''Play'' is the third
studio album
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by Canadian band
Great Big Sea
Great Big Sea was a Canadian folk rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year Irish, Scot ...
, released in 1997. Between 1996 and 2016, ''Play'' was the ninth best-selling album by a Canadian band in Canada.
Track listing
#"
Ordinary Day" (
Alan Doyle,
Séan McCann
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name '' Yohanan'' (), Seán ( anglicized as '' Shaun/Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan ( Ulster variant; ang ...
) 3:09
#"
When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)" (
Ian Telfer, Alan Prosser, John Jones) 3:24
#"
The Night Pat Murphy Died" (Traditional, arranged by Great Big Sea) 3:02
#"How Did We Get from Saying 'I Love You'..." (Alan Doyle) 3:40
#"
Donkey Riding" (Traditional) 2:26
#"Haven't Seen You in a Long Time" (
Colin Hay) 2:53
#"
End of the World" (
Bill Berry
William Thomas Berry (born July 31, 1958) is an American musician who was the drummer for the alternative rock band R.E.M. Although best known for his economical drumming style, Berry also played other instruments, including guitar, bass guitar ...
,
Peter Buck,
Mike Mills,
Michael Stipe) 2:41
#"General Taylor" (Arranged by Alan Doyle, Séan McCann,
Bob Hallett,
Darrell Power) 2:53
#"Seagulls" (Bob Hallett) 2:10
#"Recruiting Sargeant" (Traditional) 3:32
#"Greenspond" (Traditional) 3:09
#"My Apology" (Séan McCann) 2:39
#"Jakey's Gin" (Traditional) 2:54
#"Something I Should Know" (Séan McCann) 2:59
#"
Jolly Roving Tar Jolly Roving Tar is a traditional Newfoundland folk song. In its 19th-century version, the song relates the story of Susan, lamenting the wanderings of her beloved "tar", or sailor, William, who is at sea, and deciding to follow him in her father's ...
" (Traditional) 2:59
#"Rigadoon" (Sometimes referred to as "Little Beggarman" or "Jolly Beggar Dude") (Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) 3:00
Song information
* "Recruiting Sargeant" is about
Royal Newfoundland Regiment in World War I, and was adapted from an old Scottish traditional song "Twa Recruitin' Sergeants" about the
Black Watch Regiment apparently from the time of the Napoleonic Wars, and so consequently the song has some interesting similarities to another traditional army song from the same period,
Over the Hills and Far Away. The GBS version is from a play called ''The Recruiting Officer''.
* "Greenspond" is about
Greenspond, Newfoundland and Labrador
Greenspond is a community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Greenspond is one of the communities that comprise an area called Bonavista North, in Bonavista Bay, on the northeast coast of the Island of Newfoundland. Thes ...
, a small fishing community on the north east coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
* Track 16, a bonus, untitled song, is a traditional Irish song which fans refer to as "Little Beggarman", "Rigadoon", or "Jolly Beggar Dude".
Notes
External links
*
Play page at the Official GBS Website
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1997 albums
Great Big Sea albums
Warner Music Group albums