Sad or High Kicking is a folk

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 album by Martin Simpson

Martin Simpson

Martin Simpson is an English folk singer, guitarist and songwriter. His music reflects a wide variety of influences and styles, rooted in the British Isles, America and beyond.-Biography:...

 recorded and released in 1985.

Produced at Ideal Sound Recorders, London by Tony Engle and Martin Simpson. Originally issued by Topic Records in the UK, catalogue number 12TS438.

Like most Martin Simpson albums, it includes a mixture of contemporary and traditional pieces.

Track listing

1. "Jazzman" (Holstein)
2. "Shawnee Town" (Dillon Bustin)
3. "Moth" (Anne Lister)
4. "Living Without You" (Randy Newman
   Randy Newman
   Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores....
   
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5. "For Jessica, Sad or High Kicking" (Simpson)/ "My Dearest Dear" (Traditional; arranged Simpson)
6. "Icarus" (Anne Lister)
7. "No Depression in Heaven" (Traditional; arranged Simpson)
8. "Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Bécaud
   Gilbert Bécaud
   Gilbert Bécaud was a French singer, composer and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are "Nathalie" and "Et Maintenant", a 1961 release that became an English language hit as "What Now My Love"...
   
   , Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë
   Pierre Delanoë
   Pierre Delanoë , born Pierre Leroyer, was a French songwriter/lyricist who wrote for dozens of singers such as Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Petula Clark, and Johnny Hallyday....
   
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9. "Stillness in Company" (Jessica Radcliffe)
10. "The Lakes of Ponchartrain" (Traditional; arranged Simpson)

Personnel

• Martin Simpson - vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel, dobro
• Micky Barker - drums, percussion
• Johnathan Davie - electric bass guitars
• Laurie Harper - fiddle, mandoline
• Rob Mason - harmonica

with

• Dave Clewlow - trumpets, flugelhorn
• Ian Blake - Clarinets
• Andrew Cronshaw - Zither, stellpans