The Church with One Bell
The Church with One Bell is a 1998 covers album by John Martyn. It was recorded in one week at CaVa Sound Studios, Glasgow, Scotland. The CD has a hidden bonus track after a 50 seconds break attached to the last track. It is a slower and remixed version without synthesizer of "How Fortunate The Man With None".
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| Released | 23 March 1998 | |||
| Studio | CaVa Sound Studios, Glasgow | |||
| Genre | Folk/Blues | |||
| Label | Independiente | |||
| Producer | Norman Dayron, John Martyn | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| John Martyn´s Website | (not rated)[2] |
The cover depicts a former church in the village of Roberton in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Martyn, who at that time was living in an adjacent cottage, purchased the church and converted it into a recording studio.
Track listing
- "He's Got All the Whiskey" (Bobby Charles)
- "God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)" (Randy Newman)
- "How Fortunate the Man with None " (Dead Can Dance; words: Bertolt Brecht)
- "Small Town Talk" (Bobby Charles, Rick Danko)
- "Excuse Me Mister" (Ben Harper)
- "Strange Fruit" (Lewis Allan)
- "The Sky Is Crying" (Elmore James, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson)
- "Glory Box" (Adrian Utley, Beth Gibbons, Geoff Barrow)
- "Feel So Bad" (Lightnin' Hopkins)
- "Death Don't Have No Mercy" (Reverend Gary Davis)
Personnel
- John Martyn - vocals, guitar
- John Giblin - bass
- Spencer Cozens - piano, keyboards
- Arran Ahmun - drums, percussion
- Technical
- Stefon Taylor - engineer
- Lawrence Watson - photography
References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Church with One Bell at AllMusic
- John Martyn's review
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