Illuminations (Wishbone Ash album)

Illuminations
Studio album by Wishbone Ash
Released	1996
Genre	Hard rock Progressive rock
Length	64:37
Producer	Andy Powell and Roger Filgate
Wishbone Ash chronology
Live in Geneva (1995) Illuminations (1996) Trance Visionary (1996)

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Illuminations is the 17th studio album from rock band Wishbone Ash recorded during 1995. It features a brand new version of the band with founding member Andy Powell along with new members Tony Kishman, Roger Filgate and Mike Sturgis.^[1] It is the first Wishbone Ash studio album since Strange Affair five years earlier.

To fund the album's production, founding member Andy Powell reached out to friends and family via the Internet.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing[]

All songs written and composed by Andy Powell and Roger Filgate except where noted.

1. "Mountainside" – 5:57
2. "On Your Own" (Powell, Filgate, Ted Turner) – 5:29
3. "Top of the World" (Powell, Filgate, Tony Kishman) – 6:39
4. "No Joke" – 6:44
5. "Tales of the Wise" – 10:04
6. "Another Time" (Powell, Filgate, Kishman) – 5:21
7. "A Thousand Years" (Filgate, Kishman) – 4:03
8. "The Ring" – 4:33
9. "Comfort Zone" – 4:25
10. "Mystery Man" (Filgate) – 4:26
11. "Wait Out the Storm" (Powell, Filgate, Andy Pyle) – 3:42^[1]

Bonus track[]

12. "The Crack of Dawn" - 3:14

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Personnel[]

• Andy Powell – lead vocals on "No Joke", background vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin
• Roger Filgate – background vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, lap steel, bass, Taurus bass pedals, keyboards
• Mike Sturgis – drums
• Tony Kishman – lead vocals except "No Joke", background vocals^[2]

Additional personnel

• Mark Templeton – keyboards
• Mike Mindel – keyboards
• Paul Avgerinos – background vocals, keyboards, co-producer^[2]

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