John Martyn

Real name: Iain David McGeachy
Born: November 9, 1948
Died: January 29, 2009
Country: United Kingdom
IPI: 00068334465 13 works
00068334563 39 works
Affiliation: PRS
Family: Beverley Martyn Wife (1969-1980)

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Angeline	John Martyn	February 1986	(2 artists)
Anna	John Martyn	1979	(2 artists)
Auntie Aviator	John and Beverley Martyn	November 1970	The Dames [AU]
Baby Please Come Home	John Martyn	October 13, 1980	Rusties feat. Mary Coughlan
Back to Stay	John Martyn	October 1967	Ultan Conlon
Bless the Weather	John Martyn	November 1971	(2 artists)
Call Me	John Martyn	1991	Unverified
Can't Get the One I Want	John and Beverley Martyn	February 1970	Françoise Hardy
Carmine	John Martyn	1996	Unverified
Certain Surprise	John Martyn	November 1977	Sabrina Dinan
Couldn't Love You More	John Martyn	November 1977	(4 artists)
Dancing	John Martyn	November 1977	Sonia Dada
Don't Want to Know	John Martyn	February 1973	(18 artists) Sampled by Jean Jacques Smoothie
Don't You Go	John Martyn	September 1981	(3 artists)
Fairy Tale Lullaby	John Martyn	October 1967	(6 artists)
Fine Lines	John Martyn	October 1973	Syd Kitchen
Fisherman's Dream	John Martyn	1984	Capercaillie
Glorious Fool	John Martyn	September 1981	Clarence Fountain and Sam Butler [US1]
Go Down Easy	John Martyn	February 1973	(2 artists)
Go Easy	John Martyn	November 1971	(2 artists)
Head and Heart	John Martyn	November 1971	(6 artists)
Hurt in Your Heart	John Martyn	October 13, 1980	Judie Tzuke
John the Baptist	John and Beverley Martyn	February 1970	Scullion
John Wayne	John Martyn	February 1986	Oh My God
Just Now	John Martyn	November 1971	Walti Huber
Let the Good Things Come	John Martyn	November 1971	David Gray
London Conversation	John Martyn	October 1967	(2 artists)
Love Up	John Martyn	1983	Taj Mahal
May You Never	John Martyn	November 26, 1971	(26 artists)
My Baby Girl	John Martyn	January 1975	Magnus Carlson & The Moon Ray Quintet
One Day Without You	John Martyn	January 1975	Ian Matthews
One World	John Martyn	November 1977	(2 artists)
Over the Hill	John Martyn	February 1973	(5 artists)
Piece by Piece	John Martyn	February 1986	Kenny Thomas
Road to Ruin	John and Beverley Martyn	November 1970	(2 artists)
Run Honey Run	John Martyn	October 1967	(2 artists)
Sing a Song of Summer	John Martyn	December 1968	Derek Brimstone
Small Hours	John Martyn	November 1977	Robert Smith
Solid Air	John Martyn	February 1973	(6 artists)
Stormbringer	John and Beverley Martyn	February 1970	Beck
Sweet Honesty	John and Beverley Martyn	February 1970	Kate Taylor
Sweet Little Mystery	John Martyn	October 13, 1980	(2 artists)
The Easy Blues	John Martyn	February 1973	(2 artists)
The Man in the Station	John Martyn	February 1973	(2 artists)
The Ocean	John and Beverley Martyn	February 1970	Françoise Hardy
The River	John Martyn	December 1968	(3 artists)
Tree Green	John and Beverley Martyn	November 1970	Raymond Karle
Walk to the Water	John Martyn	November 1971	(2 artists)
You Can Discover	John Martyn	January 1975	Cheryl Wilson

