Boxset / Compilation · 2008
Tracklist
Disc 1:
1. You Hit The Spot
2. Be Cool
3. This Funny World
4. Better Than Anything
5. If You Could See Me Now
6. Some Cats
7. Waiting Game
8. It's Always 4am
9. People That You Never Get To Love
10. Tight
11. Everything Happens To Me
12. Keys To Your Ferrari
Disc 2:
1. Devil May Care
2. Victim Of Circumstance
3. If Love Were All
4. Devil's Gonna Get You
5. By Myself
6. Close Enough For Love
7. Can't Give Enough
8. Sun Was Falling From The Sky
9. October Thoughts
10. On Thin Ice
11. Save Your Love For Me
Disc 3:
1. When The Sun Comes Out
2. Close As Pages In A Book
3. Partners In Crime
4. Chased Out
5. Moon Ray
6. Old Boyfriends
7. Out Of My Continental Mind
8. I've Got News For You
9. Wheelers And Dealers
10. I Was Telling Him About You
11. Gentleman Friend
12. Killing Time
Disc 4:
1. Make This City Ours Tonight
2. Gettin' High
3. Another Night
4. Bye Bye Country Boy
5. No Moon At All
6. Summer (Estate)
7. Anyplace I Hang My Hat Is A Home
8. How Deep Is The Ocean
9. Empty Bed
10. Could This Be The One
11. Collagen Lips
Line-up/Musicians
Piano – Jonathan Gee (tracks: From 1-1 to 2-11)
Alto Saxophone – Nigel Hitchcock (tracks: From 2-1 to 2-11)
Backing Vocals – Arnie Somogyi (tracks: From 2-1 to 2-11), Claire Martin (tracks: From 2-1 to 2-11), Clark Tracey (tracks: From 2-1 to 2-11), Jonathan Gee (tracks: From 2-1 to 2-11), Rick Taylor (tracks: From 2-1 to 2-11)
Bass – Peter Washington (tracks: From 4-1 to 4-11)
Bass – Arnie Somogy (tracks: From 1-1 to 3-12)
Drums – Gregory Hutchinson (tracks: From 4-1 to 4-11)
Drums, Tabla – Clark Tracey (tracks: From 1-1 to 3-12)
Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Gerard Presencer (tracks: From 4-1 to 4-11)
Guitar – Jim Mullen (tracks: From 1-1 to 3-12)
Piano – Steve Melling (tracks: From 3-1 to 3-12)
Piano, Backing Vocals – Gareth Williams (tracks: From 4-1 to 4-11)
Producer – Elliot Meadow (tracks: From 1-1 to 1-12), Joel E Siegel (tracks: From 3-1 to 4-11), Rick Taylor (tracks: From 2-1 to 2-11)
Saxophone – Antonio Hart (tracks: From 4-1 to 4-11)
Tenor Saxophone, Sopranino Saxophone – Iain Ballamy (tracks: From 2-1 to 2-11)
Trombone, Percussion – Rick Taylor (tracks: From 2-1 to 2-11)
Vocals – Claire Martin (tracks: From 1-1 to 4-11)
About this release
Linn Records AKD 317 (UK)
This box set is four first albums of English jazz-singer Claire Martin.
CD1 (The Waiting Game)
Recorded at EMI, Abbey Road Studios, London, December 9 and 10, 1991.
Mastered at The Exchange, London by Ray Staff
Total Time 50:22
(p) 1992 Linn Records
CD2 (Devil May Care)
Recorded at Townhouse 3, London, 8th, 9th 10th February 1993.
Mixed at Castlesound Studios, Pentcaitland, 5th & 6th March, 1993.
Jim Mullen appears courtesy of EFZ Records.
Total time: 49:07
(p) 1993 Linn Records
CD3 (Old Boyfriends)
Recorded at Castle Sound Studios on 24th - 26th May, 1994.
(p) 1994 Linn Records
CD4 (Make This City Ours)
Recorded at Clinton Studios, New York on 7th & 8th October 1996.
Mixed at the Funny Farm, Haddington on 6th & 7th December 1996.
(p) 1997 Linn Records
Thanks to kazuhiro for the addition and snobb for the updates