The Strange Underworld of the Tall Poppies

01. even on a sunday afternoon (3:17)
02. cherry sky (4:03)
03. sugar mountain babies (2:57)
04. banana sandwich (3:17)
05. waiting on the flood (3:48)
06. they met too late (2:46)
07. jelly shoes (4:09)
08. lord franklin (4:38)
09. night breeze (2:46)
10. in the darkest hour (5:03)
11. everyday storms (5:15)
12. away from it all (4:40) Bonus Tracks:
13. riverrun (2:47)
14. basking shark (3:03)
15. sugar mountain strings (1:25)  

Words & music by David Scott, except Jelly Shoes & Cherry Sky (Scott/McAlpine), and Lord Franklin (trad: arranged by Scott/McAlpine) (Copyright Control).  

Produced & arranged by David Scott & Brian McAlpine.

Recorded at Secret Music, East Kilbride Arts Centre and on the Fruitmobile.

Engineered by Grant Milne, David & Brian; mastered by Nilesh Patel at The Exchange, London.

Design: Stefan Kassel; Photography: Julie Parker.  

All vocals & instruments by Brian McAlpine & David Scott.  

With the help of

Wilf Taylor: Drums & Percussion;
Theresa Parker: Wind Chimes on "Night Breeze";
Charlie McKerron: Violin on "Away From It All" & "Cherry Sky" (Courtesy of Survival Records);
The Torridon String Quartet: Strings on "Everyday Storms", "Sugar Mountain Babies" & "Night Breeze" (Liza Webb: Violin; Jackie Cima: Violin; Martin Wiggins: Viola; Paul Duncan: Cello);
Narration on "Cherry Sky": Margaret Daly, Theresa Parker, Julie Parker & David Whitelock.

Translations done by Yoshiyuki Suzuki and Kazuko Kurahara.

Special thanks to: Hideo Kogure, Yukihiro Kuwabara, Aki Fuji and Sadao Kano.

Released 1998 on Pop Biz Records (PBPCD007) under licence from Marina Records.