No Little Boy features re-recorded classic songs from the 1970s and 1980s. Couldn’t Love You More, released in 1992,  was not the album John wanted it to be. It was released without his permission by Permanent Records. John decided to release No LIttle Boy with many of the same songs but with a different sound – the album he had originally intended and John is in fine voice throughout and Levon Helm, Phil Collins and Andy Sheppard all featured. Some songs were slightly remixed to bring more character to the songs but most songs were completely overhauled. Some of the tracks were deleted and four songs were entirely re- recorded, I Don’t Wanna Know, Sunday’s Child and Bless The Weather featuring John Giblin on bass, and a excellent new version of Just Now featuring Levon Helm on harmony vocals. The end result was a vastly superior album, much more in balance and John was happy.

It was a lot to expect from his fans to buy an album with such a similar content but many did and most prefer John’s reworking of Couldn’t Love You More to the original. However, there was no doubt that John’s credibility had been harmed by the release of two very similar albums. Was John correct to rework the material ? What were Permanent thinking of to release an album without John’s approval ? This was the end of the road for John and Permanent.

“The music is beautiful and Martyn is in fine voice throughout…” Q Review

1. Solid Air
2. Ways To Cry
3. Could’ve Been Me
4. I Don’t Wanna Know
5. Just Now
6. One Day Without You
7. Sweet Little Mystery
8. Pascanel (Get Back Home)
9. Sunday’s Child
10. Head And Heart
11. Fine Lines
12. Bless The Weather
13. Man In The Station
14. One World
15. Rock, Salt And Nails
16. Hole In The Rain

Curiously the US version on Mesa Records has a different track listing;

1. Solid Air
2. Ways To Cry
3. Could’ve Been Me
4. I Don’t Wanna Know
5. Just Now
6. One Day Without You
7. Sweet Little Mystery
8. Sunday’s Child
9. Head And Heart
10. Fine Lines
11. Bless The Weather
12. Man In The Station
13. One World

So no Pascanel, Rock Salt And Nails, and no Hole In The Rain!

Catalogue Number: PERM CD14 and PERM MC14 (Cassette) Permanent Records