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Annotation

Issued in gatefold cardboard sleeve with 16-page booklet including liner notes and credits.

Album consists of covers of songs originally recorded by other artists. #1 by Richie Havens; #2 by Bobby Charles; #3 by Eamon Friel; #4 by The Flying Burrito Brothers; #5 by Christy Moore; #6 by White Plains; #7 by Brian Protheroe; #8 by Willie Griffin; #9 by Bee Gees; #10 by Mike & Lal Waterson; #11 by The Guerrillas; #12 by Cold Turkey; #13 by Duncan Browne; #14 by Jake Fletcher; #15 by Hamish Imlach

Made in Germany. (P) and (C) and barcode taken from hype sticker on back side of shrinkwrap. No timings on release; taken from CD-Rom drive.

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout: 5021732748935 AP37625-01
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L576

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-02 10:54 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Handouts in the Rain
acoustic guitar and piano:
Steve Cradock
guest acoustic guitar and guest vocals:
Declan O’Rourke
lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
recording of:
Handouts in the Rain
writer:
Richie Havens
6:00
2Small Town Talk
bass guitar, drums (drum set), electronic organ [hammond organ], percussion and piano:
Steve Cradock
tenor saxophone:
Patsy Gamble
trumpet:
Dave Boraston (trumpetist; performs with Paul Weller) and Steve Trigg
background vocals and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
arranger:
Steve Trigg
recording of:
Small Town Talk
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Charles
writer:
Richard Danko and Robert Guidry
publisher:
Street People Songs (ASCAP)
3:44
3El Dorado
acoustic guitar:
Steve Cradock and Noel Gallagher
strings:
Orchestrate
whistle:
Ciaran Carlin (flautist)
lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
arranger:
Hannah Peel (Northern Irish composer)
recording of:
El Dorado
writer:
Eamon Friel
5:27
4White Line Fever
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums (drum set), percussion and piano:
Steve Cradock
pedal steel guitar:
Chris Hillman
lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
recording of:
White Line Fever
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Blue Baak Music
3:13
5One Last Cold Kiss
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, percussion and piano:
Steve Cradock
cittern, harmonium and violin:
John McCusker
guest vocals:
Amelia Coburn
lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
recording of:
One Last Cold Kiss
writer:
Gail Collins and Felix Pappalardi
3:34
6When You Are a King
acoustic guitar and glockenspiel:
Steve Cradock
horn and strings:
Orchestrate
background vocals:
Jake Fletcher, Tom Van Heel and Steve Pilgrim
lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
arranger:
Hannah Peel (Northern Irish composer)
recording of:
When You Are a King
writer:
John Roger Hill (songwriter) and Roger Hill (Drummer)
2:27
7Pinball
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums (drum set), electronic organ [hammond organ], percussion and piano:
Steve Cradock
saxophone:
Jacko Peake
lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
cover recording of:
Pinball
lyricist and composer:
Brian Protheroe
3:08
8Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Cradock
electric guitar, piano and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
background vocals:
Liam Bailey (UK singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire
writer:
Willie Griffin (1980s soul artist from Dallas, Texas; performs with Company, Paul Weller)
3:11
9I Started a Joke
acoustic guitar:
Steve Brookes (Formed "The Jam" with Paul Weller) and Steve Cradock
electronic organ [hammond organ] and piano:
Steve Cradock
strings:
Orchestrate
background vocals:
Sally Cradock (backing vocalist; performs with Steve Cradock)
lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
arranger:
Hannah Peel (Northern Irish composer)
cover recording of:
I Started a Joke
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Gibb Brothers Music
4:18
10Never the Same
acoustic guitar, mellotron and piano:
Steve Cradock
bass recorder:
John Halford (bass recorder and trumpetist; performs with The Living Brain, Paul Weller)
cello:
Jessica Cox
lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
recording of:
Never The Same
lyricist and composer:
Lal Waterson (English folksinger)
3:04
11Lawdy Rolla
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums (drum set), percussion and piano:
Steve Cradock
alto saxophone:
Kevin Haynes
electronic organ [hammond organ] and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
recording of:
Lawdy Rolla
writer:
Robin Hemingway
4:03
12Nobody’s Fool
bass guitar and piano:
Steve Cradock
strings:
Orchestrate
lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
arranger:
Hannah Peel (Northern Irish composer)
recording of:
Nobody’s Fool (Theme From “Budgie”)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
2:36
13Journey
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums (drum set), mellotron and percussion:
Steve Cradock
kora:
Sekou Keita
lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
recording of:
The Journey
lyricist and composer:
Duncan Browne (English singer-songwriter)
3:07
14Daltry Street
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, celesta, harpsichord, mandolin [bass mandolin], percussion and piano:
Steve Cradock
drums (drum set):
Ben Gordelier
flugelhorn:
Steve Trigg
French horn and strings:
Orchestrate
background vocals:
Jake Fletcher
lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
arranger:
Hannah Peel (Northern Irish composer) and Steve Trigg
recording of:
Daltry Street
writer:
Jake Fletcher
3:43
15Clive’s Song
acoustic guitar, drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Cradock
slide guitar [slide acoustic guitar]:
Steve Brookes (Formed "The Jam" with Paul Weller)
guest vocals:
Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
recording of:
Clive’s Song
writer:
Clive Palmer
4:05

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Richard Andrews (art director & designer)
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
photography:Dean Chalkley
liner notes:Pete Paphides (journalist)
mixer:Steve Cradock
Charles Rees
engineer:Steve Cradock
Jez Murphy
Charles Rees
producer:Steve Cradock
additional orchestrator:Dave Malkin (guitarist)
mastering:Geoff Pesche (mastering engineer)
conductor:Ben Foster
arranger:Steve Cradock
manufactured by:Optimal Media GmbH (manufacturer; do NOT use as release label)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Solid Bond Productions
licensed to:Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company)
recorded at:Angel Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Black Barn Studios in Woking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Kundalini Studios, Devon (studio in Devon) in Devon, England, United Kingdom
mastered at:Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/34634743 [info]