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Product Summary
Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. Cape Cod Girls - Baby Gramps ~ Various Artists
2. Mingulay Boat Song - Richard Thompson ~ Various Artists
3. My Son John - John C. Reilly ~ Various Artists
4. Fire Down Below - Nick Cave ~ Various Artists
5. Turkish Revelry - Loudon Wainwright III ~ Various Artists
6. Bully In The Alley - Three Pruned Men ~ Various Artists
7. Cruel Ship's Captain, The - Bryan Ferry ~ Various Artists
8. Dead Horse - Robin Holcomb ~ Various Artists
9. Spanish Ladies - Bill Frisell ~ Various Artists
10. Coast of High Barbary - Joseph Arthur ~ Various Artists
11. Haul Away Joe - Mark Anthony Thompson ~ Various Artists
12. Dan Dan - David Thomas ~ Various Artists
13. Blood Red RosesSally Brown - Sting ~ Various Artists
14. Lowlands Away - Rufus Wainwright/Kate McGarrigle ~ Various Artists
15. Baltimore Whores - Gavin Friday ~ Various Artists
16. Rolling Sea - Eliza Carthy ~ Various Artists
17. Mermaid, The - Martin Carthy & The UK Group ~ Various Artists
18. Haul On The Bowline - Bob Neuwirth ~ Various Artists
19. Dying Sailor To His Shipmates, A - Bono ~ Various Artists
20. Bonnie Portmore - Lucinda Williams ~ Various Artists
21. Shenandoah - Richard Greene/Jack Shit ~ Various Artists
22. Cry Of Man, The - Mary Margaret O'Hara ~ Various Artists
Disc 2
Song Title
Sample
1. Boney Was A Warrior - Jack Shit ~ Various Artists
2. Good Ship Venus - Loudon Wainwright III ~ Various Artists
3. Long Time Ago - White Magic ~ Various Artists
4. Pinery Boy - Nick Cave ~ Various Artists
5. Lowlands Low - Bryan Ferry/Antony ~ Various Artists
6. One Spring Morning - Akron/Family ~ Various Artists
7. Hog-Eye Man - Martin Carthy & Family ~ Various Artists
8. Fiddler, The - Richard Greene/Ricky Jay ~ Various Artists
9. Caroline And Her Young Sailor Bold - Andrea Corr ~ Various Artists
10. Fathom The Bowl - John C. Reilly ~ Various Artists
11. What Do We Do With A Drunken Sailor - David Thomas ~ Various Artists
12. Farewell Nancy - Ed Harcourt ~ Various Artists
13. Hanging Johnny - Stan Ridgway ~ Various Artists
14. Old Man Of The Sea - Baby Gramps ~ Various Artists
15. Greenland Whale Fisheries - Van Dyke Parks ~ Various Artists
16. Shallow Brown - Sting ~ Various Artists
17. Grey Funnel Line, The - Jolie Holland ~ Various Artists
18. Drop Of Nelson's Blood, A - Jarvis Cocker ~ Various Artists
19. Leave Her Johnny - Lou Reed ~ Various Artists
20. Little Boy Billee - Ralph Steadman ~ Various Artists
Overseen by Hal Willner, and featuring a remarkably eclectic artist roster that includes Sting, Nick Cave, Bono, and David Thomas, this collection of ancient work songs from the days of sail is a treasure trove of undiscovered minor classics. Jarvis Cocker sings "A Drop of Nelson's Blood," while Bryan Ferry splices the mainbrace with a rendition of "The Cruel Ship's Captain," Loudon Wainwright III puts hairs on his chest singing some of the myriad stanzas of "The Good Ship Venus," and 1960s folk scene mover and shaker Bobby Neuwirth bends his back to the strains of "Haul in the Bowline." |
Album Notes and Credits
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Overseen by Hal Willner, and featuring a remarkably eclectic artist roster that includes Sting, Nick Cave, Bono, and David Thomas, this collection of ancient work songs from the days of sail is a treasure trove of undiscovered minor classics. Jarvis Cocker sings "A Drop of Nelson's Blood," while Bryan Ferry splices the mainbrace with a rendition of "The Cruel Ship's Captain," Loudon Wainwright III puts hairs on his chest singing some of the myriad stanzas of "The Good Ship Venus," and 1960s folk scene mover and shaker Bobby Neuwirth bends his back to the strains of "Haul in the Bowline." |
Producer: Johnny Depp; Gore Verbinski; Hal Willner |
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Technical Info
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Release Date : 07/11/2006 |
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Original Release Date : 2006 |
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Catalog ID : 86817 |
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Label : Anti (USA) |
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Number of Discs : 2 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00045778681723 |
Professional Reviews
Entertainment Weekly (p.86)
- "[A] revelatory folk-song collection with the sea in the leading role....Covering way more emotional territory than the film that occasioned them." -- Grade: B
- "[A] revelatory folk-song collection with the sea in the leading role....Covering way more emotional territory than the film that occasioned them." -- Grade: B
Q (p.158)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[With] Bryan Ferry's brace of excellent contributions. Growling like a ravaged sea dog, the old smoothie is utterly unrecognisable."
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[With] Bryan Ferry's brace of excellent contributions. Growling like a ravaged sea dog, the old smoothie is utterly unrecognisable."
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