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On the Cobbles

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Released
  
26 April 2004

Artist
  
John Martyn

Label
  
Independiente

Length
  
45:15

Release date
  
26 April 2004

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Producer
  
Jim Tullio, Garry Pollitt

On the Cobbles(2004)
  
Heaven and Earth(2011)

Genres
  
Folk rock, Folk jazz, Electronica

John Martyn albums
  
Glasgow Walker, Cooltide, Sunday's Child, The Church with One, Piece by Piece

On the Cobbles was the final studio album by John Martyn released during his lifetime (his last studio album, "Heaven and Earth", was released posthumously), released in 2004. The album was recorded at various studios in Ireland, the UK and US including Woolengrange in Ireland; The Toolshed, Chicago USA; Doon The Cellar, Birkenhead; Swan Yard Studios, London; Parr Street Studios, Liverpool; Hornyold Road Studios, Worcestershire and at The Caliope Recorders, Chicago, USA. It features guest appearances from Paul Weller, Nick McCabe, and long-time collaborator Danny Thompson.

Contents

The album was dedicated to "the surgical team & nurses of Orthopaedic Ward One at Waterford Hospital, Waterford, Ireland."

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Martyn except where indicated.

  1. "Baby Come Home" (Frankie Miller) – 3:28
  2. "Under My Wing" – 4:10
  3. "Ghosts" – 4:03
  4. "Back to Marseilles" – 4:20
  5. "Cobbles" – 3:52
  6. "My Creator" – 7:17
  7. "One for the Road" – 4:05
  8. "Go Down Easy" – 4:57
  9. "Walking Home" – 4:49
  10. "Goodnight Irene" (Lead Belly, John Lomax) – 4:14

Personnel

  • John Martyn - guitar, vocals
  • Peter Erskine - conga
  • Ari Brown - tenor saxophone
  • Steve Eisen - alto flute
  • John Giblin - double bass on "Back to Marseille", guitar on "Goodnight Irene"
  • Nick McCabe - guitar on "Walking Home"
  • Andy Sheppard - tenor & soprano saxophones
  • Mavis Staples - vocals on "Goodnight Irene"
  • Jim Tullio - acoustic guitar, percussion, keyboards, fretless bass on "Go down easy"
  • Tony Peers - Trumpet on "Ghosts"
  • Greg Marsh - drums, percussion
  • John Rice - mandolin
  • Scott Steiner - Hammond organ
  • Spencer Cozens - organ, piano
  • Paul Mertens - bass harmonica
  • Fred Nelson - piano
  • Paul Weller - acoustic guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano|Wurlitzer, Hammond B3 organ, backing vocals on "Under My Wing"
  • Chris "Hambone" Cameron - Rhodes piano|Fender Rhodes
  • Danny Thompson - double bass
  • Alan Thomson - fretless bass
  • The bass line on "My Creator" is a combination of parts recorded by Danny, Alan and John Giblin.

    • Songs

    1Baby Come Home3:28
    2Under My Wing4:10
    3Ghosts4:04

    References

    On the Cobbles Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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