- Till We Have Faces (album)
Infobox Album | Name = Till We Have Faces
Type =Album
Artist =Steve Hackett
Released = 1984
Recorded = 1983-84
Genre = Rock
Length = 41:02
Label = Start Records, Ltd.
Lamborghini Records
Producer = Steve Hackett
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:v5420rjac48z link]
Last album = "Bay of Kings " (1983)
This album = "Till We Have Faces"
(1984)
Next album = "Momentum" (1988)"Till We Have Faces" is the eighth solo album by
guitarist Steve Hackett . The album is rock, with elements ofworld music . The majority of the album was recorded inBrazil , while the final mixing was done inLondon . The name of the album comes from a novel byC.S.Lewis , whose work is a long-time influence on Hackett.As with most of Steve Hackett's records, the sleeve painting was created by his wife
Kim Poor , the Brazilian artist.Track listing (original LP/CD version)
#"Duel" (
Steve Hackett ) – 4:50
#"Matilda Smith-Williams Home for the Aged" (Hackett,Nick Magnus ) – 8:04
#"Let Me Count the Ways" (Hackett) – 6:06
#"A Doll That's Made in Japan" – 3:57
#"Myopia" (Hackett, Magnus) – 2:56
#"What's My Name" (Hackett, Magnus) – 7:05
#"The Rio Connection" (Hackett) – 3:24
#"Taking the Easy Way Out" (Hackett) – 3:49
#"When You Wish upon a Star " (Ned Washington ,Leigh Harline ) – 0:51Track listing (1994 CD reissue)
#"What's My Name" - 7:06
#"The Rio Connection" - 3:21
#"Matilda Smith-Williams Home for the Aged" (modified version) - 8:07
#"Let Me Count The Ways" - 6:06
#"A Doll That's Made In Japan" - 3:57
#"Duel" - 4:48
#"Myopia" - 2:56
#"Taking The Easy Way Out" - 3:50
#"The Gulf" - 6:33
#"Stadiums Of The Damned" - 4:37
#"When You Wish Upon A Star" - 0:48Note: Bonus tracks "The Gulf" and "Stadiums Of The Damned" were from the (then) unreleased "
Feedback 86 ". The version of "The Gulf" heard here is missing a brief intro, is faded out early, and has added backing vocals.Personnel
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Steve Hackett –guitar s, guitar synth, koto,rainstick ,Etruscan guitar ,marimba , percussion,harmonica , vocals
*Nick Magnus – keyboards, percussion, drum programming
*Rui Mota – drums
*Sérgio Lima – drums
*Ian Mosley – drums, percussion
*Waldemar Falcão –flute , percussion
*Fernando Moura –Rhodes piano
*Ronaldo Diamante – bass
*Clive Stevens – wind synthesizer
*Kim Poor – Japanese voice on "Doll"
*The Brazilian Percussionists – Sidinho Moreira, Junior Homrich, Jaburu, Peninha, Zizinho, Bacaee also
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Till We Have Faces " - A novel byC.S. Lewis
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