Sunday's Child

This article is about the John Martyn album. For the nursery rhyme, see Monday's Child. For the Phil Keaggy album, see Phil Keaggy and Sunday's Child.

Sunday's Child

Studio album by John Martyn

Released

January 1975

Recorded

August 1974, Island Studios, Hammersmith, London

Genre

Folk rock

Length

38:40

Label

Island

Producer

John Martyn

John Martyn chronology

Inside Out
(1973)

Sunday's Child
(1975)

One World
(1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
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Sunday's Child is a John Martyn album released in 1975. John Martyn's follow-up to 1973's Inside Out is a more song-oriented, less experimental album. His eighth record, including two with his wife Beverley Martyn, shows the many facets of Martyn's playing, from his effects-driven electric guitar to his acoustic work. This album contains a collection of strong original songs, as well as a pair of covers: the traditional British ballad "Spencer the Rover" and the country standard "Satisfied Mind". The song "The Message" features a pair of verses written by Martyn sung in his typical style alternating with a pair of verses from the Scottish folk ballad Mairi's Wedding sung with a Scottish lilt.

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Martyn except where indicated.

"One Day Without You"
"Lay It All Down"
"Root Love"
"My Baby Girl"
"Sunday's Child"
"Spencer the Rover" (Traditional, arr. John Martyn)
"Clutches"
"The Message"
"Satisfied Mind" (Red Hayes, Jack Rhodes; falsely credited as Traditional, arr. John Martyn)
"You Can Discover"
"Call Me Crazy"

Bonus tracks

"Ellie Rhee" (outtake)
"A Satisfied Mind" (first mix)
"One Day Without You" (live)
"You Can Discover" (live)
"My Baby Girl" (live)
"The Message" (live)
"Spencer The Rover" (live)"

Bonus tracks 3–7 recorded 7 January 1975 for John Peel session. John Martyn solo, with guitar.

Personnel

John Martyn – vocals, guitar, Moog synthesiser, clavinet
Danny Thompson – double bass
Liam Genockey – drums
Al Anderson – bass on "One Day Without You"
John Bundrick – piano on "My Baby Girl"
Kesh Sathie – tabla on "My Baby Girl"
Beverley Martyn – backing vocals on "My Baby Girl"
Terry Wilson – bass on "Clutches"
Tony Braunagel – drums on "Clutches"

References

External links

The Official John Martyn Website

John Martyn

John Martyn studio albums	London Conversation (1967) The Tumbler (1968) Bless the Weather (1971) Solid Air (February 1973) Inside Out (October 1973) Sunday's Child (1975) One World (1977) Grace and Danger (1980) Glorious Fool (1981) Well Kept Secret (1982) Sapphire (1984) Piece by Piece (1986) The Apprentice (1990) Cooltide (1991) Couldn't Love You More (1992) No Little Boy (1993) And (1996) The Church with One Bell (1998) Glasgow Walker (2000) On the Cobbles (2004) Heaven and Earth (2011)

Albums with Beverley Martyn	Stormbringer! (February 1970) The Road to Ruin (October 1970)

Live albums	Live at Leeds (1976) Philentropy (1983) Foundations (1987) Live (1994) The Battle of Medway: 17 July 1973 (2007) The Simmer Dim (2008) The July Wakes (2008; recorded 1986)

Compilations	So Far So Good (1977) The Electric John Martyn (1982) Sweet Little Mysteries: The Island Anthology (1994) Late Night John (2004) Anthology (2007) Ain't No Saint (2008)

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