Night of a Thousand Candles

Night of a Thousand Candles
Night of a Thousand Candles
Studio album by The Men They Couldn't Hang
Released	1985
Recorded	Elephant Studios, Wapping.
Genre	Roots rock, Folk-rock, Folk-punk
Length	37:07
Label	Demon
Producer	Nick Lowe, Harold Burgen, Philip Chevron, Tony Poole
The Men They Couldn't Hang chronology
Singles from Night of a Thousand Candles
	"The Green Fields of France"; Released: 1984; "Ironmasters"; Released: 1985; "Greenback Dollar"; Released: 1985;

Night of a Thousand Candles is the first studio album by the band The Men They Couldn't Hang. It was released in 1985 on vinyl and cassette format, and then on CD format in 1987. The cassette version has two additional tracks, and the CD version has six bonus tracks added. Tracks from the album were performed before its release during the John Peel sessions on July 14, 1984, and January 22, 1985.^[1] Their cover version of Eric Bogle's, "The Green Fields of France" reached number 3 on John Peel's festive 50 in 1984 and "Ironmasters", the second single from the album, reached number 11 in 1985.^[2] The album also came 10th on Melody Maker's End Of Year Critic Lists 1985.^[3]

Personnel[edit]

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The Men They Couldn't Hang

Shanne Bradley - bass guitar, Tibetan anus flute
Stefan Cush (a.k.a. Cush) – vocals, guitar
Jon Odgers – drums, percussion
Philip Odgers (a.k.a. Swill) – vocals, guitar, tinwhistle, melodica
Paul Simmonds - guitar, bouzuki, keyboards

Additional musicians

Tom Keane – Bagpipes, Uilleann Pipes
Lindsey Lowe – trumpet

Production

Harold Burgen – Tracks 12 & 13
Nick Lowe – Track 11
Philip Chevron - Tracks 4, 5, 6, 10 & 14
Tony Poole - Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 16

Engineer

Nick Robbins

Photography

David Howell

Track listing[edit]

Original Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"The Day After"	Philip Odgers	Swill, Cush	2:41
2.	"Jack Dandy"	Paul Simmonds	Swill, Cush	2:24
3.	"A Night to Remember"	Philip Odgers	Swill	3:14
4.	"Johnny Come Home"	Paul Simmonds	Swill	2:26
5.	"The Green Fields of France"	Eric Bogle	Cush	6:29

Original Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
6.	"Ironmasters"	Paul Simmonds	Swill, Cush	4:11
7.	"Hush Little Baby"	Paul Simmonds	Swill, Cush	4:22
8.	"Walkin' Talkin'"	Philip Odgers	Swill, Cush	2:25
9.	"Kingdom Come"	Paul Simmonds	Swill, Cush	3:09
10.	"Scarlet Ribbons"	Paul Simmonds	Cush, Swill	5:55

Additional Tracks on CD version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
11.	"Greenback Dollar"	Hoyt Axton	Cush, Swill	2:37
12.	"The Bells"	Paul Simmonds	Cush, Swill	2:19
13.	"Hell or England"	Philip Gaston	Cush	1:42
14.	"The Men They Couldn't Hang"	Paul Simmonds, Philip Odgers, Shanne Bradley, Stefan Cush	Swill, Cush	2:27

Additional Tracks on CD and cassette version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
15.	"Donald Where's Your Troosers?"	Andy Stewart	Cush, Swill	2:01
16.	"Rawhide"	Ned Washington	Cush, Swill	2:19

References[edit]

[1] "BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - 16/07/1985 Men They Couldn't Hang".

[2] "BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - Festive 50s - 1985".

[3] "Rocklist.net... Melody Maker Lists the '70's & '80's".

[4] "The Men They Couldn't Hang – Night of a Thousand Candles (1987, CD)". Discogs.

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