Special Agent (album)
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Special Agent is a folk album by Martin Simpson
released in 1981.
Produced by Ric Sanders and Martin Simpson
, recorded at Moor Green Studios, Rock, Wyre Forest
. Originally issued by Waterfront in the UK, catalogue number WF 008.
Typically of an early Simpson album, it embraces both contemporary and traditional pieces and includes a Randy Newman song.
Martin Simpson
Martin Simpson is an English folk singer, guitarist and songwriter. His music reflects a wide variety of influences and styles, rooted in the British Isles, America and beyond.-Biography:...
released in 1981.
Produced by Ric Sanders and Martin Simpson
Martin Simpson
Martin Simpson is an English folk singer, guitarist and songwriter. His music reflects a wide variety of influences and styles, rooted in the British Isles, America and beyond.-Biography:...
, recorded at Moor Green Studios, Rock, Wyre Forest
Wyre Forest
Wyre Forest is a large, semi-natural woodland and forest which straddles the borders of Worcestershire and Shropshire, England.The Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire takes its name from the forest, despite the fact that much of the woodland does not lie within the district's boundaries, but...
. Originally issued by Waterfront in the UK, catalogue number WF 008.
Typically of an early Simpson album, it embraces both contemporary and traditional pieces and includes a Randy Newman song.
Track listing
- "Special Agent" (Sleepy John EstesSleepy John EstesJohn Adam Estes , best known as Sleepy John Estes or Sleepy John, was a American blues guitarist, songwriter and vocalist, born in Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee.-Career:...
) - "Desperadoes Waiting for a Train" (Guy ClarkGuy ClarkGuy Clark is an American Texas Country artist. In his career, he has released more than twenty albums, primarily on major labels. He has also written singles for other artists, including Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner and Rodney Crowell....
) - Guitar Medley: "The Frost is All Over / The Redheaded Boil" (Traditional; arranged Simpson)
- "Roustabout" (Traditional; arranged Simpson)
- "Jamaica Farewell" (Traditional; arranged Simpson)
- Banjo Medley: "Barlow Knife / Shoot The Turkey Buzzard / Denis Murphy's Polka" (Traditional; arranged Simpson)
- "Joshua Gone Barbados" (Eric Von SchmidtEric Von SchmidtEric "Rick" Von Schmidt was an American singer-songwriter and Grammy Award recipient. He was associated with the folk/blues revival of the 1960s and a key part of the East Coast folk music scene that included Bob Dylan and Joan Baez.-Background and associations with Dylan:Von Schmidt's father,...
) - "McCrimmon's Lament" (Traditional; arranged Simpson)
- "Broke Down Engine" (words Traditional; arranged Simpson /music Simpson)
- "The Demon Lover" (Traditional; arranged Simpson)
- "You Win Again" (Hank Williams)
- "I Think It's Going to Rain TodayI Think It's Going to Rain Today"I Think It's Going to Rain Today" is a song written by Randy Newman, and appears on the album Randy Newman, as well as The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1 and all of Newman's official and bootleg live albums...
" (Randy NewmanRandy NewmanRandall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores....
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Personnel
- Martin SimpsonMartin SimpsonMartin Simpson is an English folk singer, guitarist and songwriter. His music reflects a wide variety of influences and styles, rooted in the British Isles, America and beyond.-Biography:...
- vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, dobro, banjo - Dave Bristow - piano
- Andy Cronshaw - hammer dulcimer
- Jonathan Davie - electric bass guitars
- Michael Gregory - drums, percussion
- Louisa Livingstone - vocals
- Rob Mason - harmonica
- Ric SandersRic SandersRichard 'Ric' Sanders is a British violinist who has played in jazz-rock, folk rock, electric folk and folk groups, including Soft Machine and Fairport Convention.-Biography:...
- violin