Published May 2002 Recorded March to April 2002 at Chronik Bionik, Somerset Additional Musicians None

"The death of Big Country mainman Stuart Adamson in late 2001 had a huge effect on me and caused me to reach for my guitar again.

I started playing a few different cover versions which lead me to writing a handful of new acoustic-flavoured song ideas, and I soon started to sketch-record these all-new creations.

In the process I arranged the Bluebottlegreen track 'Emerald' into an acoustic number and also reworked an old Chances R track - 'This Time Tomorrow'.

I had planned to develop the ideas into full-blown epics but a few of my trusted friends told me to go with the rough and ready feel, hence this unplugged EP. Some of the songs were re-worked for 'Upstream'.

For the first time ever I put my own name on the cover, not some dodgy pseudonym. I'd gone 'solo'! This was my creative renaissance!"

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• Emerald (This Is For You)