On September 8, 2017, “BMG” label released “Out of All This Blue”, the twelfth Waterboys (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Mike Scott and Paul Brown.
Personnel:
- Mike Scott – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, organ, mellotron, bass, drums, percussion, FX, sampler, editing, cover concept
- Zach Ernst, Niall C. Lawlor, Max Zaska – guitar
- Brother Paul Brown – vocals, synthesizer, organ, piano, clavinet
- John Hegarty – piano
- David Hood, Aonghus Ralston, Neil Mahoney – bass
- Ralph Salmins – drums
- Wild Bill Crivvens – percussion
- Bill Blackmore – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Steve Wickham – fiddle, sonics, horns, strings
- Trey Pollard – string, brass and bass arrangement
- The Indivisible Strings – strings
- Kevin Murphy – cello, double bass
- Thomas Haugh – zither, ukulele, percussion
- Megumi Igarashi – voice
- Caoimhe Barry, Conor J. Ryan, Dublin Soul Choir, Karen Crowley, Saoirse Duane, Carly Coonagh – choir
- Zeenie Summers, Jess Kavanagh – choir, backing vocals
- Adrian Olsen – recording
- Dave Montuyrobles – engineer
- Bob Clearmountain – mixing
- Puck Fingers – mixing
- Terry Gabis – live desk mixing
- Brother Paul – mixing
- Camille O’Sullivan – cover photography
- Paul Mac Manus, Steve Wickham – additional photography
- Ian Ross – design, artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Mike Scott, except where noted.
- Do We Chose Who We Love – Mike Scott, Freddie Stevenson
- If I Was Your Boyfriend
- Santa Fe
- If the Answer Is Yeah – Mike Scott, Zach Ernst
- Love Walks In – Mike Scott, Steve Wickham
- New York I Love You
- The Connemara Fox
- The Girl in the Window Chair
- Morning Came Too Soon
- Hiphopstrumental 4 (Scatman)
- The Hammerhead Bar
- Mister Charisma – Mike Scott, Kevin Murphy, Thomas Haugh
- Nashville, Tennessee – Mike Scott, Paul Brown
- Man, What a Woman
- Girl in a Kayak – Mike Scott, Steve Wickham
- Monument
- Kinky’s History Lesson
- Skyclad Lady
- Rokudenashiko
- Didn’t We Walk on Water
- The Elegant Companion – Mike Scott, Kevin Murphy, Thomas Haugh
- Yamaben
- Payo Payo Chin