The Black Swan (Bert Jansch album)

The Black Swan
Studio album by Bert Jansch
Released 18 September 2006
Genre Folk
Label Drag City
Producer Noah Georgeson, Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch chronology
Edge of a Dream
(2002)Edge of a Dream2002		 The Black Swan
(2006)		 Fresh As a Sweet Sunday Morning
(2007)Fresh As a Sweet Sunday Morning2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(7.9/10)[2]

The Black Swan is the twenty-third and last studio album by Scottish folk singer Bert Jansch. It was released in 2006 through Drag City. Jansch described the album: "It's been fantastic working with everyone who's been involved on the record. They all came to it from a standpoint of being fans of my music, so while there are lots of great musicians making wonderful contributions to the record it still has a very acoustic, intimate feel – and there's still a lot of me on there!"[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bert Jansch, except where indicated

  1. "The Black Swan" - features Helena Espvall - 6:25
  2. "High Days" - 3:47
  3. "When the Sun Comes Up" - features Beth Orton - 3:54
  4. "Katie Cruel" (traditional, arr. Jansch) - features Beth Orton and Devendra Banhart - 2:59
  5. "My Pocket's Empty" (traditional, arr. Jansch) - 3:49
  6. "Watch the Stars" (traditional, arr. Jansch) - features Beth Orton and Kevin Barker - 2:54
  7. "A Woman Like You" - 4:13
  8. "The Old Triangle" (Brendan Behan) - 4:06
  9. "Bring Your Religion" - 3:05
  10. "Texas Cowboy Blues" - 3:07
  11. "Magdalina's Dance" (Jansch, Paul Wassif) - 3:19
  12. "Hey Pretty Girl" - 3:03

Personnel[4]

Bert Jansch: guitar and vocals

Beth Orton: vocals (3, 4 & 6), guitar (6)

Devendra Banhart: vocals (4)

Paul Wassif: guitar (5), slide guitar (7), banjo (11)

Noah Georgeson: percussion (1), bass (9 & 10)

Otto Hauser: drums (3, 5, 6 & 9), percussion (4 & 7)

Kevin Barker: lead guitar (6), percussion (4)

Helena Espvall: cello (1)

Adam Jansch: keyboards (1 & 9)

David Roback: slide guitar (3)

Richard Good: slide guitar (9)

Pete Newsom: drums (10)

Maggie Boyle: flute (11)

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  3. ↑ "Bert Jansch website". Archived from the original on 2006-08-22. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  4. ↑ http://bertjansch.com/records/the-black-swan/
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