Cost of Living (Rick Wakeman album)
Cost of Living | ||||
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Released | 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1982–83 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, progressive rock | |||
Length | 36:09 | |||
Label | Charisma Voiceprint (reissue) | |||
Producer | Rick Wakeman | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Cost of Living is a progressive rock album released in 1983 by British keyboard player Rick Wakeman. Actor Robert Powell provided narration on the last track of the album.[2]
The track on the album called "Gone But Not Forgotten" was played at a memorial service for Countdown host Richard Whiteley shortly after his death. The voice at the very start of "Bedtime Stories" is that of Rick Wakeman's son (Benjamin). He was just 3 years old at the time of the recording.[3]
Track listing[]
All music by Rick Wakeman; all lyrics by Tim Rice
- "Twij" – 1:20
- "Pandamonia" – 3:58
- "Gone But Not Forgotten" – 3:43
- "One For The Road" – 4:44
- "Bedtime Stories" – 4:23
- "Happening Man" – 3:35
- "Shakespeare Run" – 3:27
- "Monkey Nuts" – 3:26
- "Elegy - Written in a Country Churchyard" — 8:24
Rick's Perspective Notes "Another nearly album. It has too much variation within the music for me to be really happy about it and again I ended up in a studio that I really didn't like that was picked by the record company at the time and so I couldn't change. There's a mixture of great playing and some very poor playing as well. Most disappointing is the piano sound as the piano in the studio was cheap and nasty. There are a couple of classic tracks on the album though such as Happening Man which I would love to re-record one day."
Personnel[]
- Rick Wakeman - keyboards
- Hereward Kaye - vocals
- Jackie McAuley - guitar
- John Gustafson - bass
- Robert Powell - narration
- Tony Fernandez - drums, percussion
- Technical
- Ken Thomas, Mike Stent - engineer
References[]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "RWCC > Rick Wakeman Discography". Archived from the original on 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
- ^ "RWCC > Rick Wakeman Discography". Archived from the original on 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
- 1983 albums
- Rick Wakeman albums
- Charisma Records albums