Title from disc label. Performed by Jethro Tull (Ian Anderson, vocals, flute, whistle, mandolin, acoustic and occasional electric guitars ; Martin Barre, electric guitar ; John Evan, piano and organ ; Barriemore Barlow, drums and percussion ; John Glascock, bass guitar ; David Palmer, portative pipe organ, other keyboards and orchestral arrangements). Recorded July 1977 - January 1978 Maison Rouge Studio. Music and lyrics composed by Ian Anderson; additional material by Martin Barre and David Palmer. Songs originally released 1978; contains previously unreleased material. Compact disc. Compilation. Program notes (26 pages : illustrations, some color) by Martin Webb inserted in container.
Contents:
Botanic man theme (2:47). Acres wild (3:24) -- No lullaby (7:54) -- Moths (3:31) -- Journeyman (3:58) -- Rover (4:30) -- One brown mouse (3:23) -- Heavy horses (9:03) -- Weathercock (4:01) -- Associated recordings: Living in these hard times (previously unreleased) (3:20) -- Everyting in our lives (previously unreleased) (2:46) -- Jack-A-Lynn (early version; previously unreleased) (3:49) -- Quatrain (studio version; previously unreleased) (3:49) -- Horse-Hoeing husbandry (previously unreleased) (4:11) -- Beltane (5:18)-- Botanic man (previously unreleased) (3:15) -- Living in these hard times (version 1) (3:10) -- Botanic man theme (previously unreleased) (2:47).
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