10th October 2006
23 CD, 1 MC, 2 LP, 7 promo items
This is not a Sting only album, he plays the archlute on tracks 9, 15 and 20... Edin Karamazov plays the lute & archlute on all the other tracks...
 
Recording Credits

All songs written by John Dowland (1563-1626) except 5 by Robert Johnson (1583 - 1633).

Produced by Sting & Edin Karamazov

Engineered and Mixed by Donal Hodgson
Sound Designer: Kipper Eldridge
Recorded at Steerpike Studios, Il Palagio, Italy
Additional Recording & Mixing at Metropolis Studios
Assistant at Metropolis Studios: Iain Gore
Mastered by Ian Cooper

Lutes provided by Cezar Mateus and Klaus Jacobson
Management: Kathryn Schenker/KSM, Inc.
A&R: Martin Kierszenbaum

 





Luth only / Songs / Reading
 

1. Walsingham
2. She excuse my wrongs?
3. “Ryght honorabler ..."
4. My tears (Lachrimae)
5. You seen the bright lily grow
6. “...Then in time passing ..."
7. Most High and Mighty ...
8. Lowest trees have tops
9. “...And accordinge ..."
10. Knacks for ladies
11. “...From thenc I ..."
12. Fantasy
13. Come, heavy sleep
14. Forlorn Hope Fancy
15. “...And from thence ..."
16. Come again
17. Wilt thou unkind thus reave me
18. “...After my ..."
19. Weep you no more, sad fountains
20. My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home
21. Clear or cloudy
22. “...Men say ..."
23. In darkness let me dwell

 

Details tracks list :
1. Walsingham [0’38]
Ballad setting for lute; Poulton no. 672

2. She excuse my wrongs? [2’36]
The Earl of Essex’s Galliard; First Booke of Songes, 1597, no. 53

3. “Ryght honorable: as I have bin most bounde unto your honor ..." [0’40]
Letter to Sir Robert Cecil, Nuremberg, 10 November 1595

4. My tears (Lachrimae) [4’42]
Second Booke of Songes, 1600, no. 2

5. You seen the bright lily grow [2’35]
from Ben Jonson: The Devil is an Ass, 1616

6. “...Then in time passing on Mr. Johnson died..." [0’32]
Letter to Sir Robert Cecil (cont.)

7. Most High and Mighty Christianus the Fourth, King of Denmark, His Galliard [3’01] for lute, Poulton no. 40

8. Lowest trees have tops [2’16]
Third Booke of Songes, 1603, no. 19

9. “...And accordinge as I desired ther cam a letter..." [0’55]
Letter to Sir Robert Cecil (cont.)

10. Knacks for ladies [1’50]
Second Booke of Songs, 1600, no. 12

11. “...From thenc I went to the Landgrave of Hessen..." [0’24]
Letter to Sir Robert Cecil (cont.)

12. Fantasy [2’42]
for lute, Poulton no. 6

13. Come, heavy sleep [3’45]
First Booke of Songes, 1597, no. 20

14. Forlorn Hope Fancy [3’07]
for lute, Poulton no. 2

15. “...And from thence I had great desire to see Italy..." [0’29]
Letter to Sir Robert Cecil (cont.)

16. Come again [2’56]
First Booke of Songs, 1597, no. 17

17. Wilt thou unkind thus reave me [2’40]First Booke of Songes, 1597, no. 15

18. “...After my departure I caled to mynde our conference..." [0’29]
Letter to Sir Robert Cecil (cont.)

19. Weep you no more, sad fountains [2’38] Third Booke of Songes, 1603, no. 15

20. My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home [1’34] Version for two lutes; Poulton no. 66

21. Clear or cloudy [2’47]
Second Booke of Songes, 1600, no. 21

22. “...Men say that the Kinge of Spain is making gret preparation..." [1’01]
Letter to Sir Robert Cecil (cont.)

23. In darkness let me dwell [4’07]
A Musicall Banquet, 1610, no. 10

 
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