era?

assistant: the band brought in producer Mike Batt (best known for his musical association with the Wombles and, more recently, Katie Melua) to work on their eighth album,

user: How well did the band perform when they brought in the producer Mike Batt and Katie Melua?

assistant: All Around My Hat, and their biggest success would come with the release of the title track as a single -

user: Around what dates did this happen?

assistant: it reached number 5 in the UK Charts in late 1975.

user: How long did it stay on the charts?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: What happened after the song reached number 5 in the UK charts?

assistant: Other well-known tracks on the album included "Black Jack Davy" (sampled by rappers Goldie Lookin Chain on their track "The Maggot")

user: Did any of those reach the charts?

assistant: they have not had another hit single, nor any success in the album chart since the late 1970s.

user: What happened afterwards since they didn't have another single or success?

assistant: The follow-up album Rocket Cottage (1976), also produced by Batt, proved to be a commercial flop,