The Church with One Bell is a 1998 covers album by John Martyn. It was recorded in one week at CaVa Sound Studios, Glasgow, Scotland. The CD has a hidden bonus track after a 50-second break attached to the last track. It is a slower and remixed version without synthesizer of "How Fortunate The Man With None".
The cover depicts a former church in the village of Roberton in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Martyn, who at that time was living in an adjacent cottage, purchased the church and converted it into a recording studio.
Contents
Track listing
"He's Got All the Whiskey" (Bobby Charles) - 3:17
"God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)" (Randy Newman) - 3:28
"How Fortunate the Man with None " (Dead Can Dance; words: Bertolt Brecht) - 4:57
"Small Town Talk" (Bobby Charles, Rick Danko) - 2:50
"Excuse Me Mister" (Ben Harper) - 4:35
"Strange Fruit" (Lewis Allan) - 4:02
"The Sky Is Crying" (Elmore James, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson) - 4:02
"Glory Box" (Adrian Utley, Beth Gibbons, Geoff Barrow) - 5:43
"Feel So Bad" (Lightnin' Hopkins) - 3:29
"Death Don't Have No Mercy" (Reverend Gary Davis) - 5:46
Personnel
John Martyn – vocals, guitar
Spencer Cozens – acoustic piano, keyboards
John Giblin – bass
Arran Ahmun – drums, percussion
Production
John Martyn – producer
Norman Dayron – producer
Stefon Taylor – engineer
Lawrence Watson – photography