Sapphire (John Martyn album)

Sapphire is a rock album by John Martyn, who by this stage in his career had almost entirely abandoned the acoustic guitar and folk approach in favour of a glossy pop/rock sound.

Sapphire
Studio album by
John Martyn
ReleasedNovember 1984
GenreRock
LabelIsland
ProducerJohn Martyn
John Martyn chronology
Well Kept Secret
(1982)		 Sapphire
(1984)		 Piece by Piece
(1986)

Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas and CaVa Sound Workshops, Glasgow, Scotland, the album was originally released on LP by Island in 1984, catalogue number ILPS 9779, with photography by Anton Corbijn and a cover illustration by Cathie Felstead.[1]

Robert Palmer assisted in the later stages of the recording and the LP liner notes acknowledge his help: "An extra special thank you to Robert Palmer without whose help this album may never have been made."[1][2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Martyn except where indicated.

  1. "Sapphire" 4:42
  2. "Over The Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) 3:21
  3. "You Know" 3:14
  4. "Watching Her Eyes" 3:15
  5. "Fisherman's Dream" 4:16
  6. "Acid Rain" (Martyn, Alan Thomson) 4:11
  7. "Mad Dog Days" (Martyn, Alan Thomson) 4:59
  8. "Climb The Walls" 4:14
  9. "Coming In On Time" 3:34
  10. "Rope-Soul'd" (Martyn, Alan Thomson, Barry Reynolds) 4:46

Personnel

Choral section by S.N.O. arranged by Dave Murricane.

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References
  1. "Sapphire (1984)". John Martyn. 1984-11-09. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  2. "John Martyn - Sapphire". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
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