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"Glorious Fool (Clarence Fountain and Sam Butler)" from Johnny Boy Would Love This...A Tribute to John Martyn Disc 1
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"Bless The Weather (The Emperors of Wyoming)" from Johnny Boy Would Love This...A Tribute to John Martyn Disc 1
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"May You Never (Snow Patrol)" from Johnny Boy Would Love This...A Tribute to John Martyn Disc 2
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"Walk To The Water (John Smith)" from Johnny Boy Would Love This...A Tribute to John Martyn Disc 2
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Robert Smith Covers John Martyn
By brandon

British folk-rock singer/songwriter/acclaimed Echoplex-toting guitarist John Martyn passed away a couple years ago as the result of double pneumonia. A 30-song tribute called Johnny Boy Would Love This will be released this August to commemorate his legacy. Contributors include Beck, pal/collaborator Phil Collins, Devendra Banhart, Vetiver, and Beth Orton. There’s also this very pretty take on Martyn’s 1977 One World track “Small Hours” by Robert Smith. Smith had this to say: “I first heard ‘Small Hours’ on the John Peel Show late in 1977 and fell instantly in love with it… One World very quickly became my favorite John Martyn album … And these beautiful songs were, are and always will be an inspiration and an enchantment.” Take a listen while you read over the tracklist:

Johnny Boy Would Love This:

CD 1
01 “Let The Good Things Come” – David Gray
02 “Glorious Fool” – Clarence Fountain And Sam Butler (Formerly The Blind Boys Of Alabama)
03 “Small Hours” – Robert Smith
04 “Stormbringer” – Beck
05 “Over The Hill” – Ted Barnes Featuring Gavin Clark
06 “I Don’t Wanna Know” – The Swell Season
07 “Bless The Weather” – The Emperors Of Wyoming
08 “Couldn’t Love You More” – Lisa Hannigan
09 “Go Easy” – Vetiver
10 “Solid Air” Skye – Edwards
11 “You Can Discover” – Cheryl Wilson
12 “The Easy Blues” – Joe Bonamassa
13 “Dancing” – Sonia Dada
14 “Certain Surprise” – Sabrina Dinan
15 “One World” – Paolo Nutini

CD 2
01 “May You Never” – Snow Patrol
02 “Go Down Easy” – Beth Orton
03 “Fairytale Lullaby” – Bombay Bicycle Club
04 “Fine Lines” – Syd Kitchen
05 “Head And Heart” – Vashti Bunyan
06 “Run Honey Run” – Morcheeba Featuring Bradley Burgess
07 “Angeline” – Nicholas Barron
08 “Walk To The Water” – John Smith
09 “Hurt In Your Heart” – Judie Tzuke
10 “Road To Ruin” – Jim Tullio
11 “John Wayne” – Oh My God
12 “Rope Soul’d” – The Blackships
13 “Back To Stay” – Ultan Conlon
14 “Anna” – Brendan Campbell
15 “Tearing And Breaking” – Phil Collins

Johnny Boy Would Love This…A Tribute to John Martyn is out 8/16 via Liaison.

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