However, the credit must go to Mick as he has self-penned all the tracks on this excellent debut album, and is really well worth purchasing. He kicks off with the title track which the governments of the world should “Listen” to and states that we should look after the world as we know it or else we wont have it to pass down to next generations. Good track to start with, followed by “On My Own,” which was written, initially on a boring ferry crossing and he was told to go find something to do! “Everyday Dreamer” is about people I am sure we all know, a hint of the Beatles here with harmonica, drums and the Beatles type of rhythm and harmonies. “Tonight” Mick suggests you “take a cruise and witness the courting rituals of the old and lonely”. This has a Spanish flavour to it conjuring up holidays, sand, sea, sun and romance. You can fair visualise Manuel (Phil Beer) playing his guitar at your table. Does he pull?? Listen to the CD!

“Sing No Lies” Mick thinks is far easier sung than said. A lovely song about saying things sometimes that you don’t mean. “The 92nd Floor” really is a chilling account of 9/11 sung very poignantly. Watching images on TV of what happened chilled all of us to the bone and for those who had loved ones in those Towers the pain this dreadful act brought is here in this song.

“Feet on the Ground” is a song about balance in relationships. “Pretend” was recorded in one take and one of my favourites “My Prayer,” which has an excellent arrangement by Phil with harmonies from the lovely Deb Sandland is a story of one wishing they could be a better person. “Lucy” is very sad about a forgotten soul in a big city in America who has done so many things yet exists where no one knows or cares who or what she is or what she does with her life. “Circus” livens the pace with the thrill and draw of running away to the Circus. The album ends with a song about depression entitled “I Don’t Know Why.” Phil has spent a lot of time with Mick on this album adding his expertise and musical talent to help make this one my favourite albums.

This is an excellent debut album and hope we hear a lot more of Mick Burch. Hopefully we shall be able to see him live somewhere. He did appear on the Folk Aid concert as a guest with Steve Knightley and Phil Beer. Quite right too as he is one of the co-founders of this marvellous project as they raised over £6000 for the Asian disaster Appeal. Ralph McTell was also kind enough to lend his services for the concert at the Barnfield Theatre in Exeter in January.