In a Foreign Town

In a Foreign Town

Infobox Album | Name = In a Foreign Town
Type = Album
Artist = Peter Hammill


Released = 1988
Recorded = October 1987 - January 1988
Genre = Art rock
Length =
Label = Enigma Records
Producer = Peter Hammill
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:mye097r7krdt link]
*Vox Rating|4|5 [http://www.couchnoise.com/articles/1989.06-Q.htm link] | Last album = "And Close As This"
(1986)
This album = "In a Foreign Town"
(1988)
Next album = "Out of Water"
(1990)

"In a Foreign Town" is an album by the English singer-songwriter Peter Hammill. It was originally released in 1988 on Enigma Records, and was subsequently reissued on Hammill's own Fie! label.

The album has not proved popular with many of Hammill's fans, due largely to the rather dated '80s rhythm tracks and production. However, others value it highly because it is one of Hammill's most politically engaged albums, covering such topics as apartheid ("Sun City Nightlife"), big business ("Sci-Finance Revisited" - a reworking of "Sci-Finance", the Van der Graaf song from "Vital") and global politics ("Hemlock").

Track listing

All tracks written by Peter Hammill.

#"Hemlock"
#"Invisible Ink"
#"Sci-Finance (Revisited)"
#"This Book"
#"Time to Burn"
#"Auto"
#"Vote Brand X"
#"Sun City Nightlife"
#"The Play's the Thing"
#"Under Cover Names"

The Fie! reissue contained an extra track:

"Smile"

And the Restless issue contains an additional track:

"Time to Burn (Instrumental)"

Personnel

*Peter Hammill – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
*Stuart Gordon - violin on (1)

External links

* [http://www.sofasound.com/phcds/iaft.htm Peter Hammill's notes on the album]


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