Well Kept Secret (John Martyn album)

Well Kept Secret
Studio album by John Martyn
Released	August 1982
Studio	RAK Studios, London
Genre	Folk rock
Label	WEA
Producer	Sandy Roberton
John Martyn chronology
Glorious Fool (1981) Well Kept Secret (1982) Sapphire (1984)

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Well Kept Secret is John Martyn's second and final album for WEA. It was released in 1982. "Never Let Me Go" featured Ronnie Scott on saxophone. Recorded at RAK Studios, London.

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Martyn except where indicated.

1. "Could've Been Me" – 3:44
2. "You Might Need a Man" – 3:09
3. "Hung Up" – 3:58 cf. 14-05.
4. "Gun Money" – 5:01
5. "Never Let Me Go" (Joseph Scott) – 2:48
6. "Love Up" – 3:19
7. "Changes Her Mind" – 4:35
8. "Hiss on the Tape" – 3:59
9. "Back with a Vengeance" – 3:08
10. "Livin' Alone" – 3:27

Personnel

• John Martyn - guitar, vocals
• Jeff Allen - drums
• Danny Cummings - drums, percussion
• Jim Prime - keyboards
• Alan Thomson - bass
• Mel Collins - saxophone, flute
• Ronnie Scott - saxophone on "Never Let Me Go"
• Martin Drover - trumpet
• Geraint Watkins - keyboards, piano, accordion
• Pete Wingfield - keyboards on "Changes Her Mind"
• Andy Duncan - drums on "Changes Her Mind" and "Back with a Vengeance"

Technical

• Phil Thornalley - engineer
• Mike Nocito - recording
• Bill Smith - sleeve
• Andrew Douglas - photography

External links

• The Official John Martyn Website