''Swimming Pool'' is the last album by the noted
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songwriter, guitarist and singer
Al Jones. It marked his return to writing and recording after many years of relative obscurity. All the tracks are written by Jones himself and published by Rogue Music. The album was recorded at
Le Nevek,
Cornwall
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Track listing
#"I'm So Happy"
#"Angelina"
#"Your Face is Pink"
#"There Goes the Sun"
#"Long Time Sleeping"
#"Lady Mildred"
#"Swimming Pool"
#"Easy Life"
#"Love and Money"
#"Percy in a Hearse"
#"You'd Better Get Out"
#"In a Box"
#"7 Old Hats"
#"Down Again"
#"Rock and Roll (Live)"
#"In Stormy Weather"
Personnel
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Al Jones - vocals, electro-acoustic guitars, Ashbory bass, Ashbory Plank
*Shelley Trower - flute
*
Jake Walton -
hurdy-gurdy
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John Renbourn
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- guitar
*
Wizz Jones
Raymond Ronald Jones (born 25 April 1939), better-known as Wizz Jones, is an English acoustic guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was born in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England and has been performing since the late 1950s and recording from 19 ...
- guitar, vocals
*George Stevens - percussion
*Keith Marshall - drums, percussion
*Justin Bennett - drums
*Ivan Wellington - bass
*Helen D'Amnation-Davies - violin
*Emily Jones - voice
*Jake Jones- piano, keyboard
*Steve Turner- electric guitar, vocals
Catalogue number
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Weekend Beatnik WEBE 9033 (UK, 1998)
Production
*Re-mastering:Nick & Julie Turner, Watercolour Music
*Post-production:Nick Freeth
*Photography and cover design: Jali Roll Martian
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