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When you’ve achieved as much as Richard Clapton has in a career that’s spanned nearly 50 years, it’s not easy to come up with a first. But that’s exactly what he’s done with Music Is Love (1966 – 1970): the legendary artist’s first covers album, to be released on 9 April 2021. Music Is Love (1966 – 1970) started out as a deeply personal collection, a way for Richard to reconnect with his musical origins. “These songs are where I came from,” he explains, highlighting his love for Bob Dylan, The Byrds, David Crosby, Neil Young and Buffalo Springfield. The songs on Music Is Love (1966 – 1970) are songs that defined an era, including Buffalo Springfield’s ‘For What It's Worth (Hey, What's That Sound)’, Joni Mitchell’s ‘Woodstock’, Neil Young’s ‘Southern Man’, The Byrds’ ‘Eight Miles High’, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s ‘Almost Cut My Hair’, and The Youngblood’s ‘Get Together’. Richard Clapton was inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame in 1999. He is rightly revered as one of our finest songwriters, responsible for iconic songs such as ‘Girls On The Avenue’, ‘Deep Water’, ‘Capricorn Dancer’, ‘I Am An Island’, ‘The Best Years Of Our Lives’, ‘Lucky Country’, and ‘Glory Road’. Music Is Love (1966 – 1970) is an unforgettable trip to the summer of love; an album of hippie anthems by Australia’s favourite hippy, Richard Clapton.