1973 studio album by Fairport Convention

Nine

Studio album by

Fairport Convention

Released| October 1973
Recorded| July - August 1973
Studio| Sound Techniques, London
Genre| British folk rock
Label|

* Island (UK)
* A&M (US)

Producer| Trevor Lucas, John Wood and Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention chronology
| Rosie
(1973)  | Nine
(1973)  | Fairport Live Convention
(1974)

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Nine is a 1973 album by the British folk rock group Fairport Convention. It is their ninth album since their debut in 1968, and the second to include Trevor Lucas and Jerry Donahue. No original members of Fairport Convention were involved in making the album. According to AllMusic, it is the band's most uneven album.[1]

"Polly on the Shore" was re-recorded by the 21st-century lineup of Fairport Convention (using only Dave Pegg from the Nine-era lineup) for their album Sense of Occasion in 2007, with Simon Nicol on lead vocals. The same lineup later re-recorded "The Hexhamshire Lass" in a new arrangement for 2012's By Popular Request. This version featured Chris Leslie on lead vocals.

## Track listing[edit]

Side one

1. "The Hexhamshire Lass" (Traditional; arranged by Fairport Convention) – 2:31
2. "Polly on the Shore" (Music: Pegg, Words: Traditional; arranged by Swarbrick, Lucas) – 4:56
3. "The Brilliancy Medley/Cherokee Shuffle" (Traditional) – 3:56
4. "To Althea, from Prison" (Words: Richard Lovelace; Music: Dave Swarbrick) – 5:10
5. "Tokyo" (Donahue) – 2:52

Side two

1.   2. "Bring 'Em Down" (Lucas) – 5:59
3. "Big William" (Lucas, Swarbrick) – 3:25
4. "Pleasure and Pain" (Lucas, Swarbrick) – 5:03
5. "Possibly Parsons Green" (Lucas, Roche) – 4:42

Bonus tracks on CD reissue

1.   2. "The Devil in the Kitchen" (Fiddlestix) – 2:49
3. "George Jackson" (Live) – 2:49
4. "Pleasure and Pain" (Live) – 4:59
5. "Six Days on the Road" (Live) – 3:44

Bonus tracks recorded live at The Howff, London on April 23, 1973.

## Personnel[edit]

Fairport Convention

* Trevor Lucas \- acoustic guitar, lead vocals (2, 6, 9), chorus (8), backing vocals
* Dave Swarbrick \- violin, lead vocals (1, 4, 7), verse (8) and backing vocals, viola, mandolin (7)
* Jerry Donahue \- acoustic and electric guitars
* Dave Pegg \- bass, backing vocals, mandolin (3)
* Dave Mattacks \- drums, percussion, bass (3), harmonium (4), clavinet (5)

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Bruce Eder (2011). "Nine - Fairport Convention | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 July 2011.

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Fairport Convention

* Simon Nicol
* Dave Pegg
* Ric Sanders
* Chris Leslie

* Richard Thompson
* Ashley Hutchings
* Martin Lamble
* Judy Dyble
* Iain Matthews
* Sandy Denny
* Dave Swarbrick
* Dave Mattacks
* Trevor Lucas
* Jerry Donahue
* Bruce Rowland
* Dan Ar Braz
* Maartin Allcock
* Gerry Conway

* Discography

Studio albums|

* Fairport Convention (1968)
* What We Did on Our Holidays (1969)
* Unhalfbricking (1969)
* Liege & Lief (1969)
* Full House (1970)
* Angel Delight (1971)
* "Babbacombe" Lee (1971)
* Rosie (1973)
* Nine (1973)
* Rising for the Moon (1975)
* Gottle O'Geer (1976)
* The Bonny Bunch of Roses (1977)
* Tipplers Tales (1978)
* Gladys' Leap (1985)
* Expletive Delighted! (1986)
* In Real Time: Live '87 (1987)
* Red & Gold (1988)
* The Five Seasons (1990)
* Jewel in the Crown (1995)
* Old New Borrowed Blue (1996)
* Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (1997)
* The Wood and the Wire (1999)
* XXXV (2001)
* Over the Next Hill (2004)
* Sense of Occasion (2007)
* Festival Bell (2011)
* By Popular Request (2012)
* Myths and Heroes (2015)
* 50:50@50 (2017)
* Shuffle and Go (2020)

Singles|

* "If I Had a Ribbon Bow" (1968)
* "Meet on the Ledge" (1968)
* "I'll Keep It with Mine" (1969)
* "Si Tu Dois Partir" (1969)
* "Now Be Thankful" (1970)

Live albums|

* Fairport Live Convention (1974)
* Live at the L.A. Troubadour (1977)
* Farewell Farewell (1979)
* Moat on the Ledge - Live at Broughton Castle (1982)
* House Full (1986)
* Heyday (1987)
* Live at the BBC (2007)
* Off the Desk (2008)

Compilations|

* The History of Fairport Convention (1972)
* Fairport Chronicles (1976)

Box sets|

* The Cropredy Box (1998)

Related articles|

* Fairport's Cropredy Convention
* appearances
* Woodworm Records
* Matty Grooves Records

Authority control |

* MusicBrainz release group

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