title: XXXV (album)
text: # XXXV (album)
  
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  XXXV is the twenty-second studio album by Fairport Convention. It is subtitled "The 35th Anniversary Album", and was released in celebration of the band's existence from 1967–2002.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "Madeleine" (Laurence Bristow-Smith, Kenny Craddock) - 4:23
  * "My Love Is in America" (Chris Leslie) - 4:43
  * "The Happy Man" (Traditional; arrangement by Chris Leslie) - 2:48
  * "Portmeirion" (Ric Sanders) - 5:56
  * "The Crowd" (Anna Ryder) - 6:09
  * "The Banks of Sweet Primroses" (Traditional; arrangement Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Ric Sanders, Chris Leslie, Gerry Conway) - 4:27
  * "The Deserter" (John Richards) - 6:55
  * "The Light of Day" (Chris Leslie) - 6:11
  * "I Wandered by a Brookside" (music: Barbara Berry/words: Traditional, from the Alfred Williams Collection, Swindon Library) - 4:52
  * "Neil Gow's Apprentice" (Michael Marra) - 4:43
  * "Everything but the Skirl" (Ric Sanders) - 4:05
  * "Talking About My Love" (Chris Leslie, Nigel Stonier) - 2:40
  * "Now Be Thankful" (Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick) - 3:45
  * "The Crowd Revisited" (Anna Ryder) - 2:35
  
  ## Personnel
  
  ### Fairport Convention
  
  * Simon Nicol – guitar, vocals
  * Gerry Conway – percussion, drums
  * Dave Pegg – bass guitar, vocals
  * Chris Leslie – mandolin, violin, vocals, tenor banjo, electronic mandolin
  * Ric Sanders – violin, electric piano, baritone violin
  
  ### Additional personnel
  
  * Ian Anderson – flute
  * Cropredy Crowd – clapping
  * Chris Knibbs – trombone
  * Julie Matthews – vocals
  * Chas McDevitt – trumpet
  * Anna Ryder – piano, accordion, french horn, vocals, penny whistle
  * Mark Tucker – electric guitar, e-bow
  * Chris While – vocals
  
  ### Production personnel
  
  * Mark Tucker – producer, engineer, mixing
  * John Dent – mastering
  * Colin Edwards – photography
  * Dave Pegg – producer
  * Mick Toole – CD art adaptation, cover photo
  
  ## Release history
  
  * 2002 : Woodworm Records CD, WRCD038
  * 2002 : Compass Records CD, 4332
  * 2007 : Eagle Rock Records CD, 350
  