Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (Fairport Convention album)

Who Knows Where the Time Goes? is the twentieth studio album released in 1997 by British folk rock band Fairport Convention. It is a mixture of studio and live tracks recorded by Mark Tucker at Woodworm Studios, Oxfordshire, The Cropredy Festival 1995 and the Fairport Convention Winter Tour 1997. It was Fairport Convention's first studio album with singer and violinist Chris Leslie, who replaced Maartin Allcock and would become a mainstay in the band.

The cover photograph was taken at Barford St. Michael Post Office, Oxfordshire.

Track listing

 * 1) "John Gaudie" (Chris Leslie) –  5:05
 * 2) "Sailing Boat" (Anna Ryder) –  5:25
 * 3) "Here's to Tom Paine" (Steve Tilston) –  5:14
 * 4) "The Bowman's Retreat" (Ric Sanders) –  3:02
 * 5) "Spanish Main" (Martin Allcock, Chris Leslie) –  4:28
 * 6) "The Golden Glove" (Traditional lyric; tune Sally Barker) –  6:04
 * 7) "Slipology" (Ric Sanders) –  3:00
 * 8) "Wishfulness Waltz" (Alan Franks)/"Moonlight On The Water" (Benny Thomasson) –  5:42
 * 9) "Life's a Long Song" (Ian Anderson) –  2:35
 * 10) "Dangerous" (Kristina Olsen) –  4:38
 * 11) "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) –  3:50
 * 12) "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" (Sandy Denny) –  6:31

Personnel

 * Fairport Convention
 * Simon Nicol – guitar, vocals
 * Ric Sanders – violin
 * Chris Leslie – mandolin, violin, vocals, bouzouki, guitar
 * Dave Pegg – bass guitar, vocals
 * Dave Mattacks – drums, glockenspiel, keyboards

Additional personnel
 * Helen Miller – trombone
 * Sharron Naylor – background vocals
 * Richard Thompson – guitars
 * Roy Wood – instrumentation
 * John Dent – mastering
 * Mark Tucker – recording, production & mixing
 * Andy Price – design

Release history

 * 1997, June : Woodworm Records UK CD, WRCD025
 * 1998, March : Folkprint, UK limited edition LP, FP 005 PLP, with slightly different track list
 * 2000 : Mooncrest Records, as Wishfulness Waltz, CRESTCD 048Z / CRESTCD 048, UK reissue with alternate packaging and bonus live tracks