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| Off The Desk | ||||
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| Released | 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2004–2005 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 101:17 | |||
| Label | Matty Grooves | |||
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Off The Desk is a live album by Fairport Convention. It was recorded on Fairport Convention's Winter Tours during 2004 and 2005 and the double CD features many tracks previously unavailable as live recordings.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Over the Falls" | Chris Leslie | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Adieu Adieu" | Traditional, arrangement by Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Dave Swarbrick, Bruce Rowland | 2:23 |
| 3. | "The Happy Man" | trad., arr. Leslie | 2:48 |
| 4. | "Canny Capers" | Ric Sanders | 5:13 |
| 5. | "Willow Creek" | Steve Tilston, Chris Parkinson | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Genesis Hall" | Richard Thompson | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Over the Next Hill" | Tilston | 4:18 |
| 8. | "Portmeirion" | Sanders | 5:24 |
| 9. | "My Love is in America" | Leslie | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Western Wind" | trad., arr. Nicol, Pegg, Sanders, Leslie, Gerry Conway | 4:58 |
| 11. | "Rosemary's Sister" | Huw Williams | 6:20 |
| Total length: | 48:53 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Some Special Place" | Sanders | 3:50 |
| 2. | "I'm Already There" | Leslie | 6:16 |
| 3. | "The Fossil Hunter" | Leslie | 6:30 |
| 4. | "The Journeyman's Grace" | Swarbrick, Thompson | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Wait for the Tide to Come In" | Ben Bennion | 4:41 |
| 6. | "The Wassail Song" | trad., arr. Fairport | 3:27 |
| 7. | "Morris Medley" (Laudnum Bunches/Orange in Blossom/Banks of the Dee) | trad., arr. Leslie | 2:31 |
| 8. | "Close to You" | Leslie | 4:07 |
| 9. | "The Hiring Fair" | Ralph McTell | 7:30 |
| 10. | "Walk Awhile" | Swarbrick, Thompson | 4:18 |
| 11. | "John Gaudie" | Leslie | 4:33 |
| Total length: | 52:24 | ||
special guests on "Wait for the Tide to Come In":
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2008 | Matty Grooves | double CD | MG2CD043 |
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