Released January 9, 1995 Genre Rock music | Length 40:33 Release date 9 January 1995 | |
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Recorded October 4 – November 1, 1994, at Woodworm Studios, Oxfordshire Similar Fairport Convention albums, Rock music albums |
Fairport convention jewel in the crown
Jewel In The Crown is the 18th studio album by folk rock band Fairport Convention which is viewed by many as the best record produced by the line-up which had been formed in 1985 for the one-off project Gladys' Leap. While few of the tracks were self-penned, it features tracks from many of the band's favourite writers including Huw Williams, Ralph McTell and Julie Matthews.
Contents
History
The album was recorded in two stages. Initially a few tracks were partially recorded with recording engineer Tim Matyear. Matyear's departure from Dave Pegg's Woodworm Studio led to producer-engineer Mark Tucker being hired to continue with recording the remaining material. At a very late stage in the production, producer Gus Dudgeon made a contribution to the mixing of the songs "Jewel In The Crown", "The Naked Highwayman", "Closing Time" and "Red Tide". Some subtractive edits were made to "The Naked Highwayman" as Dudgeon felt the song was too long. Overall it is generally considered one of the most satisfying of Fairport's releases since Nine. It was also the last studio album recorded by the Nicol, Pegg, Mattacks, Allcock and Sanders line-up.
Track listing
- "Jewel in the Crown" (Julie Matthews) – 3:32
- "Slip Jigs and Reels" (Steve Tilston) – 4:52
- "A Surfeit of Lampreys" (Maartin Allcock) – 3:19
- "Kind Fortune" (Traditional; arranged by Fairport Convention) – 2:37
- "Diamonds and Gold" (Ben Bennion, Maartin Allcock) – 4:14
- "The Naked Highwayman" (Steve Tilston) – 4:32
- "The Islands" (Ralph McTell, Maartin Allcock) – 4:33
- "The Youngest Daughter" (Traditional; arranged by Maartin Allcock) – 2:06
- "London Danny" (Jez Lowe) – 3:50
- "Travelling by Steam" (Huw Williams) – 4:57
- "Travel by Steam" (Traditional; arranged by Ric Sanders) – 3:47
- "She's Like the Swallow" (Traditional; arranged by Maartin Allcock) – 3:14
- "Red Tide" (Rob Beattie) – 4:36
- "Home Is Where the Heart Is" (Clive Gregson) – 4:41
- "Closing Time" (Leonard Cohen) – 5:40
Production
Personnel
Songs
1Jewel in the Crown3:32
2Slip Jigs and Reels4:52
3A Surfeit of Lampreys3:20