From their debut album, Robert Fripp on guitar and Greg Lake (ELP) on bass and vocals. Starting immediately after the cacophony that ends "21st Century Schizoid Man", the mood of this song is a stark contrast; it is serene, simple and peaceful. Ian McDonald's flute begins the song, and is one of the lead instruments throughout. He also plays a classical-inspired solo in the middle of the song as a "C" section and a longer one at the end as a coda.
The of the same song was recorded in 1968 with Peter Giles on bass guitar and vocals and Fripp. However, the song did not actually appear on a Giles, Giles and Fripp record until The Brondesbury Tapes (1968) was released on CD in 2002.
Another of this song featured Robert Fripp (guitar), Peter Giles (bass), Michael Giles (drums), and Ian McDonald (flute), along with Judy Dyble (formerly of Fairport Convention) on vocals. This version was more up-tempo and lighter in instrumentation.
"I Talk to the Wind" was featured as the second song performed in each concert during the 2010 tour of Keith Emerson & Greg Lake.
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