Fairport Convention - Jewel in the Crown (1995)
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Fairport Convention - Jewel in the Crown
"Jewel in the Crown" (Julie Matthews) – 3:32
"Slip Jigs and Reels" (Steve Tilston) – 4:52
"A Surfeit of Lampreys" (Maartin Allcock) – 3:19
"Kind Fortune" (Traditional; arranged by Fairport Convention) – 2:37
"Diamonds and Gold" (Ben Bennion, Maartin Allcock) – 4:14
"The Naked Highwayman" (Steve Tilston) – 4:32
"The Islands" (Ralph McTell, Maartin Allcock) – 4:33
"The Youngest Daughter" (Traditional; arranged by Maartin Allcock) – 2:06
"London Danny" (Jez Lowe) – 3:50
"Summer in December" (Ric Sanders) – 4:57
"Travelling by Steam" (Huw Williams) / "Travel by Steam" (trad., arr. Sanders) – 3:47
"She's Like the Swallow" (Traditional; arranged by Maartin Allcock) – 3:14
"Red Tide" (Rob Beattie) – 4:36
"Home Is Where the Heart Is" (Clive Gregson) – 4:41
"Closing Time" (Leonard Cohen) – 5:40
Fairport Convention Band Members / Musicians
Simon Nicol – lead vocal, acoustic guitar and 12-string guitar
Maartin Allcock – electric and acoustic guitar, keys, bouzar, bodhran, accordion, triangle, backing vocals
Ric Sanders – violins
Dave Pegg – bass guitar, acoustic bass, electric guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
Dave Mattacks – drums, percussion
Jewel In The Crown is the 18th studio album by folk rock band Fairport Convention which is viewed by many as the best record produced by the line-up which had been formed in 1985 for the one-off project Gladys' Leap. While few of the tracks were self-penned, it features tracks from many of the band's favourite writers including Huw Williams, Ralph McTell and Julie Matthews.
