Fourth Wall (album)
Fourth Wall | ||||
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Released | 1981 | |||
Studio | Berry Street Studio, Pathway Studios, Music Works, Mekon Studios, London | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer | David Cunningham | |||
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Fourth Wall is the second studio album by English rock band The Flying Lizards, released in 1981 by record label Virgin. The album features numerous collaborators, including Robert Fripp.
Reception[]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Record Collector | [2] |
Trouser Press | mixed[3] |
Trouser Press called it "well-produced and interesting as individual songs, but it fails to jell as an album".[3]
Track listing[]
All tracks composed by David Cunningham; except where indicated
- "Lovers and Other Strangers" (David Cunningham, Patti Palladin, Steve Beresford)
- "Glide/Spin" (Cunningham, Palladin)
- "In My Lifetime"
- "Cirrus"
- "A-Train" (Cunningham, Palladin)
- "New Voice"
- "Hands 2 Take" (Cunningham, Palladin, Beresford)
- "An Age"
- "Steam Away"
- "Move On Up" (Curtis Mayfield)
- "Another Story"
- "Lost and Found" (Cunningham, Robert Fripp)
Personnel[]
- Patti Palladin - vocals
- David Cunningham - effects, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, percussion, violin, vocals
- Julian Marshall - keyboards, vocals
- J.J. Johnson - drums
with:
- Robert Fripp - guitar on "Glide/Spin" and "Lost and Found"
- Steve Beresford - bass, guitar, keyboards on "Lovers and Other Strangers"
- Peter Gordon - saxophone on "Glide/Spin"
- Val Haller - bass on "In My Lifetime" and "A-Train"
- Gareth Sager - saxophone on "A-Train"
- Cheryl Lewis - vocals on "New Voice"
- Michael Nyman - piano on "Hands 2 Take"
- Keith Thompson - baritone saxophone on "Hands 2 Take"
- Ben Grove - bass on "Hands 2 Take"
- Steve Saunders - trombone on "Hands 2 Take"
- Anne Barnard - horns on "Hands 2 Take"
- Edward Pillinger, Rory Allam - bass clarinet on "Hands 2 Take"
- Lucie Skeaping, Nick Hayley - rebec on "Hands 2 Take"
- Technical
- Al Williams, Dave Hunt, John Strudwick, Rob Doran - engineer
- David Cunningham, Laurie-Rae Chamberlain - artwork
References[]
- ^ Monger, James Christopher. "The Flying Lizards/Fourth Wall – The Flying Lizards | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- ^ Shirley, Ian. "Give Them Your Money!". Record Collector (358). Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Flying Lizards". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
External links[]
- Fourth Wall at Discogs (list of releases)
Categories:
- 1981 albums
- The Flying Lizards albums
- Virgin Records albums