Covers by John Martyn

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
Cocain	John Martyn	October 1967	(unknown), Jack Elliott REL, Blind Gary Davis REC
Cry Me a River	John Martyn	1999	Julie London
Death Don't Have No Mercy	John Martyn	May 1998	Blind Gary Davis
Deliver Me	Sister Bliss feat. John Martyn	March 12, 2001	The Beloved
Don't Think Twice	John Martyn	October 1967	(unknown), Bob Dylan
Ellie Rhee	John Martyn	2005	Carroll C. Clark
Excuse Me Mister	John Martyn	March 1998	Ben Harper
Feel So Bad	John Martyn	May 1998	Chuck Willis
Fishin' Blues	John Martyn	December 1968	Henry Thomas [US1]
Glory Box	John Martyn	May 1998	Portishead
God's Song	John Martyn	May 1998	Randy Newman
Goodnight Irene	John Martyn	2004	Lead Belly REL, Leadbelly REC
He's Got All the Whiskey	John Martyn	May 1998	Bobby Charles
How Fortunate the Man with None	John Martyn	May 1998	Hedy Fassler - Chor und Kammerensemble des Orchesters der Wiener Volksoper REL, Lotte Lenya PRF, Ellen Greene REL,PRF, Dead Can Dance
I'd Rather Be the Devil	John Martyn	February 1973	Skip James
Johnny Too Bad	John Martyn	October 13, 1980	The Slicker
Never Let Me Go	John Martyn		Unverified
Over the Rainbow	John Martyn	1984	Judy Garland
Rock Salt and Nails	John Martyn	July 1993	Rosalie Sorrels
Satisfied Mind	John Martyn	January 1975	Red Hays
Singin' in the Rain	John Martyn	November 1971	Cliff Edwards, Brox Sisters, Rounders and MGM Chorus BRD, The Rounders [US1] REC
Small Town Talk	John Martyn	May 1998	Bobby Charles
Strange Fruit	John Martyn	May 1998	Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra
The Glory of Love	John Martyn	October 1973	Willie Bryant and His Orchestra
The Sky Is Crying	John Martyn	May 1998	Elmo James and His Broomdusters
You Don't Know What Love Is	John Martyn & The Guy Barker International Quintet	November 23, 1999	Carol Bruce REC, Ella Fitzgerald REL

Sampled songs

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Don't Want to Know	John Martyn	February 1973	Covered by (18 artists) Sampled by Jean Jacques Smoothie
		Primrose Hill	John and Beverley Martyn	November 1970	Sampled by Fatboy Slim

