Oyster Band, Here I Stand

La confezione si presenta con una grafica che rappresenta in modo tribale il gruppo, il disegno di Jali Roll Martian è davvero magnifico. Alcuni brani del resto hanno sonorità davvero ancestrali: è il caso di "Ways of Holding on" con la voce di Yulia Kuszta. Belle anche alcune composizioni come l'irlandesizzante "In your eyes". Le fotografie sono opera di Jak Kilby.

Tracks:

On The Edge (Music: John Jones / Alan Prosser - Lyrics: Alan Prosser / Ian Telfer)  4'23" - This Is The Voice (Music: Chopper / John Jones / Alan Prosser - Lyrics: John Jones / Ian Telfer)  4'53" - In Your Eyes (Music: Chopper / John Jones / Alaric Neville / Lee Partis / Alan Prosser - Lyrics: Ian Telfer)  4'16" - Street Of Dreams (Music: John Jones / Alan Prosser - Lyrics: John Jones / Ian Telfer)  4'44" - Ways Of Holding On (Music: Chopper / John Jones / Alaric Neville / Lee Partis / Alan Prosser - Lyrics: Chopper / Ian Telfer)  5'04" - A Time Of Her Own (Music: Alaric Neville / Alan Prosser - Lyrics: John Jones)  2'47" - After Rain (Music: John Jones / Alan Prosser - Lyrics: John Jones / Ian Telfer)  4'18" - I Know It's Mine (Music: Chopper / John Jones / Alan Prosser - Lyrics: John Jones / Ian Telfer)  4'03" - Someone You Might Have Been (Music: Chopper / John Jones / Lee Partis / Alan Prosser / Ian Telfer - Lyrics: Ian Telfer)  4'09" - Kantele (Chopper / Alan Prosser)  0'53" - She's Moved On (Music: John Jones - Lyrics: John Jones / Ian Telfer)  3'27" - And As For You (Music: John Jones / Alan Prosser - Lyrics: Ian Telfer)  3'40" - Cello Drop (Gustav Holst Arranged Chopper / Lee Partis / Alan Prosser)  2'24" - Jump Through The Fire (Music: John Jones / Alan Prosser - Lyrics: John Jones / Ian Telfer)  3'40" - This Town (Music: Chopper / Alan Prosser - Lyrics: Chopper / Ian Telfer)  3'51" - A Last Glass (Chopper / Alan Prosser / Ian Telfer) 2'01"

Musicians:

Ian Telfer: Fiddle, Concertina, Rainstick, Glass Harmonica - Chopper: Bass Guitar, Cello, Kantele, Vocals, Harmonica, Hammond Organ, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Glass Harmonica - John Jones: Lead Vocals, Melodeon - Lee Partis: Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Subliminal Piano - Alan Prosser: Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Vocals, Electric Guitars, Mandolin, Fiddle, Percussion

with
Alaric Neville: Electric Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bouzouki, Percussion, Melodeon, Vocals - Chumbawamba: Vocals, Trumpet, Shouting on "This Is The Voice" - Great Big Sea: Vocals on "This Town" and "After Rain", Bodhran on "Cello Drop", Whistle on "This Town" - Rowan Godel: Vocal on "Street Of Dreams" - Steafan Hannigan: Whistle on "This Town"- Yulia Kuszta: Vocal on "Ways Of Holding On" - Gino Lupari: Bodhran on "In Your Eyes" - Wild Slim Mustapha: Bouzouki on "In Your Eyes" and Boogaliser on "This Town"

Produced by: Oysterband and Alaric Neville - Recorded at: Metway, Brighton / 811, Cowfold / The Old Dairy, York / Dr Quantize's Clinic, Altofts / Various Front Rooms, Back Rooms, Hotel Rooms, Sheds, Dog-houses etc - Engineered by: Jake Rousham, Phil Elliott and Neil Fergusson - Mixed by: Alaric Neville (Tracks: 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13) Alan Scott (Tracks: 1, 2, 5, 8) - Alan Prosser (Tracks: 10, 16)Alan Prosser and Jake Rousham (Track: 15) - -Alan Prosser, Phil Elliott and Alaric Neville (Track: 14) - Alan Prosser, Jake Rousham & Alaric Neville (Track: 12) - Package Design: Jali Roll Martian - Photographs: Jak Kilby - Drawings: Geoff Read - F-Word Booklet Design: Bruce Fisher