The Road to Ruin (John and Beverley Martyn album)
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| Studio album by John and Beverley Martyn | ||||
| Released | November 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Studio | Sound Techniques, Chelsea, London | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 42:18 (2005 reissue) | |||
| Label | UK Island USA Warner Bros. |
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| Producer | Joe Boyd | |||
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| The Word | (favourable) |
The Road to Ruin is a 1970 album released by husband and wife John and Beverley Martyn. It was the second (and last) album released as a duo. Island persuaded John Martyn to resume his solo career as they believed that the public was more interested in John as a solo artist rather than as part of a duo.
The album's first track "Primrose Hill" written and sung by Beverley Martyn, about the simple joys of domesticity, was extensively sampled by Fat Boy Slim for the track "North West Three" from his 2004 album Palookaville.
All tracks composed by John Martyn except where indicated.
The remastered CD release includes the following previously unreleased track:
Arrangement for "Say What You Can" by Tony Cox. All other arrangements by John Martyn and Paul Harris.
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