XXXV (album)

XXXV
Studio album by Fairport Convention
Released	12 February 2002[1]
Recorded	2002
Genre	Folk rock
Label	Woodworm
Fairport Convention chronology
The Wood and the Wire (1999) XXXV (2002) Over the Next Hill (2004)

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XXXV is a 2002 album by Fairport Convention, subtitled "The 35th Anniversary Album" celebrating the band's existence from 1967-2002.

Track listing

Niel Gow (1727–1807)

1. "Madeleine" (Laurence Bristow Smith/Kenny Craddock) - 4:23
2. "My Love Is in America" (Chris Leslie) - 4:43
3. "The Happy Man" (traditional, arrangement by Chris Leslie) - 2:48
4. "Portmeirion" (Ric Sanders) - 5:56
5. "The Crowd" (Anna Ryder) - 6:09
6. "The Banks of Sweet Primroses"^[3] (traditional, arrangement Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Ric Sanders, Chris Leslie, Gerry Conway) - 4:27
7. "The Deserter" (John Richards) - 6:55
8. "The Light of Day" (Chris Leslie) - 6:11
9. "I Wandered by a Brookside" (music: Barbara Berry/words: traditional, from the Alfred Williams Collection, Swindon Library) - 4:52
10. "Neil Gow's Apprentice" (Michael Marra) - 4:43
11. "Everything but the Skirl" (Ric Sanders) - 4:05
12. "Talking About My Love" (Chris Leslie/Nigel Stonier) - 2:40
13. "Now Be Thankful" (Richard Thompson/Dave Swarbrick) - 3:45
14. "The Crowd Revisited" (Anna Ryder) - 2:35

Personnel

• Simon Nicol – guitar, vocals
• Gerry Conway – percussion, drums
• Dave Pegg – bass guitar, vocals
• Chris Leslie – mandolin, violin, vocals, tenor banjo, electronic mandolin
• Ric Sanders – violin, electric piano, baritone violin

Additional personnel

• Ian Anderson – flute
• Cropredy Crowd – clapping
• Chris Knibbs – trombone
• Julie Matthews – vocals
• Chas McDevitt – trumpet
• Anna Ryder – piano, accordion, french horn, vocals, penny whistle
• Mark Tucker – electric guitar, e-bow
• Chris While – vocals

Production personnel

• Mark Tucker – producer, engineer, mixing
• John Dent – mastering
• Colin Edwards – photography
• Dave Pegg – producer
• Mick Toole – CD art adaptation, cover photo

Release history

• 2002 : Woodworm Records CD, WRCD038
• 2002 : Compass Records CD, 4332
• 2007 : Eagle Rock Records CD, 350

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