''Cobblestone Runway'' is the sixth studio album from Canadian singer-songwriter
Ron Sexsmith
Ronald Eldon Sexsmith (born January 8, 1964) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario. He was the songwriter of the year at the 2005 Juno Awards. He began releasing recordings of his own material in 1985 at age 21, and has ...
. The album also features a second version of the song "Gold in Them Hills" as a bonus, featuring a duet vocal with
Coldplay
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's
Chris Martin
Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and producer. He is best known as the vocalist, pianist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay.
Born in Exeter, Martin went to University Colleg ...
. Some printings of the album came with a second disc, a re-release of "Grand Opera Lane."
In 2012,
Katie Melua
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released a version of "Gold in Them Hills" from her album, ''
Secret Symphony''.
Track listing
All songs written by
Ronald Eldon Sexsmith.
# "Former Glory" – 2:55
# "These Days" – 3:23
# "Least That I Can Do" – 4:26
# "God Loves Everyone" – 3:09
# "Disappearing Act" – 3:41
# "For a Moment There" – 3:04
# "Gold in Them Hills" – 3:34
# "Heart's Desire" – 4:20
# "Dragonfly on
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" – 3:24
# "The Less I Know" – 4:13
# "Up the Road" – 2:54
# "Best Friends" – 1:53
# "You Cross My Mind" (Japanese Bonus Track)
# "Gold in Them Hills (Remix)" (featuring
Chris Martin
Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and producer. He is best known as the vocalist, pianist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay.
Born in Exeter, Martin went to University Colleg ...
) – 3:40
Personnel
* Ron Sexsmith – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano
* Martin Terefe – producer, bass, synthesizers, hi-hats, backing vocals, marimbas
*
Glen Scott – Fender Rhodes, backing vocals
* Christer Jansson – drums, percussion, brushes
* Claes Bjorklund – noises, string machine, grooves, synth bass, vocoder, synthesizers, drums, piano, bass, Fender Rhodes, mirage operator, funk guitar
* Andreas Olsson – bells, electronic grooves, noises
* Kim Fleming – choir
* George Pendergrass – choir
* Chris Willis – choir
* Steve Crawford – choir
* Gale West – choir
* David Davidson – violin, string arranger
* David Angell – violin
* Kristin Wilkinson – viola
* John Catchings – cello
* Chris Martin – vocals
References
2002 albums
Nettwerk Records albums
Ron Sexsmith albums
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