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Common Ground is the thirteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Big Big Train, released on 30 July 2021. With the departure of Dave Gregory, Rachel Hall, and Danny Manners in 2020, Common Ground is the first album release with the core four-piece lineup of Greg Spawton, David Longdon, Nick D'Virgilio, and Rikard Sjöblom. Joining the core line-up on the album are session musicians Carly Bryant, Dave Foster, and Aidan O'Rourke. Upon release it entered the UK music charts at number 31.
It was elected by PopMatters as the ninth best progressive rock/metal album of 2021.




Track listing






Charts






Personnel


Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
Big Big Train

Nick D'Virgilio – drums (all but track 5); vocals (all but tracks 5 and 6); percussion (tracks 2, 8 and 9); Mellotron, EBow guitar (track 2); CP70 electric piano, Fender rhodes, arpeggiator synthesizer, soundscapes (track 6)
David Longdon – lead and backing vocals (all but track 5 and 6); acoustic guitar, mellophone and synthesizer (track 1); piano, vibraphone, tambourine (track 4); flute (track 6, 8)
Rikard Sjöblom – Hammond organ (track 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8); vocals (all but tracks 5 and 6); piano (tracks 1, 5, 8, 9); synthesizer (track 1, 8); Fender rhodes (track 2, 6); electric 6 and 12 string guitar (track 2, 4); Mellotron (track 3, 6, 9); electric guitar (tracks 3, 6 and 8); ARP Pro Soloist II (track 3); Farfisa organ (track 4 and 9); acoustic guitar (track 4); guitar synthesizer (track 5); clavinet (tracks 6, 8); Church organ, Wurlitzer piano (track 6)
Greg Spawton – bass guitar, bass pedals (all but track 5); 12-string acoustic guitar (track 4); Mellotron, vocals (track 8); acoustic guitar (tracks 8, 9)
Carly Bryant – vocals (tracks 1-4, 7-9)
Dave Foster – guitars (tracks 1,8)
Additional musician

Aidan O'Rourke – violin (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-9); soundscapes (tracks 1, 8, 9)
Brass band on tracks 6 and 9

Dave Desmond – trombone
Stuart Roberts – trumpet
Nick Stones – French horn
John Storey – euphonium
Jon Truscott – tuba
Production

Rob Aubrey – mixing, mastering, engineering
Shawn Dealey – engineering
Patrick Phillips – engineering
Stuart Hamilton – engineering
Dave Desmond – brass arrangements on tracks 6,9




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