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Sapphire 
Studio album by John Martyn Released November 1984 Genre Rock Label Island Producer John Martyn Professional reviews 
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John Martyn chronology Philentropy
(1983)Sapphire
(1984)Piece by Piece
(1986)Sapphire is a rock album by John Martyn, who by this stage had almost entirely abandoned the acoustic guitar and folk approach in favour of a glossy pop/rock sound. Recorded at Compass Point, Nassau, Bahamas and CaVa Sound Workshops, Glasgow, Scotland. Originally released on LP by Island, catalogue number ILPS 9779, with cover photography by Anton Corbijn and a cover illustration by Cathie Felstead. Robert Palmer assisted in the later stages of the recording.
Track listing
All tracks composed by John Martyn; except where indicated
- "Sapphire" 4:42
- "Over The Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) 3:21
- "You Know" 3:14
- "Watching Her Eyes" 3:15
- "Fisherman's Dream" 4:16
- "Acid Rain" (Martyn, Alan Thomson) 4:11
- "Mad Dog Days" (Martyn, Alan Thomson) 4:59
- "Climb The Walls" 4:14
- "Coming In On Time" 3:34
- "Rope-Soul'd" (Martyn, Alan Thomson, Barry Reynolds) 4:46
Personnel
- John Martyn - guitars, vocals, Linn drums
- Barry Reynolds - guitar
- Alan Thomson - bass guitar, keyboards, Linn drums
- Jack Waldman - keyboards
- Jim Prime - keyboards
- Robin Rankin - keyboards
- James Hooker - keyboards
- Steven Stanley - Linn Drums
- Andy Lyden - Linn drums
- Uziah "Sticky" Thompson - percussion
- Colin Tully - saxophones
- Morwenne Laidlaw - harmonies
- Terry Nelson - harmonies
- Lorna Brooks - harmonies
Choral section by S.N.O. arranged by Dave Murricane.
External links
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)Categories:- John Martyn albums
- 1984 albums
- Island Records albums
- 1980s rock album stubs
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