And Close As This is the 15th studio album by Peter Hammill, released on Virgin Records in 1986. Each track is a song played and sung by Hammill solo at a keyboard, with the keyboard parts played in a single take. Two of the songs use a grand piano as the keyboard instrument; for the others, Hammill plays a MIDI master keyboard, using it to trigger a variety of MIDI sound modules, mainly electric piano and organ sounds. Keith Emerson collaborated as composer for the song "Empire of Delight" but did not play on the album.
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Released | November 1986 | |||
Recorded | 7 August – 15 September 1986 | |||
Genre | Art rock | |||
Length | 40:06 | |||
Label | Virgin Records | |||
Producer | Peter Hammill | |||
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Track listing
All songs written by Hammill, except where indicated:
- "Too Many of My Yesterdays" – 4:47
- "Faith" – 4:27
- "Empire of Delight" (Hammill, Keith Emerson) – 4:43
- "Silver" – 5:31
- "Beside the One You Love" – 5:12
- "Other Old Clichés" – 4:07
- "Confidence" – 6:37
- "Sleep Now" – 4:42
Personnel
- Peter Hammill – vocals, grand piano, MIDI Master keyboard
Technical
- Peter Hammill - recording engineer, mixing (Sofa Sound, Bath)
- Paul Ridout – computers, MIDI
- Arun Chakraverty – original mastering
- Anton Corbijn – photography
- Phil Smee – packaging[4]
References
External links
- Lyrics on Hammill's Sofa Sound website
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