Night of a Thousand Candles

Night of a Thousand Candles
Studio album by The Men They Couldn't Hang
Released 1985
Recorded Elephant Studios, Wapping.
Genre Roots rock, Folk-rock, Folk-punk
Label Demon
Producer Nick Lowe, Harold Burgen, Phillip Chevron, Tony Poole
The Men They Couldn't Hang chronology

Night of a Thousand Candles
(1985)		 How Green Is The Valley
(1986)
Singles from Night of a Thousand Candles
  1. "The Green Fields of France"
    Released: 1984
  2. "Ironmasters"
    Released: 1985
  3. "Greenback Dollar"
    Released: 1985

Night of a Thousand Candles is the first studio album by the band The Men They Couldn't Hang. It was released in 1985 on vinyl and cassette format and then on CD format in 1987. The cassette version has two additional tracks and the CD version has six bonus tracks added. Tracks from the album were performed before its release during the John Peel sessions on July 14, 1984 and January 22, 1985.[1] Their cover version of Eric Bogle's, The Green Fields of France reached number 3 on John Peel's festive 50 in 1984 and Ironmasters, the second single from the album reached number 11 in 1985.[2] The album also came 10th on Melody Maker's End Of Year Critic Lists 1985.[3]

Personnel

[4]

The Men They Couldn't Hang
Additional musicians
Production
Engineer
Photography

Track listing

Original Side 1
No. TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals Length
1. "The Day After"  P. OdgersSwill, Cush 2:41
2. "Jack Dandy"  P. SimmondsSwill, Cush 2:24
3. "A Night to Remember"  P. OdgersSwill 3:14
4. "Johnny Come Home"  P. SimmondsSwill 2:26
5. "The Green Fields of France"  E. BogleCush 6:29
Original Side 2
No. TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals Length
6. "Ironmasters"  P. SimmondsSwill, Cush 4:11
7. "Hush Little Baby"  P. SimmondsSwill, Cush 4:22
8. "Walkin' Talkin'"  P. SimmondsSwill, Cush 2:25
9. "Kingdom Come"  P. OdgersSwill, Cush 3:09
10. "Scarlet Ribbons"  P. SimmondsCush, Swill 5:55
Additional Tracks on CD version
No. TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals Length
11. "Greenback Dollar"  H. AxtonCush, Swill 2:37
12. "The Bells"  P. SimmondsCush, Swill 2:19
13. "Hell or England"  P. SimmondsCush 1:42
14. "The Men They Couldn't Hang"  P. GastonSwill, Cush 2:27
Additional Tracks on CD and cassette version
No. TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals Length
15. "Donald Where's Your Troosers?"  A. StewartCush, Swill 2:01
16. "Rawhide"  N. WashingtonCush, Swill 2:19

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1980s/1985/Jul16mentheycouldntha/
  2. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/festive50s/1980s/1985/
  3. ↑ http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mmpage.html#1985
  4. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Men-They-Couldnt-Hang-Night-Of-A-Thousand-Candles/release/446101