"Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" is a song written by the English folk-rock singer and songwriter Sandy Denny. Denny originally recorded the song as a demo in 1967, singing and playing guitar on the track. In 1968 Denny joined the folk-rock band Fairport Convention. She recorded the song on her second album with the band, the 1969 album Unhalfbricking. This version had more of a rock influence. (More from Wikipedia)
Sandy Denny was invited to join the Strawbs, and they recorded an album together in 1967 that was ultimately released in 1972 as All Our Own Work, under the name Sandy Denny and the Strawbs.
The album includes an early version of one of Sandy Denny's best-known songs, "Who Knows Where the Time Goes"; Denny later recorded "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" with Fairport Convention when she became their lead singer in mid-1968. Judy Collins heard a demo of the song and decided to include it as the title song of one of her best albums, Who Knows Where the Time Goes. "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" was also released by Collins as the B-side of her #8 hit single, "Both Sides Now" (written by Joni Mitchell). I remember raising eyebrows with a friend ages ago; she seemed surprised that I was familiar with "Who Knows Where the Time Goes", and honestly, at that time I might only have seen the Judy Collins album rather than actually having heard the song.
(July 2014)
