Sunday's Child

Sunday's Child is a John Martyn album released in 1975. John Martyn's follow-up to 1973's Inside Out is a more song-oriented, less experimental album. His eighth record, including two with his wife Beverley Martyn, shows the many facets of Martyn's playing, from his effects-driven electric guitar to his acoustic work. This album contains a collection of original songs along with a pair of covers: the traditional British ballad "Spencer the Rover", and the country standard "Satisfied Mind". The song "The Message" features a pair of verses written by Martyn sung in his typical style, alternating with a pair of verses from the Scottish folk ballad "Mairi's Wedding" sung with a Scottish lilt.

Track listing
All tracks composed and arranged by John Martyn except where indicated


 * 1) "One Day Without You"
 * 2) "Lay It All Down"
 * 3) "Root Love"
 * 4) "My Baby Girl"
 * 5) "Sunday's Child"
 * 6) "Spencer the Rover" (Traditional; arranged by John Martyn)
 * 7) "Clutches"
 * 8) "The Message"
 * 9) "Satisfied Mind" (Red Hayes, Jack Rhodes; falsely credited as Traditional, arranged by John Martyn)
 * 10) "You Can Discover"
 * 11) "Call Me Crazy"

Bonus tracks
Bonus tracks 3–7 recorded 7 January 1975 for John Peel session. John Martyn solo, with guitar.
 * 1) "Ellie Rhee" (outtake)
 * 2) "A Satisfied Mind" (first mix)
 * 3) "One Day Without You" (live)
 * 4) "You Can Discover" (live)
 * 5) "My Baby Girl" (live)
 * 6) "The Message" (live)
 * 7) "Spencer The Rover" (live)

Personnel

 * John Martyn – vocals, guitar, Moog synthesiser, clavinet
 * Danny Thompson – double bass
 * Liam Genockey – drums
 * Al Anderson – bass on "One Day Without You"
 * John Bundrick – piano on "My Baby Girl"


 * Beverley Martyn – backing vocals on "My Baby Girl"
 * Terry Wilson – bass on "Clutches"
 * Tony Braunagel – drums on "Clutches"
 * Keshav Sathe – tabla on "Call me crazy"
 * Technical
 * Richard Digby Smith - engineer
 * Dick Cuthell - technician
 * Visualeyes - photography