XX (Box Set)

~ Release by Great Big Sea (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

The pricey Box Set edition includes a third CD, "Rogue Waves", a DVD with a documentary "Meet Great Big Sea" and other goodies.

Annotation last modified on 2013-04-05 21:56 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: The Pop Songs
▼ CD 2: The Folk Songs
#TitleRatingLength
1Heart of Hearts
4:09
2Great Big Sea / Gone by the Board
acoustic guitar:
Alan Doyle (of Great Big Sea)
bass:
Darrell Power
bodhrán and lead vocals:
Séan McCann (Canadian singer/songwriter, member of Great Big Sea)
button accordion:
Bob Hallett
background vocals:
Alan Doyle (of Great Big Sea), Bob Hallett and Darrell Power
arranger:
Great Big Sea
recording of:
Gone by the Board
writer:
Bob Hallett
recording of:
Great Big Sea Hove in Long Beach (aka Grat Big Sea Hove, Great Big Sea)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
33:36
3Donkey Riding
guest fiddle:
Kyle MacNeil (fiddler) and Lucy MacNeil (fiddler)
guest piano:
Seamus MacNeil
guest piano accordion:
Stuart MacNeil
recording of:
Donkey Riding
lyricist and composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
is based on:
Highland Laddie
52:23
4Gideon Brown
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Vince R. Ditrich
cover recording of:
A Boat Like Gideon Brown
writer:
Frank Dwyer
arranger:
Great Big Sea
2:54
5Dancing with Mrs. White
arranger:
Great Big Sea
recording of:
Dancing With Mrs. White
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:06
6General Taylor
recording of:
General Taylor
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 216)
2:56
7Come and I Will Sing You
additional engineer:
Spencer Crewe
engineer:
Scott Hammond
producer:
Alan Doyle (of Great Big Sea), Bob Hallett and Séan McCann (Canadian singer/songwriter, member of Great Big Sea)
mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Great Big Sea "1995" Ltd. (in 2005)
recorded at:
The Great Big Studio in St. John's
mixed at:
Krystal Music in Toronto
recording of:
Come, and I Will Sing You
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
Green Grow the Rushes, O
3:44
8Ferryland Sealer
arranger:
Great Big Sea
recording of:
Ferryland Sealer
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4533)
partial recording of:
Hunt the squirrel
publisher:
John Young (music publisher, fl. 1698-1732) (in 1709)
part of:
The Dancing Master
3:17
9Lukey
recording of:
Lukey’s Boat
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:24
10Captain Wedderburn
additional guest performer:
The Chieftains
recording of:
Captain Wedderburn's Courtship
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Child Ballads (number: 46) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 36)
partial recording of:
Tabhair dom do Lámh (Give Me Your Hand, catch-all)
composer:
Ruaidri Dáll Ó Catháin (Irish harpist & composer, circa 1580-1653) and Paddy Moloney
publisher:
Mews Music
part of:
Lady Margaret Wemyss's songbook (Scottish lute tunes, transcribed 1643 – 1648)
3:37
11Captain Kidd
engineer:
Scott Hammond
producer:
Alan Doyle (of Great Big Sea), Bob Hallett and Séan McCann (Canadian singer/songwriter, member of Great Big Sea)
mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
guest five-string banjo:
Fergus O’Byrne
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Great Big Sea "1995" Ltd. (in 2005)
additionally recorded at:
The Sonic Temple in Halifax
recorded at:
The Great Big Studio in St. John's
mixed at:
Krystal Music in Toronto
2:51
12Le Bon Vin
3:09
13England
4:45
14Old Black Rum
recording of:
The Old Black Rum
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Bob Hallett
2:29
15Paddy Murphy
partial instrumental recording of:
Mussels in the Corner
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
cover recording of:
The Night Paddy Murphy Died
writer:
Johnny Burke (Newfoundland songwriter, 1851-1930)
53:01
16River Driver
engineer:
Scott Hammond
producer:
Alan Doyle (of Great Big Sea), Bob Hallett and Séan McCann (Canadian singer/songwriter, member of Great Big Sea)
mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Great Big Sea "1995" Ltd. (in 2005)
recorded at:
The Great Big Studio in St. John's
mixed at:
Krystal Music in Toronto
recording of:
The River Driver
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Alan Doyle (of Great Big Sea), Bob Hallett and Séan McCann (Canadian singer/songwriter, member of Great Big Sea)
3:03
17Mari-Mac
arranger:
Great Big Sea
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 92)
recording of:
Mary Mack (English version)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translated version of:
Mary Mack (Scots version)
52:33
18Excursion Around the Bay
bodhrán:
Séan McCann (Canadian singer/songwriter, member of Great Big Sea)
background vocals:
Alan Doyle (of Great Big Sea), Bob Hallett and Séan McCann (Canadian singer/songwriter, member of Great Big Sea)
lead vocals:
Darrell Power
arranger:
Great Big Sea
recording of:
Excursion Around the Bay
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Johnny Burke (Newfoundland songwriter, 1851-1930)
42:29
19Josephine the Baker
recording of:
Josephine the Baker
writer:
Bob Hallett, Jeremy R. Binns (Canadian singer-songwriter) and Joel Plaskett
4:35
20Good People
additional engineer:
Mike Napolitano
engineer, producer and mixer:
Alan Doyle (of Great Big Sea)
additional producer:
Steve Berlin
guest melodica:
Steve Berlin
guest washboard:
Washboard Hank
engineered at:
The Music Shed in New Orleans, United States
additionally produced at:
The Music Shed in New Orleans, United States
recording of:
Good People
additional writer:
Paul Lamb
writer:
Séan McCann (Canadian singer/songwriter, member of Great Big Sea)
2:36
▶ CD 3: Rogue Waves

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B008UTOUAY [info]

Release group

Wikipedia:en: XX (Great Big Sea album) [info]
Wikidata:Q8042650 [info]