Over the Next Hill

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Over the Next Hill
Fairport Convention Over The Next Hill.jpg
Studio album by
Released2004
RecordedMarch – April 2004
Genre British folk rock
Label Matty Grooves Records
Producer Dave Pegg
Fairport Convention chronology
XXXV
(2002)
Over the Next Hill
(2004)
Sense of Occasion
(2007)
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Over the Next Hill is a 2004 album by the band Fairport Convention.

Contents

Recording

The album was recorded during March and April 2004 at Dave Pegg's Woodworm Studio, Barford St. Michael, Oxfordshire, UK. It was engineered and mixed by Mark Tucker, and the executive producer was Dave Pegg. It was the first release on the band's newly created Matty Grooves Records label.

Reception

Over the Next Hill was described by Mojo as "simply [Fairport's] best album in 25 years".[ citation needed ]

Track listing

  1. "Over the Next Hill" (Steve Tilston) – 4:21
  2. "I'm Already There" (Chris Leslie) – 6:41
  3. "Wait for the Tide to Come In" (Ben Bennion) – 4:37
  4. "Canny Capers" (Ric Sanders) – 5:11
  5. "Over the Falls" (Chris Leslie) – 4:31
  6. "The Wassail Song" (Traditional; arranged by Fairport Convention) – 3:16
  7. "The Fossil Hunter" (Chris Leslie) – 6:15
  8. "Willow Creek" (Steve Tilston, Chris Parkinson) – 3:51
  9. "Westward" (Julie Matthews) – 4:09
  10. "Some Special Place" (Ric Sanders) – 3:39
  11. "Si Tu Dois Partir" – (Bob Dylan) 3:27
  12. "Auld Lang Syne" (hidden track) - (Traditional)

Personnel

Additional personnel

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References

  1. Nickson, Chris. Over the Next Hill at AllMusic