On The Cobbles

Title

On The Cobbles

Release Date

26 April 2004

Notes

It was four years after the release of John’s last studio album Glasgow Walker, John returned with his 22nd studio album through Independiente.

The new 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.

Produced and engineered by Jim Tullio and Garry Pollitt, On The Cobbles includes collaborations with ex-Verve guitarist Nick McCabe on Walking Home; fellow label mate in the past on both Go! Discs and Independiente, Paul Weller, who appears on Under My Wing playing Wurlitzer, B3 Hammond, acoustic guitar & backing vocals; the legendary Mavis Staples, lead singer of the Staple Singers appears as guest vocalist on final track, Goodnight Irene.

The instrumentation is predominantly acoustic in nature and the album is very well produced and engineered.

Dedicated to the surgical team and nurses of Orthopaedic Ward One at Waterford Hospital, Waterford Ireland.

Track Listing

  1. Baby Come Home (F. Miller)
  2. Under My Wing  (J. Martyn)
  3. Ghosts (J. Martyn)
  4. Back To Marseilles  (J. Martyn)
  5. Cobbles  (J. Martyn)
  6. My Creator (J. Martyn)
  7. One For The Road (J. Martyn)
  8. Go Down Easy (J. Martyn)
  9. Walking Home (J. Martyn)
  10. Goodnight Irene (H.  Ledbetter/ J.  Lomax)

Catalogue/Matrix Number

Catalogue Number: ISOM 43CD 5160592006 Independiente

Credits

Produced by – Jim Tullio
Co-produced by – Garry Pollitt (except track 10 co-produced by Garry Pollitt and Spencer Cozens)
Engineered by – Garry Pollitt and Jim Tullio
Mixed by – Scott Steiner and Jim Tullio
Additional Engineering by – Josh Shapera, John Giblin and Scott Steiner (assisted by Lonnie Bonds, Jon Lowen haupt, Andrea Wright, Darren Simpson and Mick Cave)
Mastered by – Adamayan, at Gateway Mastering, Portland,  Maine, USA
Sleeve –  Ritch Ames for Independiente
Photography – Lawrence Watson
www.independiente.com
www.johnmartyn.com

 

Thanks to all the great musicians and to Mavis Staples, Paul Weller, Nick McCabe, Andy Macdonald, Dan Pritzker, Lyn and Eleanor, Andy Berndt, Mike Norton, John Hillarby, Hans van den Berk, Christine Horton, Martin Winning, Steve Cutmoor Chippy, Jan and Lee at Chipwork, Calvin at Studio Care, Paul at Parr Street Studios, Paul Hewitt and Scott Steiner at Caliope Recoders, Gizmo and Tools and Gaz

Special thanks to Theresa for love and devotion above and beyond the call of duty

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