SONGS WE LIKE TO SING

Label: Columbia SCX 6554

Release Date: 1973

Running Time:  46 minutes

The Fivepenny's third album showed their increased confidence in writing and recording artistes and featured two songs about Stalybridge!  'Down Our Street' is another staple of the Fivepenny repertoire which became a long time favourite with fans.  Samuel Laycock's 'Bowton's Yard' is given a lovely arrangement by Eddie Crotty whilst the (uncredited) honky tonk piano intro to 'Pete Is A Lonely Mongrel Dog Who Lived In Central Wigan' lends the album a bit of musical hall fun.

Producer:  BOB BARRATT

Drums: Phil Barlow

Recording engineers:  Dave Fleming, Alan Parson and Tony Clark.

Orchestra arranged by Harry Robinson except * arranged by Ed Welch

Side 1

1. Stalybridge Market (Meeks / Radcliffe)
2. Hiking (Meeks / Crotty)
3. Mi Grandfather’s Day (Meeks / G. Radcliffe)
4. I’m Powfagged (Meeks / Radcliffe)
5. Down Our Street (Meeks / Radcliffe)
6. What A Splendid Character (Meeks / Radcliffe)
7. Bowton’s Yard (Samuel Laycock arrangement Eddie Crotty)

       8. Stalybridge Wakes (Meeks / Crotty)

Side 2

1. Gotta Get Away (Meeks / Radcliffe)
2. He Came To Me (Meeks / Radcliffe)
3. Left-Handed Thread (Meeks / Radcliffe)
4. Gently Gently (Meeks / Radcliffe)
5. Pete Was A Lonely Mongrel Dog Who Lived In Central Wigan (Meeks / Radcliffe)
6. Today I Am A Mountain (Meeks / Radcliffe)
7. Reflections Of Emily (Meeks / Radcliffe)*
8. Songs We Like To Sing (Meeks / Radcliffe)