Nine (Fairport Convention album)

Nine

Studio album by Fairport Convention

Released

October 1973

Recorded

July - August, 1973 at Sound Techniques, London

Genre

folk rock

Label

A&M

Producer

Trevor Lucas, John Wood and Fairport Convention

Fairport Convention chronology

Rosie
(1973)

Nine
(1973)

Fairport Live Convention
(1974)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Nine is the ninth album by the British folk rock group Fairport Convention and, according to Allmusic, is their most uneven. It is their second album to feature Trevor Lucas and Jerry Donahue, and features no original members of Fairport Convention.

Polly on the Shore was re-recorded by the 21st century lineup of Fairport Convention (featuring only Dave Pegg from the Nine-era lineup) for their album Sense of Occasion in 2007, with Simon Nicol on lead vocals. The same lineup later re-recorded The Hexhamshire Lass in a new arrangement for 2012's By Popular Request. This version featured Chris Leslie on lead vocals.

Track listing

Side one

"The Hexhamshire Lass" (Traditional; arranged by Fairport Convention) – 2:31
"Polly on the Shore" (Music: Pegg, Words: Traditional; arranged by Swarbrick, Lucas) – 4:56
"The Brilliancy Medley/Cherokee Shuffle" (Traditional) – 3:56
"To Althea From Prison" (Words: Lovelace; Music: Dave Swarbrick) – 5:10
"Tokyo" (Donahue) – 2:52

Side two

"Bring 'Em Down" (Lucas) – 5:59
"Big William" (Lucas, Swarbrick) – 3:25
"Pleasure and Pain" (Lucas, Swarbrick) – 5:03
"Possibly Parsons Green" (Lucas, Roche) – 4:42

Bonus tracks on CD reissue

"The Devil in the Kitchen" (Fiddlestix) – 2:49
"George Jackson" (Live) – 2:49
"Pleasure and Pain" (Live) – 4:59
"Six Days on the Road" (Live) – 3:44

Bonus tracks recorded live at The Howff (London) on April 23, 1973.

Personnel

Trevor Lucas: acoustic guitar, lead (2, 6, 9), chorus (8), and backing vocals
Dave Swarbrick: violin, lead (1, 4, 7), verse (8) and backing vocals, viola, mandolin (7)
Jerry Donahue: acoustic and electric guitars
Dave Pegg: bass, backing vocals, mandolin (3)
Dave Mattacks: drums, percussion, bass (3), harmonium (4), clavinet (5)

References

↑ Eder, B. (2011). "Nine - Fairport Convention | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 July 2011.

Fairport Convention

Simon Nicol Dave Pegg Ric Sanders Chris Leslie Gerry Conway Richard Thompson Ashley Hutchings Shaun Frater Martin Lamble Judy Dyble Iain Matthews Sandy Denny Dave Swarbrick Dave Mattacks Roger Hill Tom Farnall David Rea Trevor Lucas Jerry Donahue Paul Warren Bruce Rowland Dan Ar Braz Bob Brady Roger Burridge Maartin Allcock Discography

Studio albums	Fairport Convention (1968) What We Did on Our Holidays (1969) Unhalfbricking (1969) Liege & Lief (1969) Full House (1970) Angel Delight (1971) "Babbacombe" Lee (1971) Rosie (1973) Nine (1973) Rising for the Moon (1975) Gottle O'Geer (1976) The Bonny Bunch of Roses (1977) Tipplers Tales (1978) Gladys' Leap (1985) Expletive Delighted! (1986) In Real Time: Live '87 (1987) Red & Gold (1988) The Five Seasons (1990) Jewel in the Crown (1995) Old New Borrowed Blue (1996) Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (1997) The Wood and the Wire (2000) XXXV (2001) Over the Next Hill (2004) Sense of Occasion (2007) Festival Bell (2011) By Popular Request (2012) Myths and Heroes (2015)

Singles	"If I Had a Ribbon Bow" (1968) "Meet on the Ledge" (1968) "I'll Keep It with Mine" (1969) "Si Tu Dois Partir" (1969) "If (Stomp)" (1970) "Now Be Thankful" (1970)

Live albums	Fairport Live Convention (1974) Live at the L.A. Troubadour (1977) Farewell Farewell (1979) Moat on the Ledge - Live at Broughton Castle (1982) House Full (1986) Heyday (1987) 25th Anniversary Concert (1992) Cropredy 98 (1999) The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood (2004) Journeyman's Grace (2005) Live at the BBC (2007) Off the Desk (2008) Live at Cropredy 08 (2009) Babbacombe Lee - Live Again (2012)

Compilations	History of Fairport Convention (1972) Tour Sampler (1975) Fairport Chronicles (1976) The Woodworm Years (1991) A Chronicle of Sorts 1967 - 1969 Meet On the Ledge: The Classic Years 1967-1975 Some of Our Yesterdays Fairport Convention (2002 compilation) Then & Now 1982 - 1996: The Best of Fairport Convention Rhythm of the Times (2003) Across the Decades (2003)

Box sets	The Cropredy Box (1998)

Related articles	Fairport's Cropredy Convention (Cropredy Festival) Fairport's Cropredy Convention Line-ups (Cropredy Festival) Electric folk Jethro Tull

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