Bantam Cock
Bantam Cock is the third studio album by Jake Thackray. It was produced by Norman Newell and released on LP by EMI in 1972. Musical direction was by Geoff Love. The album is currently out of print, but its songs, digitally remastered, are included in the 4 CD retrospective Jake in a Box.
- For the variety of chicken, see Bantam (chicken)
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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Norman Newell | |||
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The song "Bantam Cock" has been covered by Fred Wedlock, The Corries, Alex Beaton and Jasper Carrott. "Sister Josephine" has been covered by The Clancy Brothers, The Barron Knights, Colcannon and Robbie O'Connell. "Old Molly Metcalfe" has been covered by Tony Capstick and The Witches of Elswick. "Brother Gorilla" is Thackray's English translation/adaptation of the French song "Le gorille" by Georges Brassens.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jake Thackray, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Bantam Cock" | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Fine Bay Pony" | 2:48 |
| 3. | "The Singer" | 2:04 |
| 4. | "The Girl with the Fragile Eyes" | 2:55 |
| 5. | "Go Little Swale" | 2:39 |
| 6. | "Jolly Captain" | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Isabel Makes Love Upon National Monuments" | 3:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Brother Gorilla (Le Gorille)" | Georges Brassens/Thackray | 2:54 |
| 2. | "The Girl in the Window" | 2:52 | |
| 3. | "It Was Only a Gypsy" | 2:31 | |
| 4. | "Old Molly Metcalfe" | 3:45 | |
| 5. | "Sister Josephine" | 3:23 | |
| 6. | "Lullaby" | 1:11 |