Night of a Thousand Candles

Album by The Men They Couldn\'t Hang

Night of a Thousand Candles

Studio album by The Men They Couldn\'t Hang Released

1985

Recorded

Elephant Studios, Wapping.

Genre

Roots rock, Folk-rock, Folk-punk

Length

37:07

Label

Demon

Producer

Nick Lowe, Harold Burgen, Philip Chevron, Tony Poole

The Men They Couldn\'t Hang chronology

Night of a Thousand Candles
(1985)

How Green Is The Valley
(1986)

Singles from Night of a Thousand Candles

\"The Green Fields of France\"
Released: 1984
\"Ironmasters\"
Released: 1985
\"Greenback Dollar\"
Released: 1985

Night of a Thousand Candles is the first studio album by the band The Men They Couldn\'t Hang. It was released in 1985 on vinyl and cassette format, and then on CD format in 1987. The cassette version has two additional tracks, and the CD version has six bonus tracks added. Tracks from the album were performed before its release during the John Peel sessions on July 14, 1984, and January 22, 1985. Their cover version of Eric Bogle\'s, \"The Green Fields of France\" reached number 3 on John Peel\'s festive 50 in 1984 and \"Ironmasters\", the second single from the album, reached number 11 in 1985. The album also came 10th on Melody Maker\'s End Of Year Critic Lists 1985.

Personnel

The Men They Couldn\'t Hang
Shanne Bradley - bass guitar, Tibetan anus flute
Stefan Cush (a.k.a. Cush) – vocals, guitar
Jon Odgers – drums, percussion
Philip Odgers (a.k.a. Swill) – vocals, guitar, tinwhistle, melodica
Paul Simmonds - guitar, bouzuki, keyboards
Additional musicians
Tom Keane – Bagpipes, Uilleann Pipes
Lindsey Lowe – trumpet
Production
Harold Burgen – Tracks 12 & 13
Nick Lowe – Track 11
Philip Chevron - Tracks 4, 5, 6, 10 & 14
Tony Poole - Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 16
Engineer
Nick Robbins 
Photography
David Howell 

Track listing

Original Side 1 No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length 1.

\"The Day After\"Philip OdgersSwill, Cush2:41

2.

\"Jack Dandy\"Paul SimmondsSwill, Cush2:24

3.

\"A Night to Remember\"Philip OdgersSwill3:14

4.

\"Johnny Come Home\"Paul SimmondsSwill2:26

5.

\"The Green Fields of France\"Eric BogleCush6:29

Original Side 2 No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length 6.

\"Ironmasters\"Paul SimmondsSwill, Cush4:11

7.

\"Hush Little Baby\"Paul SimmondsSwill, Cush4:22

8.

\"Walkin\' Talkin\'\"Philip OdgersSwill, Cush2:25

9.

\"Kingdom Come\"Paul SimmondsSwill, Cush3:09

10.

\"Scarlet Ribbons\"Paul SimmondsCush, Swill5:55

Additional Tracks on CD version No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length 11.

\"Greenback Dollar\"Hoyt AxtonCush, Swill2:37

12.

\"The Bells\"Paul SimmondsCush, Swill2:19

13.

\"Hell or England\"Philip GastonCush1:42

14.

\"The Men They Couldn\'t Hang\"Paul Simmonds, Philip Odgers, Shanne Bradley, Stefan CushSwill, Cush2:27

Additional Tracks on CD and cassette version No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length 15.

\"Donald Where\'s Your Troosers?\"Andy StewartCush, Swill2:01

16.

\"Rawhide\"Ned WashingtonCush, Swill2:19

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