- Midnight Wire
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Midnight Wire Studio album by Curved Air Released 1975 Recorded at Ramport Studios, London August 1975[1] Genre Progressive rock
Folk rockLength 35:18[2] Label BTM Records Producer Ron and Howard Albert for FAT Productions Curved Air chronology Live
(1975)Midnight Wire
(1975)Airborne
(1976)Midnight Wire is the fifth studio album by Curved Air and was recorded in 1975. It marked another line-up change in the band, with Darryl Way and Sonja Kristina recruiting new musicians after the end of the reunion tour marked by the "Curved Air Live" album. Kristina's friend Norma Tager, who had helped design the costumes she wore onstage from Curved Air's reunion in 1974 to their breakup in 1976,[3] contributed all the lyrics to the songs.
Contents
Background and Recording
The album's recording was marked by intense and bitter arguments between the band and producers Ron and Howard Albert, who often vehemently criticized the band members.[4]
Track listing
Side One
- "Woman On A One Night Stand" (Kristina, Tager) – 5:06
- "Day Breaks My Heart" (Way, Tager) – 4:38
- "The Fool" (Way, Jacques, Tager) – 4:27
- "Pipe of Dreams" (Jacques) – 3:58
Side Two
- "Orange Street Blues" (Way, Tager) – 5:01
- "Dance of Love" (Jacques, Way, Tager) – 4:36
- "Midnight Wire" (Way, Tager) – 7:32
Personnel
- Sonja Kristina – vocals
- Darryl Way – violin
- Stewart Copeland – drums
- Mick Jacques – guitars
Guest musicians
- John G. Perry – bass guitar
- Peter Wood – keyboards
- Derek Damain – backing vocals (´The Fool´)
References
- ^ "Curved Air - Midnight Wire (Vinyl, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Curved-Air-Midnight-Wire/release/1790959. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ "CURVED AIR Midnight Wire music reviews and MP3". www.progarchives.com. http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4800. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ "Cherry Red TV interview". Cherry Red Records. http://ru.youtube.com/watch?v=1K7M_oXwYtk. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Phil & Fielder, Hugh (1981). L'Historia Bandido. London and New York: Proteus Books. ISBN 0-906071-66-6. p. 16.
Curved Air Sonja Kristina Linwood • Darryl Way • Florian Pilkington-Miksa • Kit Morgan • Chris Harris
Francis Monkman • Rob Martin • Ian Eyre • Mike Wedgwood • Eddie Jobson • Kirby Gregory • Jim Russell • Phil Kohn • Mick Jacques • Stewart Copeland • Tony Reeves • Alex Richman
Guest musicians: Annie Stewart • Crispian Steele-Perkins • Paul Cosh • Jim Watson • George Parnaby • Chris Pyne • Alan Gout • David Purser • Steve Saunders • Frank Ricotti • Mal Linwood-Ross • Colin Caldwell • Jean Akers • John G. Perry • Peter Wood • Derek Damain • Robin Lumley • Alan Skidmore • Henry Lowther • Jack Emblow • Bob SargeantStudio albums Live albums Live • Live At The BBC • Alive, 1990
Categories:- Curved Air albums
- 1975 albums
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