Fairport Convention - Nine (1973)
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Fairport Convention - Nine
Side one
"The Hexhamshire Lass" (Traditional; arranged by Fairport Convention) – 2:31
"Polly on the Shore" (Music: Pegg, Words: Traditional; arranged by Swarbrick, Lucas) – 4:56
"The Brilliancy Medley/Cherokee Shuffle" (Traditional) – 3:56
"To Althea, from Prison" (Words: Richard Lovelace; Music: Dave Swarbrick) – 5:10
"Tokyo" (Donahue) – 2:52
Side two
"Bring 'Em Down" (Lucas) – 5:59
"Big William" (Lucas, Swarbrick) – 3:25
"Pleasure and Pain" (Lucas, Swarbrick) – 5:03
"Possibly Parsons Green" (Lucas, Roche) – 4:42
Fairport Convention Band Members / Musicians
Trevor Lucas: acoustic guitar, lead (2, 6, 9), chorus (8), and backing vocals
Dave Swarbrick: violin, lead (1, 4, 7), verse (8) and backing vocals, viola, mandolin (7)
Jerry Donahue: acoustic and electric guitars
Dave Pegg: bass, backing vocals, mandolin (3)
Dave Mattacks: drums, percussion, bass (3), harmonium (4), clavinet (5)
Nine is a 1973 album by the British folk rock group Fairport Convention. It is their 9th album since their debut in 1968, and the second to include Trevor Lucas and Jerry Donahue. No original members of Fairport Convention were involved in making the album. According to AllMusic, it is the band's most uneven album.
