The Church with One Bell
# The Church with One Bell

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The Church with One Bell is a 1998 covers album by John Martyn. It was recorded in one week at CaVa Sound Studios, Glasgow, Scotland. The CD has a hidden bonus track after a 50 seconds break attached to the last track. It is a slower and remixed version without synthesizer of "How Fortunate The Man With None".

The cover depicts a former church in the village of Roberton in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Martyn, who at that time was living in an adjacent cottage, purchased the church and converted it into a recording studio.

## Track listing

* "He's Got All the Whiskey" (Bobby Charles)
* "God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)" (Randy Newman)
* "How Fortunate the Man with None " (Dead Can Dance; words: Bertolt Brecht)
* "Small Town Talk" (Bobby Charles, Rick Danko)
* "Excuse Me Mister" (Ben Harper)
* "Strange Fruit" (Lewis Allan)
* "The Sky Is Crying" (Elmore James, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson)
* "Glory Box" (Adrian Utley, Beth Gibbons, Geoff Barrow)
* "Feel So Bad" (Lightnin' Hopkins)
* "Death Don't Have No Mercy" (Reverend Gary Davis)

## Personnel

* John Martyn - vocals, guitar
* John Giblin - bass
* Spencer Cozens - piano, keyboards
* Arran Ahmun - drums, percussion

### Technical

* Stefon Taylor - engineer
* Lawrence Watson - photography
