Album · 2013
The Last Ship
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
The Last Ship
The Last Ship
3:50
2
Dead Man’s Boots
The Last Ship
3:29
3
And Yet
The Last Ship
3:52
4
August Winds
The Last Ship
3:17
5
Language of Birds
The Last Ship
3:30
6
Practical Arrangement
The Last Ship
3:19
7
The Night the Pugilist Learned How to Dance
The Last Ship
4:13
8
Ballad of the Great Eastern
The Last Ship
5:14
9
What Have We Got?
The Last Ship
3:34
10
I Love Her but She Loves Someone Else
The Last Ship
3:41
11
So to Speak
The Last Ship
4:06
12
The Last Ship (reprise)
The Last Ship
3:19
Disc 2
1
Shipyard
The Last Ship
6:00
2
It’s Not the Same Moon
The Last Ship
2:54
3
Hadaway
The Last Ship
3:18
4
Jock the Singing Welder
The Last Ship
2:48
5
Sky Hooks and Tartan Paint
The Last Ship
3:33
6
Peggy’s Song
The Last Ship
2:38
7
Show Some Respect
The Last Ship
4:48
8
Practical Arrangement (full original duet)
The Last Ship
4:35
Singles from this record
In print
First pressed 2013, still pressed 2025 — 38 pressings across 15 countries.
Credits
Drew Hodges
Art Direction
SPOTCO
Art Direction
Martin Kierszenbaum
Artists And Repertoire
Angus Cowen
Engineer
Brett Mayer
Engineer
Brett Meyer
Engineer
Lars Fox
Engineer
Mark Broughton
Engineer
Paul Pritchard
Engineer
Rael Jones
Engineer
Rich Rich
Engineer
Toby Hulbert
Engineer
Aaron Heick
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Alan Stepansky
Instrument · cello
Andrew Parker
Instrument · viola
Anthony Pleeth
Instrument · cello [principal]
Bob Carlisle
Instrument · french horn
Boguslaw Kostecki
Instrument · violin
Bruce White
Instrument · viola
Cathy Thompson
Instrument · violin
Chris Komer
Instrument · french horn
Chris Tombling
Instrument · violin
David Daniels
Instrument · cello
David Mann
Instrument · alto saxophone
David Pyatt
Instrument · french horn
Debbie Widdup
Instrument · violin
Dominic Miller
Instrument · electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Emlyn Singleton
Instrument · violin [principal second violin]
Gabrielle Lester
Instrument · violin
Gavin McNaughton
Instrument · bassoon
Ira Coleman
Instrument · bass
Jeff Kievit
Instrument · trumpet
Joe Bonadio
Instrument · drums, percussion
John Barclay
Instrument · trumpet
Jon Carnac
Instrument · clarinet
Kate Moore
Instrument · trumpet
Kathryn Tickell
Instrument · violin, bagpipes [northumbrian pipes]
Marcus Rojas
Instrument · tuba
Mark Berrow
Instrument · violin
Martin Loveday
Instrument · cello
Michael Davis
Instrument · trombone [tenor]
Michael Thompson
Instrument · french horn
Nicholas Korth
Instrument · french horn
Owen Slade
Instrument · tuba
Peter Lale
Instrument · viola [principal]
Peter Tickell
Instrument · violin, mandolin
Richard Edwards
Instrument · trombone [tenor]
Richard Watkins
Instrument · french horn
Rita Manning
Instrument · violin
Roger Rosenberg
Instrument · baritone saxophone
Steve Morris
Instrument · violin
Thomas Bowes
Instrument · violin, concertmaster
Tom Rees‐Roberts
Instrument · trumpet
Tony Kadleck
Instrument · trumpet
Warren Zielinski
Instrument · violin
Sting
Liner Notes
佐藤空子
Liner Notes
Jeremy Lubsey
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Scott Hull
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Arcaid
Photography
Corbis
Photography
English Heritage
Photography
Frank W. Ockenfels III
Photography
Getty Images
Photography
Hulton Archive
Photography
Newcastle Upon Tyne City Library
Photography
S W Rawlings
Photography
Rob Mathes
Producer
Alex Venguer
Recording
Donal Hodgson
Recording
Jonathan Allen
Recording
Peter Cobbin
Recording
Becky Unthank
Vocal · vocals [duet vocals]
Jimmy Nail
Vocal · backing vocals
Jo Lawry
Vocal · backing vocals
The Wilson Family
Vocal · vocals [group vocals]
Julian Sutton
Writer