| # | Title | Length |
|---|
| A1 | Fisherman’s Blues- recording engineer:
- Pearse Dunne, John Grimes and Pat McCarthy
- producer:
- Mike Scott
- mixer:
- Phil Tennant
- bass guitar [bass]:
- Trevor Hutchinson (on 1986-01-23)
- drums (drum set):
- Peter McKinney (on 1986-01-23)
- fiddle:
- Steve Wickham (on 1986-01-23)
- guitar:
- Mike Scott (on 1986-01-23)
- mandolin:
- Anthony Thistlethwaite (on 1986-01-23)
- vocals:
- Mike Scott (on 1986-01-23)
- recorded at:
- Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (on 1986-01-23)
- mixed at:
- RAK Studios in London, England, United Kingdom, Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom and Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- recording of:
- Fisherman’s Blues (on 1986-01-23)
- writer:
- Mike Scott and Steve Wickham
- publisher:
- Chrysalis Music Ltd.
- translated version of:
- Blues del pescador
| 4:29 |
| A2 | We Will Not Be Lovers- recording engineer:
- Pearse Dunne, John Grimes and Pat McCarthy
- producer:
- Bob Johnston
- bass and bass guitar [bass]:
- Trevor Hutchinson (on 1986-03-23)
- drums (drum set):
- Dave Ruffy (on 1986-03-23)
- fiddle:
- Steve Wickham (on 1986-03-23)
- guitar and Hammond organ:
- Mike Scott (on 1986-03-23)
- mandolin:
- Anthony Thistlethwaite (on 1986-03-23)
- vocals:
- Mike Scott (on 1986-03-23)
- recorded at:
- Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (on 1986-03-23)
- mixed at:
- RAK Studios in London, England, United Kingdom, Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom and Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- recording of:
- We Will Not Be Lovers (on 1986-03-23)
- lyricist and composer:
- Mike Scott
- publisher:
- WB Music Corp.
| 7:05 |
| A3 | Strange Boat- recording engineer:
- John Grimes and Pat McCarthy
- producer:
- Vinnie Kilduff and Mike Scott
- additional mixer:
- Phil Tennant
- mixer:
- Pearse Dunne
- bass guitar [bass]:
- Trevor Hutchinson (on 1987-05-13)
- drums (drum set):
- Fran Breen (on 1987-05-13)
- fiddle:
- Steve Wickham (on 1987-05-13)
- guitar:
- Vinnie Kilduff (on 1987-05-13) and Mike Scott (on 1987-05-13)
- mouth organ:
- Anthony Thistlethwaite (on 1987-05-13)
- piano:
- Colin Blakey (on 1987-05-13)
- vocals:
- Mike Scott (on 1987-05-13)
- recorded at:
- Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (on 1987-05-13)
- mixed at:
- RAK Studios in London, England, United Kingdom, Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom and Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- recording of:
- Strange Boat (on 1987-05-13)
- writer:
- Mike Scott and Anthony Thistlethwaite
| 3:09 |
| A4 | World Party- recording engineer:
- Pearse Dunne, John Grimes and Pat McCarthy
- producer:
- Mike Scott
- bass guitar [bass]:
- Trevor Hutchinson
- congas and tambourine:
- Noel Bridgeman
- drums (drum set):
- Kevin Wilkinson
- mandolin [fuzz mandolin]:
- Anthony Thistlethwaite
- piano:
- Mike Scott
- trumpet:
- Roddy Lorimer
- choir vocals:
- Jenne Haan, Rachel Nolan, Ruth Nolan and The Abergavenny Male Voice Choir
- vocals:
- Mike Scott
- recorded at:
- Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- mixed at:
- RAK Studios in London, England, United Kingdom, Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom and Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- recording of:
- World Party
- writer:
- Trevor Hutchinson, Mike Scott and Karl Wallinger
| 4:03 |
| A5 | Sweet Thing- recording engineer:
- Pearse Dunne, John Grimes and Pat McCarthy
- producer:
- Mike Scott
- bass and bass guitar [bass]:
- Trevor Hutchinson (on 1986-01-23)
- drums (drum set):
- Peter McKinney (on 1986-01-23)
- fiddle:
- Steve Wickham (on 1986-01-23)
- guitar:
- Mike Scott (on 1986-01-23)
- mandolin:
- Anthony Thistlethwaite (on 1986-01-23)
- vocals:
- Mike Scott (on 1986-01-23)
- recorded at:
- Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (on 1986-01-23)
- mixed at:
- RAK Studios in London, England, United Kingdom, Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom and Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- partial cover recording of:
- Blackbird (on 1986-01-23)
- writer:
- John Lennon and Paul McCartney
- publisher:
- Maclen Music Ltd., MPL Communications Inc., Northern Songs Ltd, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
- cover recording of:
- Sweet Thing (on 1986-01-23)
- lyricist and composer:
- Van Morrison
- publisher:
- Caledonia Productions, Inc. (Caledonia Soul Music Division), Chappell Music, Van-Jan Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and WB Music Corp.
| 7:17 |
| B1 | And a Bang on the Ear- recording engineer:
- Pat McCarthy (from 1988-04 until 1988-06)
- producer:
- John Dunford and Mike Scott
- mixer:
- Paul Cobbold
- accordion:
- Martin O'Connor (from 1988-04 until 1988-06)
- bass:
- Trevor Hutchinson (in 1988-04)
- bass guitar [bass]:
- Trevor Hutchinson (from 1988-04 until 1988-06)
- button accordion:
- Máirtín O’Connor (in 1988-04)
- drums (drum set):
- Jay Dee Daugherty (in 1988-04, from 1988-04 until 1988-06)
- fiddle:
- Steve Wickham (in 1988-04, from 1988-04 until 1988-06)
- guitar and piano:
- Mike Scott (in 1988-04, from 1988-04 until 1988-06)
- Hammond organ:
- Anthony Thistlethwaite (from 1988-04 until 1988-06)
- organ:
- Anthony Thistlethwaite (in 1988-04)
- vocals:
- Mike Scott (in 1988-04, from 1988-04 until 1988-06)
- recorded at:
- Spiddal House in County Galway, Connaught, Ireland (from 1988-04 until 1988-06)
- mixed at:
- PRT Studios in London, England, United Kingdom and Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
- recording of:
- And a Bang on the Ear (in 1988-04)
- lyricist and composer:
- Mike Scott
- recording of:
- And a Bang on the Ear (from 1988-04 until 1988-06)
- lyricist and composer:
- Mike Scott
| 7:35 |
| B2 | Has Anybody Here Seen Hank? | 3:22 |
| B3 | When Will We Be Married?- recording engineer:
- Pat McCarthy (from 1988-04 until 1988-06)
- producer:
- John Dunford and Mike Scott
- bouzouki, bouzouki [bowed bouzoukis], drums (drum set), membranophone [drum] and piano:
- Mike Scott
- fiddle:
- Steve Wickham
- harmonica:
- Anthony Thistlethwaite
- vocals:
- Mike Scott
- recorded at:
- Spiddal House in County Galway, Connaught, Ireland (from 1988-04 until 1988-06, on 1988-05-06)
- mixed at:
- PRT Studios in London, England, United Kingdom and Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
- recording of:
- When Will We Be Married?
- writer:
- [traditional]
| 3:03 |
| B4 | When Ye Go Away | 3:48 |
| B5 | Dunford’s Fancy | 1:06 |
| B6 | The Stolen Child | 6:58 |
