On July 29, 1997, “Creation” label released “Songs from Northern Britain”, the sixth Teenage Fanclub studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Rich Farm Studios, in Surrey; “Air Studios”; “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by David Bianco, Norman Blake, Raymond McGinley, Gerard Love and Paul Quinn.

Personnel:

• Norman Blake – vocals, guitar
• Raymond McGinley – vocals, guitar
• Gerard Love – vocals, bass
• Paul Quinn – drums
• George Borowski – guitar, backing vocals
• David Bianco – piano
• Neil Sidwell – brass
• Steve Sidwell – brass
• Jamie Talbot – brass
• Dave Bishop – brass
• Sonia Slany – strings
• Jocelyn Pook- strings
• Ann Morfee – strings
• Dinah Beamish – strings
• Susan Bell – strings
• Claire Orsler – strings
• Sara Herbert – strings
• Jules Singleton – strings

Track listing:

1. Start Again – Norman Blake
2. Ain’t That Enough – Gerard Love
3. Can’t Feel My Soul – Raymond McGinley
4. I Don’t Want to Control You – Norman Blake
5. Planets – Norman Blake, MacDonald
6. It’s a Bad World – Raymond McGinley
7. Take the Long Way Round – Gerard Love
8. Winter – Norman Blake
9. I Don’t Care – Raymond McGinley
10. Mount Everest – Gerard Love
11. Your Love Is the Place Where I Come From – Raymond McGinley
12. Speed of Light – Gerard Love