The Five Seasons Explained

The Five Seasons
Type:	studio
Artist:	Fairport Convention
Cover:	FairportFiveSeasons.jpg
Released:	December 1990
Recorded:	April – August 1990
Studio:	Woodworm Studios, Barford St. Michael, Oxfordshire^[1]
Genre:	British folk rock
Label:	New Routes
Producer:	Dave Mattacks, Simon Nicol
Prev Title:	Red & Gold
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	Jewel in the Crown
Next Year:	1995

The Five Seasons is the seventeenth studio album by British folk rock band Fairport Convention.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Claudy Banks" (Traditional) - 5:53
2. "Cup of Tea!"/"A Loaf of Bread"/"Miss Monahan's" (Allcock, Traditional) - 3:16
3. "All Your Beauty" (Barry Lowe, Martin White) - 2:55
4. "Sock In It" (Dave Whetstone) - 5:29
5. "Gold" (Peter Blegvad) - 5:06

Side two

1. "Ginnie" (Huw Williams) - 4:10
2. "Mock Morris '90" (The Green Man/The Cropredy Badger/Molly On The Jetty) (Ric Sanders) - 4:53
3. "The Card Song"/"Shuffle the Pack" (Allcock, Mattacks, Nicol) - 4:26
4. "The Wounded Whale" (Archie Fisher, Traditional) - 6:43

Bonus Track on CD release

1. "Rhythm of the Time" (Dave Whetstone) - 5:52

Release history

• 1990, December: UK LP, New Routes RUE 005
• 1990, December : UK CD, New Routes RUE CD 005
• 1990, December : US CD, Rough Trade NR 005-2
• 1991, December : UK CD, Woodworm Records WRCD 019
• 1995, December : UK CD, HTD Records HTD CD 48^[2]

Personnel

Fairport Convention

• Maartin Allcock - guitars, bouzouki, mandolin, accordion, keyboards, vocals^[3]
• Ric Sanders - violin
• Dave Pegg - acoustic & bass guitars, vocals
• Dave Mattacks - drums, percussion, keyboards, harpsichord
• Simon Nicol - guitars, vocals, dobro

Technical

• Tim Matyear - engineer
• Barry Hammond with Simon Nicol and Dave Mattacks - mixing

Notes and References

1. Web site: Expletive-Delighted - The Fairport Convention Discography Website . Ian & Stephanie Rennie . 2009-11-23 .
2. With bonus track: " Caught A Whisper" [Dave Whetstone]. Recorded live at Cropredy 13 August 1994 direct to DAT by Rob Braviner. Mastered at Woodworm Studios, Oxon by Mark Tucker. New artwork by Peter Pracownik. Booklet redesign by Malcolm Holmes [Really Wicked Productions]) (4'38")
3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r7052/credits|pure_url=yes}} allmusic (((The Five Seasons > Credits))) ]. www.allmusic.com . 2009-11-23 .