The Triumph of Hope Over Experience explained

The Triumph of Hope Over Experience
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Robb Johnson
Cover:	TriumphOfHope.jpg
Released:	2002
Recorded:	September–December 2001, Running Frog Music, Windsor, UK
Length:	59:10
Label:	Irregular Records

"The Triumph of Hope Over Experience" is an album by Robb Johnson released in 2002.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Robb Johnson

1. "Passport, Tickets and Guitar" – 5:03
2. "One Broadstairs Morning" – 4:10
3. "Life is Football" – 4:49
4. "When the Swing Began to Swing" – 3:42
5. "Soho Heart" – 6:20
6. "Happy Birthday, General" – 3:39
7. "Supporting Chumbawamba" – 5:22
8. "London on Sea" – 5:01
9. "This Song is a Rose" – 5:34
10. "Hope Street, Tomorrow Afternoon" – 4:29
11. "You and This City" – 4:58
12. "Sunlight and Snow" – 5:04
13. bonus track – 1:51

Personnel

Musicians

• Robb Johnson - vocals, guitar
• Barb Jungr - vocals (tracks 5, 10–11)
• Mauricio Venegas-Astorga - vocals (track 6), guitar (track 11), flute (track 6), panpipes (track 6), percussion (track 3)
• Miranda Sykes - vocals (tracks 2–3, 8–10), bass guitar (tracks 2–3, 9–11), double bass (tracks 1, 5, 8, 12)
• Russell Churney - piano (tracks 2, 5, 8, 11)
• John Sykes - vocals (track 2), melodeon (track 2)
• Rachel Pantin - violin (track 8)
• Saskia Tomkins - violin (tracks 1, 4, 9–10)
• Paul Mullineaux - drums (tracks 1–2, 9–11)
• "The Evening Star" - vocals (track 3)

Other personnel

• Robb Johnson - design, photography
• Meeta Johnson - photography
• Tony Warren - design

External links

• Robb Johnson Official website

Notes and References

1. http://www.frootsmag.com/content/features/reviews_index/revs_ind_j.html "fRoots Reviews Index: J"