When the Circus Comes to Town

1995 studio album by Bert Jansch
When the Circus Comes to Town
Studio album by
Bert Jansch
Released28 August 1995
RecordedBert Jansch's home & Boundary Row Studios, London
GenreFolk
LabelCooking Vinyl
ProducerUncredited (Bert Jansch, Jay Burnett)
Bert Jansch chronology
The Ornament Tree
(1990)
When the Circus Comes to Town
(1995)
Live at the 12 Bar: An Authorised Bootleg
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

When the Circus Comes to Town is the 19th album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch released in 1995. The song "Born and Bred in Old Ireland" was also recorded during these sessions but omitted from the UK album. Bert's manager intended to add it to a projected Japanese version of the album, which may or may not have happened. The track was re-recorded for Jansch's 1998 studio album, Toy Balloon[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bert Jansch; except where indicated

  1. "Walk Quietly By"
  2. "Open Road"
  3. "Back Home"
  4. "No-One Around" (Janie Romer)
  5. "Step Back"
  6. "When The Circus Comes To Town"
  7. "Summer Heat"
  8. "Just a Dream"
  9. "The Lady Doctor from Ashington"
  10. "Stealing the Night Away"
  11. "Honey Don't You Understand"
  12. "Born with the Blues"
  13. "Morning Brings Peace Of Mind"
  14. "Living in the Shadows"

Personnel

  • Bert Jansch - guitar, vocals
  • Colin Gibson - bass
  • Liam Genockey - drums
  • Mike Piggott - violin
  • Mark Ramsden - soprano saxophone
  • Bobby Barton - slide guitar
  • Tony Hinnigan - strings
  • Maggie Boyle, Janie Romer and Christine Collister - backing vocals

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  3. ^ "Bert Jansch website". Retrieved 26 November 2008.
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Studio albums
Live albums
  • Live at the 12 Bar: An Authorised Bootleg (1996)
  • Downunder: Live in Australia (2001)
  • Sweet Sweet Music (2012)
Compilation albums
  • Lucky Thirteen (1966)
  • Dazzling Stranger: The Bert Jansch Anthology (2000)
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