Heaven and Earth (John Martyn album)

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Heaven and Earth
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Studio album by
Released16 May 2011
Recorded2008–2009
StudioWoolengrange (Thomastown, Ireland)
  • Doon The Cellar (Birkenhead, England)
  • Parr Street Studios (Liverpool, England)
  • Washoose (South Lanarkshire, Scotland)
  • Butcher Boy (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Label Hole in the Rain Music Ltd.
Producer Jim Tullio
  • Garry Pollitt
John Martyn chronology
On the Cobbles
(2004)
Heaven and Earth
(2011)

Heaven and Earth is a posthumous studio album by John Martyn, completed by Gary Pollitt, released online on 16 May 2011. During recording the album was provisionally entitled Willing to Work.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Martyn except "Can't Turn Back The Years", a Phil Collins composition that originally appeared on his album Both Sides .

  1. "Heel of the Hunt" - 5:38
  2. "Stand Amazed" - 6:50
  3. "Heaven and Earth" - 7:04
  4. "Bad Company" - 4:35
  5. "Could've Told You Before I Met You" - 5:08
  6. "Gambler" - 5:17
  7. "Can't Turn Back The Years" (Phil Collins) - 4:17
  8. "Colour" - 5:30
  9. "Willing to Work" - 8:04

Personnel

Production

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