Revival is the fifth studio album by Bellowhead.[1] It was announced at their 10th anniversary concerts in Manchester and London.[2]
The album consists mainly of traditional folk songs and sea shanties. Unusually for the band, the album includes a cover: "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight" (Richard and Linda Thompson).[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let Her Run" (version of the shanty, 'Let The Bulgine Run') | Trad/arr Boden | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Roll Alabama" | Trad/arr Boden | 3:51 |
| 3. | "Fine Sally" (version of 'The Sailor from Dover') | Trad/arr Flood | 3:32 |
| 4. | "Let Union Be" | Trad/arr Boden | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Moon Kittens" (based on the nursery rhyme, 'We're All in the Dumps') | Trad/arr Flood | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Rosemary Lane" (variant of Scarborough Fair) | Trad/arr Flood | 3:38 |
| 7. | "Gosport Nancy" | Trad/arr Boden | 3:21 |
| 8. | "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight" | Richard Thompson/arr Boden | 3:24 |
| 9. | "Seeds Of Love" | Trad/arr Boden | 4:26 |
| 10. | "Jack Lintel" (instrumental) | Trad/arr Sweeney | 4:21 |
| 11. | "Greenwood Side" | Trad/arr Boden | 6:15 |
| Total length: | 42:45 | ||
Deluxe edition (CD 2)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lovely Joan (Home demo)" | Trad/arr Kirkpatrick | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Three Drunken Maidens (Home demo)" | Trad/arr Spiers | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Josephine (Home demo)" (previously recorded on Boden's solo album, Painted Lady) | Boden/arr Mellon | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Rake" | Townes Van Zandt/arr Flood | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Salisbury Plain (Home demo)" | Trad/arr Thurgur | 4:08 |
| 6. | "Leviathan (Home demo)" (instrumental) | Boden | 4:03 |
| 7. | "Long Time on the Ocean (Home demo)" | Trad/arr Kirkpatrick & Mellon | 3:13 |
| 8. | "Roseville Fair" | Bill Staines/arr Boden | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Proper Swell" | Lyrics: Lal Wood, Music: Richard Scollins/arr Boden | 5:21 |
| Total length: | 35:06 | ||
Personnel
- Jon Boden – lead vocals, fiddle, tambourine
- Pete Flood – percussion
- Brendan Kelly – saxophone, bass clarinet
- Benji Kirkpatrick – guitars, bouzouki, mandolin, banjo, vocals
- Rachael McShane – cello, fiddle, vocals
- Andy Mellon – trumpet
- Ed Neuhauser – tuba, helicon
- Paul Sartin – fiddle, oboe, vocals
- John Spiers – melodeon, anglo-concertina
- Sam Sweeney – fiddle, vocals
- Justin Thurgur – trombone
References
- ^ "Bellowhead sign to Island – M Magazine". 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Bellowhead @ Royal Abert Hall + New Album: Revival – Folk Radio". 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Bellowhead sign to Island – News – Music Week". www.musicweek.com.
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