''Cooltide'' is an album by

John Martyn Iain David McGeachy (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), known professionally as John Martyn, was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a 40-year career, he released 23 studio albums and received frequent critical acclaim. ...

. Recorded at CaVa Sound Workshops,

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. Originally released on CD by Permanent Records, catalogue number PERM CD 4. The album marks the handover by longtime Martyn keyboard collaborator Foster Patterson to his successor

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. Cozens had to sit his college final examinations during the recording, and Patterson returned to deputise in his absence.''Some People Are Crazy - the John Martyn Story'' - John Neil Munro (Polygon 2007)

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Martyn except where indicated. #"Hole In The Rain" - 4:38 #"Annie Says" - 4:58 #"Jack The Lad" - 6:39 #"Number Nine" - 3:36 #"The Cure" - 4:13 #"Same Difference" - 4:21 #"Father Time" - 5:34 #"Call Me" - 5:36 #"Cooltide" - 12:23

Personnel

(as listed on original CD release) * John Martyn – vocals, guitars *

– keyboards, synth bass * Foster Patterson – keyboards * Dave Ball – bass (4) * Alan Thomson – bass (6, 8) * John Henderson – drums (1–3, 5–9) * Arran Ahmun – drums (4) * Miles Bould – percussion * Joe Locke –

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– soprano saxophone * Jessica King – backing vocals (6)

Production

* John Martyn – producer * Spencer Cozens – producer * Brian Young – producer, engineer, mixing * Tony Doogan – assistant engineer, mixing * Douglas McKechnie – cover artwork

Notes

External links

The Official John Martyn Website
John Martyn albums 1991 albums Permanent Records albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub