of affection". A "bang" means a kiss and this Irish phrase of "bang on the ear" can best be considered equivalent to the more common phrase "peck on the cheek". "Has Anybody Here Seen Hank" is a country music tribute to Hank Williams, listening to whom Scott described as "a life-changing experience". The Waterboys had previously paid tribute to a different influence on Scott, Patti Smith, with the song "A Girl Called Johnny" on their first album, The Waterboys. "Dunford's Fancy" was written by Wickham for Steve Dunford, brother to Waterboys producer John Dunford. "The Stolen Child" was the first William Butler Yeats poem that The Waterboys put to music. Another Yeats poem "Love and Death" appeared on Dream Harder in 1993. "The Stolen Child", spoken by traditional Irish vocalist Tomás Mac Eoin with backup vocals by Scott, remains the group's "most famous poetic rendition". The final song is only a brief snippet of the Woody Guthrie folk song "This Land Is Your Land" with some of the American place names replaced with Irish ones. Critical reception Fisherman's Blues was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Track listing Fisherman's Blues (1988) "Fisherman's Blues" (Mike Scott, Steve Wickham) – 4:26 "We Will Not Be Lovers" (Scott) – 7:03 "Strange Boat" (Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite) – 3:06 "World Party" (Scott, Trevor Hutchinson, Karl Wallinger) – 4:01 "Sweet Thing" (Van Morrison) – 7:14 "Jimmy Hickey's Waltz" (Scott, Wickham, Thistlethwaite) – 2:06 "And a Bang on the Ear" (Scott, Wickham, Thistlethwaite) – 9:14 "Has Anybody Here Seen Hank?" (Scott) – 3:19 "When Will We Be Married?" (Traditional, adapted: Scott, Thistlethwaite) – 3:01 "When Ye Go Away" (Scott) – 3:45 "Dunford's Fancy" (Wickham) – 1:04 "The Stolen Child" (Words: W.B. Yeats, Music: Scott) – 6:55 "This Land Is Your Land" (Woody Guthrie) – 0:56 Jimmy Hickey's Waltz not present on 1988 Ensign vinyl release. Though it is not listed at the back of the 1988 CD box, it features on the Ensign disc and in the booklet with full credits.. Personnel The cover displays a number of the contributors. From left to right, back to front, are: Jake Kennedy (crew), Colin Blakey, Pat McCarthy (recording engineer), Jimmy Hickey (crew), John Dunford (co-producer), Trevor Hutchinson, Fran Breen, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Mike Scott, and Steve Wickham. Mike Scott — vocals, guitar, piano, hammond organ, drums, bouzouki Anthony Thistlethwaite — saxophone, mandolin, harmonica, Hammond