Released 1980 Producer Tony Engle Release date 1980 Genre Folk music | Studio Livingston Studios Artist Nic Jones Label Topic Records | |
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Penguin Eggs is an album by Nic Jones, released in 1980.
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Allmusic has described the album as "one of those rare records where not just every song, but each instrumental part is worth hearing". The album was awarded Melody Maker Folk Album of the Year in 1980. English folk musician Kate Rusby states that Penguin Eggs is her favourite album of all time.
The album is listed in the accompanying book to the Topic Records 70 year anniversary boxed set Three Score and Ten as one of their classic records with The Humpback Whale as the first track on the first CD in the set.
Track listing
The detail after the title below is either the composer's name or references from the three major numbering schemes for traditional folk songs, the Roud Folk Song Index, Child Ballad Numbers and the Laws Numbers.
Nic Jones sings and plays guitar on all tracks except track 6.
Songs
1Canadee-I-O6:00
2The Drowned Lovers6:31
3The Humpback Whale6:06