On the Cobbles
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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 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. The album was dedicated to "the surgical team & nurses of Orthopaedic Ward One at Waterford Hospital, Waterford, Ireland."
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by John Martyn unless otherwise noted.
- "Baby Come Home" (Frankie Miller) – 3:28
- "Under My Wing" – 4:10
- "Ghosts" – 4:03
- "Back to Marseilles" – 4:20
- "Cobbles" – 3:52
- "My Creator" – 7:17
- "One for the Road" – 4:05
- "Go Down Easy" – 4:57
- "Walking Home" – 4:49
- "Goodnight Irene" (Leadbelly, John Lomax) – 4:14
[edit] Personnel
- John Martyn - guitar, vocals
- Peter Erskine - conga
- Ari Brown - tenor saxophone
- Steve Eisen - alto flute
- John Giblin - bass
- Nick McCabe - guitar on "Walking Home"
- Andy Sheppard - tenor & soprano saxophone
- Mavis Staples - vocals on "Goodnight Irene"
- Jim Tullio - acoustic guitar, percussion, keyboards, acoustic bass
- 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, B3 Hammond organ, backing vocals on "Under My Wing"
- Chris "Hambone" Cameron - Fender Rhodes
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