Songs written by John Martyn

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Angeline	John Martyn	John Martyn	February 1986	Covered by (2 artists)
Anna	John Martyn, Michael Norton	John Martyn	July 29, 1978	Covered by (2 artists)
Auntie Aviator	John Martyn, Beverley Martyn	John and Beverley Martyn	November 1970	Covered by The Dames [AU]
Baby Please Come Home	John Martyn	John Martyn	October 13, 1980	Covered by Rusties feat. Mary Coughlan
Back to Stay	John Martyn	John Martyn	October 1967	Covered by Ultan Conlon
Bless the Weather	John Martyn	John Martyn	November 1971	Covered by (2 artists)
Call Me	John Martyn	John Martyn	1991	Unverified
Carmine	John Martyn	John Martyn	1996	Unverified
Certain Surprise	John Martyn	John Martyn	November 1977	Covered by Sabrina Dinan
Couldn't Love You More	John Martyn	John Martyn	November 1977	Covered by (4 artists)
Dancing	John Martyn	John Martyn	November 1977	Covered by Sonia Dada
Don't Want to Know	John Martyn	John Martyn	February 1973	Covered by (18 artists)
Don't You Go	John Martyn	John Martyn	September 1981	Covered by (3 artists)
Fairy Tale Lullaby	John Martyn	John Martyn	October 1967	Covered by (6 artists)
Fine Lines	John Martyn	John Martyn	October 1973	Covered by Syd Kitchen
Fisherman's Dream	John Martyn	John Martyn	1984	Covered by Capercaillie
Glorious Fool	John Martyn	John Martyn	September 1981	Covered by Clarence Fountain and Sam Butler [US1]
Go Down Easy	John Martyn	John Martyn	February 1973	Covered by (2 artists)
Go Easy	John Martyn	John Martyn	November 1971	Covered by (2 artists)
Head and Heart	John Martyn	John Martyn	November 1971	Covered by (6 artists)
Hurt in Your Heart	John Martyn	John Martyn	October 13, 1980	Covered by Judie Tzuke
John the Baptist	John Martyn	John and Beverley Martyn	February 1970	Covered by Scullion
John Wayne	John Martyn	John Martyn	February 1986	Covered by Oh My God
Just Now	John Martyn	John Martyn	November 1971	Covered by Walti Huber
Let the Good Things Come	John Martyn	John Martyn	November 1971	Covered by David Gray
London Conversation	John Martyn, Jon Sundell	John Martyn	October 1967	Covered by (2 artists)
Love Up	John Martyn	John Martyn	1983	Covered by Taj Mahal
May You Never	John Martyn	John Martyn	November 26, 1971	Covered by (26 artists)
My Baby Girl	John Martyn	John Martyn	January 1975	Covered by Magnus Carlson & The Moon Ray Quintet
One Day Without You	John Martyn	John Martyn	January 1975	Covered by Ian Matthews
One World	John Martyn	John Martyn	November 1977	Covered by (2 artists)
Over the Hill	John Martyn	John Martyn	February 1973	Covered by (5 artists)
Road to Ruin	John Martyn	John and Beverley Martyn	November 1970	Covered by (2 artists)
Run Honey Run	John Martyn	John Martyn	October 1967	Covered by (2 artists)
Sing a Song of Summer	John Martyn	John Martyn	December 1968	Covered by Derek Brimstone
Small Hours	John Martyn	John Martyn	November 1977	Covered by Robert Smith
Solid Air	John Martyn	John Martyn	February 1973	Covered by (6 artists)
Stormbringer	John Martyn	John and Beverley Martyn	February 1970	Covered by Beck
Sweet Little Mystery	John Martyn	John Martyn	October 13, 1980	Covered by (2 artists)
The Easy Blues	John Martyn	John Martyn	February 1973	Covered by (2 artists)
The Man in the Station	John Martyn	John Martyn	February 1973	Covered by (2 artists)
The Ocean	John Martyn	John and Beverley Martyn	February 1970	Covered by Françoise Hardy
The River	John Martyn	John Martyn	December 1968	Covered by (3 artists)
Tree Green	John Martyn	John and Beverley Martyn	November 1970	Covered by Raymond Karle
Walk on the Water	John Martyn	John Martyn	November 1971	Covered by (2 artists)
You Can Discover	John Martyn	John Martyn	January 1975	Covered by Cheryl Wilson

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Bless the Weather	John Martyn	November 1971	Island
Glasgow Walker	John Martyn	1999	Independiente
Glorious Fool	John Martyn	September 1981	WEA
Grace & Danger	John Martyn	October 13, 1980	Island
Inside Out	John Martyn	October 1973	Island
London Conversation	John Martyn	October 1967	Island
No Little Boy	John Martyn	July 1993	Permanent Records [GB]
One World	John Martyn	November 1977	Island
On the Cobbles	John Martyn	2004	Independiente
Philentropy	John Martyn	November 1983	Body Swerve
Piece by Piece	John Martyn	February 1986	Island
Sapphire	John Martyn	1984	Island
Solid Air	John Martyn	February 1973	Island
Stormbringer!	John and Beverley Martyn	February 1970	Island
Sunday's Child	John Martyn	January 1975	Island
Sunday's Child [2005]	John Martyn	2005	Island
The Church with One Bell	John Martyn	May 1998	Independiente
The Road to Ruin	John and Beverley Martyn	November 1970	Island
The Tumbler	John Martyn	December 1968	Island
Well Kept Secret	John Martyn	1983	WEA

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Deliver Me	Sister Bliss feat. John Martyn	March 12, 2001	Multiply Records
Excuse Me Mister	John Martyn	March 1998	Independiente
In Search of Anna	John Martyn	1979	Island
May You Never	John Martyn	November 26, 1971	Island