Sunday's Child
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Studio album by John Martyn | ||||
Released | 28 January 1975 | |||
Recorded | August 1974 | |||
Studio | Island (London) | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 38:40 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | John Martyn | |||
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Sunday's Child is a John Martyn album released in 1975. John Martyn's follow-up to 1973's Inside Out is a more song-oriented, less experimental album. His eighth record, including two with his wife Beverley Martyn, shows the many facets of Martyn's playing, from his effects-driven electric guitar to his acoustic work. This album contains a collection of original songs along with a pair of covers: the traditional British ballad "Spencer the Rover", and the country standard "Satisfied Mind". The song "The Message" features a pair of verses written by Martyn sung in his typical style, alternating with a pair of verses from the Scottish folk ballad "Mairi's Wedding" sung with a Scottish lilt.
Track listing
All tracks composed and arranged by John Martyn except where indicated
- "One Day Without You"
- "Lay It All Down"
- "Root Love"
- "My Baby Girl"
- "Sunday's Child"
- "Spencer the Rover" (Traditional; arranged by John Martyn)
- "Clutches"
- "The Message"
- "Satisfied Mind" (Red Hayes, Jack Rhodes; falsely credited as Traditional, arranged by John Martyn)
- "You Can Discover"
- "Call Me Crazy"
Bonus tracks
- "Ellie Rhee" (outtake)
- "A Satisfied Mind" (first mix)
- "One Day Without You" (live)
- "You Can Discover" (live)
- "My Baby Girl" (live)
- "The Message" (live)
- "Spencer The Rover" (live)
Bonus tracks 3–7 recorded 7 January 1975 for John Peel session. John Martyn solo, with guitar.
Personnel
- John Martyn – vocals, guitar, Moog synthesiser, clavinet
- Danny Thompson – double bass
- Liam Genockey – drums
- Al Anderson – bass on "One Day Without You"
- John Bundrick – piano on "My Baby Girl"
- Beverley Martyn – backing vocals on "My Baby Girl"
- Terry Wilson – bass on "Clutches"
- Tony Braunagel – drums on "Clutches"
- Keshav Sathe – tabla on "Call me crazy"
- Technical
- Richard Digby Smith - engineer
- Dick Cuthell - technician
- Visualeyes - photography
References
External links
- The Official John Martyn Website
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- London Conversation (1967)
- The Tumbler (1968)
- Bless the Weather (1971)
- Solid Air (February 1973)
- Inside Out (October 1973)
- Sunday's Child (1975)
- One World (1977)
- Grace and Danger (1980)
- Glorious Fool (1981)
- Well Kept Secret (1982)
- Sapphire (1984)
- Piece by Piece (1986)
- The Apprentice (1990)
- Cooltide (1991)
- And (1996)
- The Church with One Bell (1998)
- Glasgow Walker (2000)
- On the Cobbles (2004)
- Heaven and Earth (2011)
- Stormbringer! (February 1970)
- The Road to Ruin (October 1970)
- Live at Leeds (1976)
- So Far So Good (1977)
- Ain't No Saint (2008)