Revival (Bellowhead album)

Revival
Studio album by
Bellowhead
Released30 June 2014
GenreEnglish folk, folk jazz, British folk rock
LabelIsland
ProducerRupert Christie
Bellowhead chronology
Broadside
(2012) 		Revival
(2014)
Singles from Revival
  1. "Gosport Nancy"
    Released: 16 June 2014
  2. "Let Her Run / I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight"
    Released: 22 September 2014
  3. "Roll Alabama"
    Released: 20 April 2015

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let Her Run" (version of the shanty, 'Let The Bulgine Run')Trad/arr Boden3:06
2."Roll Alabama"Trad/arr Boden3:51
3."Fine Sally" (version of 'The Sailor from Dover')Trad/arr Flood3:32
4."Let Union Be"Trad/arr Boden3:24
5."Moon Kittens" (based on the nursery rhyme, 'We're All in the Dumps')Trad/arr Flood3:24
6."Rosemary Lane" (variant of Scarborough Fair)Trad/arr Flood3:38
7."Gosport Nancy"Trad/arr Boden3:21
8."I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight"Richard Thompson/arr Boden3:24
9."Seeds Of Love"Trad/arr Boden4:26
10."Jack Lintel" (instrumental)Trad/arr Sweeney4:21
11."Greenwood Side"Trad/arr Boden6:15
Total length:42:45

Deluxe edition (CD 2)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lovely Joan (Home demo)"Trad/arr Kirkpatrick3:42
2."Three Drunken Maidens (Home demo)"Trad/arr Spiers3:05
3."Josephine (Home demo)" (previously recorded on Boden's solo album, Painted Lady)Boden/arr Mellon3:53
4."Rake"Townes Van Zandt/arr Flood3:57
5."Salisbury Plain (Home demo)"Trad/arr Thurgur4:08
6."Leviathan (Home demo)" (instrumental)Boden4:03
7."Long Time on the Ocean (Home demo)"Trad/arr Kirkpatrick & Mellon3:13
8."Roseville Fair"Bill Staines/arr Boden3:42
9."Proper Swell"Lyrics: Lal Wood, Music: Richard Scollins/arr Boden5:21
Total length:35:06

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Bellowhead sign to Island – M Magazine". 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Bellowhead @ Royal Abert Hall + New Album: Revival – Folk Radio". 21 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Bellowhead sign to Island – News – Music Week". www.musicweek.com.