Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (Fairport Convention album)
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Released | June 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1995–1997 | |||
Genre | British folk rock | |||
Label | Woodworm | |||
Producer | Fairport Convention, Mark Tucker | |||
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Who Knows Where the Time Goes? is the twentieth studio album released in 1997 by British folk rock band Fairport Convention. It is a mixture of studio and live tracks recorded by Mark Tucker at Woodworm Studios, Oxfordshire, The Cropredy Festival 1995 and the Fairport Convention Winter Tour 1997.[2] It was Fairport Convention's first studio album with singer and violinist Chris Leslie, who replaced Maartin Allcock and would become a mainstay in the band.
The cover photograph was taken at Barford St. Michael Post Office, Oxfordshire.[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "John Gaudie" (Chris Leslie) – 5:05[4]
- "Sailing Boat" (Anna Ryder) – 5:25
- "Here's to Tom Paine" (Steve Tilston) – 5:14
- "The Bowman's Retreat" (Ric Sanders) – 3:02
- "Spanish Main" (Martin Allcock, Chris Leslie) – 4:28
- "The Golden Glove" (Traditional lyric; tune Sally Barker) – 6:04[5]
- "Slipology" (Ric Sanders) – 3:00
- "Wishfulness Waltz" (Alan Franks)/"Moonlight On The Water" (Benny Thomasson) – 5:42
- "Life's a Long Song" (Ian Anderson) – 2:35
- "Dangerous" (Kristina Olsen) – 4:38
- "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) – 3:50[6]
- "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" (Sandy Denny) – 6:31[7]
Personnel
[edit]- Fairport Convention
- Simon Nicol – guitar, vocals
- Ric Sanders – violin
- Chris Leslie – mandolin, violin, vocals, bouzouki, guitar
- Dave Pegg – bass guitar, vocals
- Dave Mattacks – drums, glockenspiel, keyboards
Additional personnel
- Helen Miller – trombone
- Sharron Naylor – background vocals
- Richard Thompson – guitars
- Roy Wood – instrumentation
- John Dent – mastering
- Mark Tucker – recording, production & mixing
- Andy Price – design
Release history
[edit]- 1997, June : Woodworm Records UK CD, WRCD025
- 1998, March : Folkprint, UK limited edition LP, FP 005 PLP, with slightly different track list[3]
- 2000 : Mooncrest Records, as Wishfulness Waltz, CRESTCD 048Z / CRESTCD 048, UK reissue with alternate packaging and bonus live tracks
References
[edit]- ^ "Who Knows Where the Time Goes? > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ "Fairport Convention: Who Knows Where the Time Goes?". Mainly Norfolk. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Fairport Convention Fansite " Expletive-Delighted!" – Discography – Who Knows Where The Time Goes?". Ian & Stephanie Rennie. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ Includes "John Gaudie" and "Jack Brook Da Prison Door", "Donald Blue" and "The Bonnie Isle O'Whalsay", all Trad. Arr. Chris Leslie
- ^ "The Golden Glove". Mainly Norfolk. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ With Richard Thompson & Roy Wood, live from Cropredy 1995
- ^ Live from Canterbury Marlowe Theatre, March 1997