Ain't No Saint

Ain't No Saint is a career-spanning retrospective of folk musician John Martyn, released on the eve of the singer's 60th birthday in 2008.

For the song by Peg Parnevik, see Ain't No Saint (song).
Ain't No Saint
Compilation album by
John Martyn
ReleasedSeptember 2008
GenreFolk, blues
LabelIsland
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Guardian [2]
The Independentfavourable [3]
Mojo [4]
Rolling Stone(No Rating) [5]
Uncut [6]

The four-CD compilation album was compiled by John Hillarby, and is divided into two 'studio' discs and two 'live' discs.[2][5][6] Hillarby selected at least one song from each of Martyn's 22 albums, along with rarities and outtakes, and added over 30 unreleased pieces.[2][5]

Track listing
  1. "Fairy Tale Lullaby" (John Martyn) – 2:51
  2. "Sing a Song of Summer" (Martyn) – 2:19
  3. "Stormbringer" (Martyn) – 4:17
  4. "Tree Green" (Martyn) – 3:10
  5. "Head and Heart" (Martyn) – 4:52
  6. "In the Evening" (Martyn) – 4:06
  7. "Solid Air" (Martyn) – 5:47
  8. "Keep On" (Martyn) – 4:58
  9. "The Glory of Love" (Billy Hill, Martyn) – 2:16
  10. "Go Down Easy" (Martyn) – 3:37
  11. "Ain't No Saint" [instrumental] (Martyn) – 5:55
  12. "Fine Lines" (Martyn) – 3:49
  13. "Eight More Miles" (Martyn) – 2:03
  14. "Call Me Crazy" (Martyn) – 7:26
  15. "Black Man at Your Shoulder" (Martyn) – 7:22
  16. "All for the Love of You" (Martyn) – 5:05
  17. "Working It Out" (Martyn) – 2:44
  18. "Couldn't Love You More" (Martyn) – 3:05
  19. "Advertisement" (Martyn) – 0:34
  20. "Small Hours" [instrumental] Martyn 10:20
  21. "Anna" (Martyn) – 4:13
  22. "Lookin' On" (Martyn) – 5:16
  23. "Amsterdam" (Martyn) – 5:29
  24. "Hung Up" (Martyn) – 4:00
  25. "Acid Rain" (Martyn, Alan Thomson) – 4:12
  26. "Who Believes in Angels" (Martyn) – 4:57
  27. "The Apprentice" (Martyn) – 4:22
  28. "Hole in the Rain" (Martyn) – 4:40
  29. "One World" (Martyn) – 6:27
  30. "Sunday's Child" (Martyn) – 6:12
  31. "Carmine" (Martyn) – 5:29
  32. "The Sky Is Crying" (Elmore James, Clarence L. Lewis, Morgan Robinson) – 4:01
  33. "So Sweet" (Martyn) – 4:50
  34. "Back to Marseilles" (Martyn) – 4:20
  35. "Bless the Weather" [live] (Martyn) – 11:49
  36. "Make No Mistake" [live] (Martyn) – 5:16
  37. "So Much in Love with You" [live/#] Martyn 5:55
  38. "Spencer the Rover" [live] (Martyn, Traditional) – 4:07
  39. "My Baby Girl" [live] (Martyn) – 2:48
  40. "You Can Discover" [live] (Martyn) – 5:15
  41. "Solid Air" [live] (Martyn) – 7:00
  42. "I'd Rather Be the Devil (Devil Got My Woman)" [live] (James) – 8:55
  43. "Outside In" [live] (Martyn) – 13:09
  44. "Advertisement" [live] (Martyn) – 0:17
  45. "Big Muff" [live] (Martyn) – 9:32
  46. "One Day Without You" [live] (Martyn) – 3:27
  47. "Dealer" [live] (Martyn) – 7:14
  48. "Smiling Stranger" [live] (Martyn) – 7:44
  49. "Johnny Too Bad" [live] (Hylton Beckford, Derrick Leapold Crooks, Shadow Wilson, Delroy Wilson) – 3:56
  50. "Hurt in Your Heart" [live] (Martyn) – 6:49
  51. "John Wayne" [live] (Martyn) – 6:37
  52. "Angeline" [live] (Martyn) – 5:21
  53. "Mad Dog Days" [live] (Martyn) – 5:12
  54. "The Moment" [live] (Martyn) – 4:16
  55. "Fisherman's Dream" [live] (Martyn) – 5:06
  56. "Sweet Little Mystery" [live] (Martyn) – 5:55
  57. "May You Never" [live]" (Martyn) – 5:37
  58. "Step It Up" [live]" (Martyn) – 3:47
  59. "Sunshine's Better" [live] (Martyn) – 5:05
  60. "One for the Road" (Martyn) – 3:28
  61. "Over the Hill" [live] (Martyn) – 3:27

Personnel

Production
  • Joe Black – project coordinator
  • Paschal Byrne – mastering
  • Daryl Easlea – liner notes, sleeve notes
  • John Hillarby – liner notes, compilation, tape research
  • Kenny Mathieson – photography
  • Barry Plummer – photography
  • Phil Smee – design
  • Shamil Tanna – cover photo

References
  1. Ain't No Saint at AllMusic
  2. Denselow, Robin (6 February 2009). "John Martyn: Ain't No Saint". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  4. Nov 2008 Mojo #180
  5. Fricke, David (11 May 2009). "Fricke's Picks: Remembering Singer-Guitarist John Martyn". Rock & Roll Daily. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009.
  6. Young, Rob. "Album Review: John Martyn - 'Ain't No Saint'". Archived from the original on 2 January 2011.
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