Over the Next Hill is a 2004 album by the band Fairport Convention.
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Released | 2004 | |||
Recorded | March – April 2004 | |||
Genre | British folk rock | |||
Label | Matty Grooves Records | |||
Producer | Dave Pegg | |||
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Recording
editThe album was recorded during March and April 2004 at Dave Pegg's Woodworm Studio, Barford St. Michael, Oxfordshire, UK. It was engineered and mixed by Mark Tucker, and the executive producer was Dave Pegg. It was the first release on the band's newly created Matty Grooves Records label.
Reception
editOver the Next Hill was described by Mojo as "simply [Fairport's] best album in 25 years".[citation needed]
Track listing
edit- "Over the Next Hill" (Steve Tilston) – 4:21
- "I'm Already There" (Chris Leslie) – 6:41
- "Wait for the Tide to Come In" (Ben Bennion) – 4:37
- "Canny Capers" (Ric Sanders) – 5:11
- "Over the Falls" (Chris Leslie) – 4:31
- "The Wassail Song" (Traditional; arranged by Fairport Convention) – 3:16
- "The Fossil Hunter" (Chris Leslie) – 6:15
- "Willow Creek" (Steve Tilston, Chris Parkinson) – 3:51
- "Westward" (Julie Matthews) – 4:09
- "Some Special Place" (Ric Sanders) – 3:39
- "Si Tu Dois Partir" – (Bob Dylan) 3:27
- "Auld Lang Syne" (hidden track) - (Traditional)
Personnel
edit- Simon Nicol – guitar, vocals
- Ric Sanders – mandolin, violin
- Chris Leslie – mandolin, bouzouki, violin, ukulele, vocals, Native American flute, electric mandolin
- Dave Pegg – 5-string bass, acoustic bass guitar, mandolin, vocals, double bass
- Gerry Conway – percussion, drums
- Additional personnel
- Martin Lamble - percussion on "Si Tu Dois Partir" (added from original 1969 recording)
- Anna Ryder - accordion
- Chris While - vocals on "Si Tu Dois Partir"
- Simon & Hilary Mayor - vocals on "Auld Lang Syne"
References
edit- ^ Nickson, Chris. Over the Next Hill at AllMusic