COME AROUND, MAKE IT SOON, SO ALONE! “Baby Lemonade” was the opening track for Syds second and last solo album “Barrett”. Backed by David Gilmour, Rick Wright and Jerry Shirley, Syd recorded the song in early 1970. The opening chord sequence was spontaneously recorded by Gilmour as Syd warmed up on the guitar. The song also made an appearance when Syd guested John Peels Top Gear in February 1970.
In the words of author Rob Chapman: “With its evocation of drizzle and despair, and its palette of greyness and fog, Baby Lemonade' establishes the dominant mood of the album. A melancholic detachment tinged with just a hint of despondency. One immediately gets a picture of someone stood very stil...