Glasgow Walker
Studio album by
John Martyn
ReleasedMay 22, 2000
StudioThe Joe Snowdon Memorial Shed, The Washoose and Mill Studios, Kilkenny
GenreFolk rock, folk jazz, trip hop
Length53:02
LabelIndependiente[1]
ProducerJohn Martyn, Spencer Cozens
John Martyn chronology
The Church with One Bell
(1998)		 Glasgow Walker
(2000)		 On the Cobbles
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

Glasgow Walker is a 2000 album by Scottish singer-songwriter John Martyn.[3][4] It was his first album to be written on a keyboard rather than a guitar, after a suggestion from his friend Phil Collins. It contains trip hop influences, which Martyn had experimented with on his earlier album And.[5] Kathryn Williams is featured on backing vocals on "Can't Live Without" and "The Field of Play." The album was dedicated to Rod Woolnough.

Glasgow Walker peaked at No. 66 on the UK Albums Chart.[6]

Critical reception

The Birmingham Post called the album "probably [Martyn's] most assured album in a decade, a moving, heart-on-sleeve affair that finds him in fine voice."[7]

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Martyn except where indicated.

  1. "So Sweet" - 4:50
  2. "Wildflower" - 6:24
  3. "The Field of Play" - 5:48
  4. "Cool In This Life" - 4:20
  5. "Feel So Good" - 5:20
  6. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) - 5:45
  7. "Mama T" - 5:52
  8. "Can't Live Without" - 4:12
  9. "The Cat Won't Work Tonight" - 4:57
  10. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene DePaul, Don Raye) - 5:19

References

  1. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 544.
  2. ↑ "AllMusic Review by Brett Hartenbach". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Artist Biography by Brett Hartenbach". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Folk Icon John Martyn Dies At 60". NPR. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "John Martyn". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "JOHN MARTYN". Official Charts. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "CD reviews". Birmingham Post: 6. 3 June 2000.


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