Modern Times (Al Stewart album)
Modern Times | ||||
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Released | January 1975 (UK), March 1975 (US) | |||
Recorded | October 1974 | |||
Studio | Abbey Road Studios, London | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 38:45 | |||
Label | UK: CBS US: Janus | |||
Producer | Alan Parsons | |||
Al Stewart chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Modern Times is Al Stewart's sixth studio album, released in 1975. The album was re-released in 2007 with bonus tracks.
Track listing[]
All tracks composed by Al Stewart except as indicated.
1975 original LP edition[]
Side 1
- "Carol" – 4:24
- "Sirens of Titan" – 2:50
- "What's Going On?" – 3:34
- "Not the One" – 4:34
- "Next Time" – 4:19
Side 2
- "Apple Cider Re-Constitution" – 5:19
- "The Dark and the Rolling Sea" – 5:21
- "Modern Times" (Dave Mudge, Stewart) – 8:21
2000 Beat Goes On edition bonus tracks[]
- "News from Spain" - 6:03
- "Elvaston Place" - 2:53
- "Swallow Wind" - 3:21
2007 Collector's Choice Music edition bonus tracks[]
- "Swallow Wind" - 3:23
- "A Sense of Deja Vu" - 4:50
- "Willie the King" - 4:01
Personnel[]
- Al Stewart - vocals, acoustic guitar
- Brian Bennett - backing vocals
- David Ellis - acoustic guitar
- Isaac Guillory - guitar
- Simon Nicol - acoustic guitar
- Tim Renwick - electric guitar
- Andrew Powell - orchestral arrangement on "Modern Times"
- Tony Carr - percussion
- Gerry Conway - drums
- Stuart Cowell - dobro, electric guitar
- Barry De Souza - drums
- George Ford - bass
- Neil Lancaster - backing vocals
- Chas Mills - backing vocals
- Peter Moss - bass, fuzz bass
- Graham Smith - harmonica
- Pete Wingfield - keyboards
- - keyboards, accordion
- Technical
- Alan Parsons - engineer, string arrangement on "Apple Cider Re-Constitution"
- Peter James - engineer
- Hipgnosis - sleeve design, photography
Charts[]
Album – Billboard (United States)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1975 | Albums | 30 |
Notes[]
- "Sirens of Titan" is based on the novel of the same name by Kurt Vonnegut.
- The blonde woman on the album cover is Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour's first wife, Ginger. The Cord automobile Stewart is sitting in belonged to Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page.
- Centered in the cover, holding a mirror reflecting a bright light toward the viewer, as on Stewart's previous album, Past, Present and Future, the U. S. version of the album features the Marvel Comics character Doctor Strange.
References[]
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Modern Times at AllMusic
Categories:
- Al Stewart albums
- 1975 albums
- Albums with cover art by Hipgnosis
- Albums produced by Alan Parsons
- CBS Records albums
- Janus Records albums
- 1970s rock album stubs