| Ain't No Saint | |
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| Compilation album by | |
| Released | September 2008 | 
| Genre | Folk, blues | 
| Label | Island | 
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating | 
| Allmusic | |
| The Guardian | |
| The Independent | favourable [3] | 
| Mojo | |
| Rolling Stone | (No Rating) [5] | 
| Uncut | |
Ain't No Saint is a career-spanning retrospective of folk musician John Martyn, released on the eve of the singer's 60th birthday in 2008.
The four-CD compilation album was compiled by John Hillarby, and is divided into two 'studio' discs and two 'live' discs.[2][5][6] Hillarby selected at least one song from each of Martyn's 22 albums, along with rarities and outtakes, and added over 30 unreleased pieces.[2][5]
Track listing
- "Fairy Tale Lullaby" (John Martyn) – 2:51
 - "Sing a Song of Summer" (Martyn) – 2:19
 - "Stormbringer" (Martyn) – 4:17
 - "Tree Green" (Martyn) – 3:10
 - "Head and Heart" (Martyn) – 4:52
 - "In the Evening" (Martyn) – 4:06
 - "Solid Air" (Martyn) – 5:47
 - "Keep On" (Martyn) – 4:58
 - "The Glory of Love" (Billy Hill, Martyn) – 2:16
 - "Go Down Easy" (Martyn) – 3:37
 - "Ain't No Saint" [instrumental] (Martyn) – 5:55
 - "Fine Lines" (Martyn) – 3:49
 - "Eight More Miles" (Martyn) – 2:03
 - "Call Me Crazy" (Martyn) – 7:26
 - "Black Man at Your Shoulder" (Martyn) – 7:22
 - "All for the Love of You" (Martyn) – 5:05
 - "Working It Out" (Martyn) – 2:44
 - "Couldn't Love You More" (Martyn) – 3:05
 - "Advertisement" (Martyn) – 0:34
 - "Small Hours" [instrumental] Martyn 10:20
 - "Anna" (Martyn) – 4:13
 - "Lookin' On" (Martyn) – 5:16
 - "Amsterdam" (Martyn) – 5:29
 - "Hung Up" (Martyn) – 4:00
 - "Acid Rain" (Martyn, Alan Thomson) – 4:12
 - "Who Believes in Angels" (Martyn) – 4:57
 - "The Apprentice" (Martyn) – 4:22
 - "Hole in the Rain" (Martyn) – 4:40
 - "One World" (Martyn) – 6:27
 - "Sunday's Child" (Martyn) – 6:12
 - "Carmine" (Martyn) – 5:29
 - "The Sky Is Crying" (Elmore James, Clarence L. Lewis, Morgan Robinson) – 4:01
 - "So Sweet" (Martyn) – 4:50
 - "Back to Marseilles" (Martyn) – 4:20
 - "Bless the Weather" [live] (Martyn) – 11:49
 - "Make No Mistake" [live] (Martyn) – 5:16
 - "So Much in Love with You" [live/#] Martyn 5:55
 - "Spencer the Rover" [live] (Martyn, Traditional) – 4:07
 - "My Baby Girl" [live] (Martyn) – 2:48
 - "You Can Discover" [live] (Martyn) – 5:15
 - "Solid Air" [live] (Martyn) – 7:00
 - "I'd Rather Be the Devil (Devil Got My Woman)" [live] (James) – 8:55
 - "Outside In" [live] (Martyn) – 13:09
 - "Advertisement" [live] (Martyn) – 0:17
 - "Big Muff" [live] (Martyn) – 9:32
 - "One Day Without You" [live] (Martyn) – 3:27
 - "Dealer" [live] (Martyn) – 7:14
 - "Smiling Stranger" [live] (Martyn) – 7:44
 - "Johnny Too Bad" [live] (Hylton Beckford, Derrick Leapold Crooks, Shadow Wilson, Delroy Wilson) – 3:56
 - "Hurt in Your Heart" [live] (Martyn) – 6:49
 - "John Wayne" [live] (Martyn) – 6:37
 - "Angeline" [live] (Martyn) – 5:21
 - "Mad Dog Days" [live] (Martyn) – 5:12
 - "The Moment" [live] (Martyn) – 4:16
 - "Fisherman's Dream" [live] (Martyn) – 5:06
 - "Sweet Little Mystery" [live] (Martyn) – 5:55
 - "May You Never" [live]" (Martyn) – 5:37
 - "Step It Up" [live]" (Martyn) – 3:47
 - "Sunshine's Better" [live] (Martyn) – 5:05
 - "One for the Road" (Martyn) – 3:28
 - "Over the Hill" [live] (Martyn) – 3:27
 
Personnel
- Arran Ahmun – drums
 - Spencer Cozens – piano
 - John Paul "J.P." Jones – mandolin
 - John Martyn – guitar
 - Alan Thomson – bass
 - Martin Winning – saxophone
 
Production
- Joe Black – project coordinator
 - Paschal Byrne – mastering
 - Daryl Easlea – liner notes, sleeve notes
 - John Hillarby – liner notes, compilation, tape research
 - Kenny Mathieson – photography
 - Barry Plummer – photography
 - Phil Smee – design
 - Shamil Tanna – cover photo
 
References
- ↑ Ain't No Saint at AllMusic
 - 1 2 3 Denselow, Robin (6 February 2009). "John Martyn: Ain't No Saint". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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 - ↑ Nov 2008 Mojo #180
 - 1 2 3 Fricke, David (11 May 2009). "Fricke's Picks: Remembering Singer-Guitarist John Martyn". Rock & Roll Daily. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009.
 - 1 2 Young, Rob. "Album Review: John Martyn - 'Ain't No Saint'". Archived from the original on 2 January 2011.
 
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