1997 studio album by Big Big Train
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English Boy Wonders is the second studio album by the English progressive rock band, Big Big Train . It was released in 1997 by Giant Electric Pea.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Big Empty Skies" Spawton 4:21 2. "Brushed Aside" Spawton 5:37 3. "A Giddy Thing" Spawton 5:16 4. "28 Years" Read, Spawton 2:24 5. "Pretty Mom" Spawton, Poole 3:26 6. "Out of It" Spawton 5:57 7. "Cloudless and Starry and Still" Spawton, Poole 3:33 8. "Albion Perfide" Spawton, Poole, Muller 10:23 9. "Right to the End of the World Tra-La" Spawton 1:56 10. "The Shipping Forecast" Spawton 10:46 11. "Mr Boxgroveman" Spawton, Poole 6:12 12. "Reaching for John Dowland" Spawton, Poole, Hughes 8:13 13. "Fell Asleep" Spawton 3:35
Re-release
In February 2008, it was announced on Big Big Train's BlogSpot that English Boy Wonders was going to be re-recorded and partially re-mixed.[ 1]
It was re-released on the band's new record label, English Electric , on 1 December 2008.
The re-release adds one track and changes the running order.
"Big Empty Skies" – 4:23
"Brushed Aside" – 5:40
"Albion Perfide"[†] – 10:27
"Pretty Mom"[†] – 3:43
"A Giddy Thing"[†] – 5:17
"Out of It"[†] – 6:02
"Cloudless and Starry and Still"[†] – 3:36
"Two Poets Meet" (Spawton) – 4:26 (Re-issue Bonus Track)
"28 Years" – 2:28
"Reaching for John Dowland" – 8:46
"Boxgrove Man" – 7:23
"The Shipping Forecast"[†] – 10:14
"Right to the End of the World Tra-La"[†] – 2:03
"Fell Asleep"[†] – 3:59
[†] Tracks 3-7 are grouped as For Autumn (Parts 1-5) and tracks 12-14 as For Autumn (Parts 6-8) .
Personnel
Guest musicians
References
Andy Poole
Ian Cooper
Steve Hughes
Martin Read
Tony Müller
Pete Hibbit
Phil Hogg
Sean Filkins
David Longdon
Dave Gregory
Danny Manners
Rachel Hall
Carly Bryant
Studio albums Live albums Demo albums and EPs Compilations