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Who Knows Where the Time Goes? is the twentieth studio album released in 1997 by British folk rock band Fairport Convention. It is a mixture of studio and live tracks recorded by Mark Tucker at Woodworm Studios, Oxfordshire, The Cropredy Festival 1995 and the Fairport Convention Winter Tour 1997.[2] It was Fairport Convention's first studio album with singer and violinist Chris Leslie, who replaced Maartin Allcock and would become a mainstay in the band.

The cover photograph was taken at Barford St. Michael Post Office, Oxfordshire.[3]

Track listing

  1. "John Gaudie" (Chris Leslie) – 5:05[4]
  2. "Sailing Boat" (Anna Ryder) – 5:25
  3. "Here's to Tom Paine" (Steve Tilston) – 5:14
  4. "The Bowman's Retreat" (Ric Sanders) – 3:02
  5. "Spanish Main" (Martin Allcock, Chris Leslie) – 4:28
  6. "The Golden Glove" (Traditional lyric; tune Sally Barker) – 6:04[5]
  7. "Slipology" (Ric Sanders) – 3:00
  8. "Wishfulness Waltz" (Alan Franks)/"Moonlight On The Water" (Benny Thomasson) – 5:42
  9. "Life's a Long Song" (Ian Anderson) – 2:35
  10. "Dangerous" (Kristina Olsen) – 4:38
  11. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) – 3:50[6]
  12. "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" (Sandy Denny) – 6:31[7]

Personnel

Fairport Convention

Additional personnel

  • Helen Miller – trombone
  • Sharron Naylor – background vocals
  • Richard Thompson – guitars
  • Roy Wood – instrumentation
  • John Dent – mastering
  • Mark Tucker – recording, production & mixing
  • Andy Price – design

Release history

  • 1997, June : Woodworm Records UK CD, WRCD025
  • 1998, March : Folkprint, UK limited edition LP, FP 005 PLP, with slightly different track list[3]
  • 2000 : Mooncrest Records, as Wishfulness Waltz, CRESTCD 048Z / CRESTCD 048, UK reissue with alternate packaging and bonus live tracks

References

  1. ^ "Who Knows Where the Time Goes? > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Fairport Convention: Who Knows Where the Time Goes?". Mainly Norfolk. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Fairport Convention Fansite " Expletive-Delighted!" – Discography – Who Knows Where The Time Goes?". Ian & Stephanie Rennie. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  4. ^ Includes "John Gaudie" and "Jack Brook Da Prison Door", "Donald Blue" and "The Bonnie Isle O'Whalsay", all Trad. Arr. Chris Leslie
  5. ^ "The Golden Glove". Mainly Norfolk. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  6. ^ With Richard Thompson & Roy Wood, live from Cropredy 1995
  7. ^ Live from Canterbury Marlowe Theatre, March 1997
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