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- Release Date: April 24, 2001
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Folk
Review
John Martyn anthologies are everywhere. Most of them contain the same tracks, and of course this double-disc collection has many of those too -- how could you not have "Solid Air" "Sunday's Child," or "May You Never" on a serious collection? Patterns in the Rain is a bit different, though, at least texturally. For starters, 11 of these tunes -- all of them on disc two -- are live. Sure, there is likely groaning and gnashing of teeth at this proposal, but it one of Martyn's best live sets caught on tape. It's deep, adventurous, and utterly soulful. The first disc, with the exception of "Jack the Lad," which opens the thing, are all studio tracks and they include the title track, "Sunday's Child," "Live on Love," "Send Me One Line," "She's a Lover," and many others. The live cuts include "Solid Air" (one of the best versions he's ever recorded), "Sweet Little Mystery" (which is so utterly filled with remorse and loss that it's gripping), "Fisherman's Blues," "May You Never," "Angeline," and "Deny This Love." Martyn's playing is spot-on, his band is at his service and not crowding him from the stage, and his voice is in great shape here. This is certainly one to consider adding to a Martyn collection, but not the best place to start. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music GuideTracks
CD 1
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Jack the Lad | John Martyn | John Martyn | (6:36) |
| Patterns in the Rain | John Martyn | John Martyn | (3:44) |
| Sunday's Child (Lyrics) | John Martyn | John Martyn | (6:03) |
| Live on Love | John Martyn | John Martyn | (4:08) |
| Cooltide (Lyrics) | John Martyn | John Martyn | (12:18) |
| The Cure | John Martyn | John Martyn | (4:13) |
| Send Me One Line | John Martyn | John Martyn | (5:33) |
| She's a Lover | John Martyn | John Martyn | (5:14) |
| Certain Surprise (Lyrics) | John Martyn | John Martyn | (3:53) |
| Dancing (Lyrics) | John Martyn | John Martyn | (3:43) |
| Hole in the Rain (Lyrics) | John Martyn | John Martyn | (4:36) |
CD 2
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Saphire | John Martyn | John Martyn | (5:32) |
| Sweet Little Mystery | John Martyn | John Martyn | (6:41) |
| Don't Want to Know (Lyrics) | John Martyn | John Martyn | (4:11) |
| One World (Lyrics) | John Martyn | John Martyn | (7:21) |
| John Wayne (Lyrics) | John Martyn | John Martyn | (10:31) |
| Soild Air | John Martyn | John Martyn | (7:03) |
| May You Never (Lyrics) | John Martyn | John Martyn | (3:59) |
| Angeline | John Martyn | John Martyn | (5:54) |
| Fisherman's Dream | John Martyn | John Martyn | (4:46) |
| Deny This Love (Lyrics) | John Martyn | John Martyn | (5:47) |
