Sand in Your Shoes

Sand in Your Shoes is a studio album by English singer-songwriter Ralph McTell. It was released in the UK in 1995 by Transatlantic Records and later received a release in the US in 1998 via Red House Records.[1]

Sand in Your Shoes
Studio album by Ralph McTell
Released	1995
Length	67:47
Label	Transatlantic Records (UK) Red House Records (US)
Producer	Ralph McTell Maartin Allcock
Ralph McTell chronology
The Boy with a Note (1992) Sand in Your Shoes (1995) Songs for Six Strings Vol II (1996)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music	[3]

Upon its release, Michael Ruby of No Depression commented: "Standout tracks here, such as "Tous Les Animaux Sont Tristes", "Peppers and Tomatoes" and "I Don't Think About You", find McTell doing what he does best: telling unique stories from unique viewpoints."[4] William Ruhlmann of AllMusic described the album as a "full, expansive collection of songs that makes a worthy addition to the singer/songwriter's catalog". He added: "Sand in Your Shoes finds the McTell over 50 and reflecting philosophically on the passage of time, the approach of death, and several social concerns. The overall tone of the collection is elegiac, the songs full of loss and regret."[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ralph McTell except "The Islands" by McTell and Maartin Allcock, and "The Case of Otto Schwarzkopf" by Schnuel Huppert, McTell and Allcock.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tous Les Animaux Sont Tristes"	5:23
2.	"The Islands"	4:32
3.	"Fear of Flying"	4:03
4.	"Care in the Community"	6:10
5.	"I Don't Think About You"	3:55
6.	"Enemy Within (The Band)"	4:32
7.	"Sand in Your Shoes"	3:44
8.	"Jesus Wept"	6:04
9.	"After Rain"	4:03
10.	"Peppers and Tomatoes"	5:36
11.	"The Case of Otto Schwartzkopf"	4:52
12.	"Daddy's Whistling Home"	4:58
13.	"Still in Dreams"	4:32
14.	"An Irish Blessing"	5:23

Personnel

• Ralph McTell - vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
• Maartin Allcock - accordion, arranger, bouz, drums, guitars, bass, keyboards, mandolin, uillean pipes, background vocals
• Alun Davies - guitar
• Jerry Donahue - electric guitar
• Graham Preskett - piano, arranger
• Chris Leslie - fiddle, viola, violin, violone
• Frank Gallagher - fiddle, whistle
• Philip Todd - clarinet, saxophone
• Guy Barker - trumpet
• Chris Laurence, Dave Pegg - bass
• Gerry Conway, Ralph Salmins - drums
• Patric Molard - sampling
• Mary Hopkin - vocals
• Leah May, Phil Beer, Rebecca Moncur, Steve Knightley - background vocals

Production

• Ralph McTell, Maartin Allcock - producers
• Mark Frith, Tim Matyear, Mark Tucker - engineers
• Nick Watson - mastering

Other

• Hugh Gilmour, Eric Peltoniemi - design
• David Lieberman, Mike Smallcombe - photography

References

1. "Sand in Your Shoes - Ralph McTell | Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
2. AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann. "Sand in Your Shoes - Ralph McTell | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
3. "The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music - Google Books". Books.google.co.uk. 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
4. "No Depression - Google Books". Books.google.co.uk. 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2019-12-29.