On the Cobbles was the final studio album by John Martyn released during his lifetime (his last studio album, Heaven and Earth, was released posthumously), released in 2004. The album was recorded at various studios in Ireland, the UK and US including Woolengrange in Ireland; The Toolshed, Chicago USA; Doon The Cellar, Birkenhead; Swan Yard Studios, London; Parr Street Studios, Liverpool; Hornyold Road Studios, Worcestershire and at The Caliope Recorders, Chicago, USA. It features guest appearances from Paul Weller, Nick McCabe, and long-time collaborator Danny Thompson.

On The Cobbles
Studio album by
Released26 April 2004
GenreFolk jazz, folk rock, electronica
Length45:15
LabelIndependiente
ProducerJim Tullio
John Martyn chronology
Glasgow Walker
(2000)
On The Cobbles
(2004)
Heaven and Earth
(2011)

The album was dedicated to "the surgical team & nurses of Orthopaedic Ward One at Waterford Hospital, Waterford, Ireland."

Track listing

edit

All tracks composed by John Martyn except where indicated.

  1. "Baby Come Home" (Frankie Miller) – 3:28
  2. "Under My Wing" – 4:10
  3. "Ghosts" – 4:03
  4. "Back to Marseilles" – 4:20
  5. "Cobbles" – 3:52
  6. "My Creator" – 7:17
  7. "One for the Road" – 4:05
  8. "Go Down Easy" – 4:57
  9. "Walking Home" – 4:49
  10. "Goodnight Irene" (Lead Belly, John Lomax) – 4:14

Personnel

edit

The bass line on "My Creator" is a combination of parts recorded by Danny Thompson, Alan Thomson and John Giblin.

Production

edit
  • Jim Tullio – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Garry Politt – co-producer, engineer
  • Spencer Cozens – co-producer (10)
  • Scott Steiner – mixing, additional engineer
  • John Giblin – additional engineer
  • Joshua Shapera – additional engineer
  • Lonny "DJ 007" Bonds – assistant engineer
  • Mick Cave – assistant engineer
  • Jan Lowenhaupt – assistant engineer
  • Darren Simpson – assistant engineer
  • Andrea Wright – assistant engineer
  • Adam Ayan – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine, USA)
  • Lawrence Watson – photography
  • Ritch Ames – sleeve design
edit