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Defector 
Studio album by Steve Hackett Released June 1980 Recorded Spring 1980 at Wessex Sound Studios, London Genre Progressive rock Length 36:52 Label Charisma Records (original release)
Virgin Records (1989 UK reissue)Producer John Acock & Steve Hackett Steve Hackett chronology Spectral Mornings
(1979)Defector
(1980)Cured
(1981)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Defector was the fourth solo album from former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett. It was released in 1980 on the Charisma label.
In 2005, Defector was remastered and re-released on Virgin Records. The new edition features updated liner notes and five bonus tracks.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Steve Hackett except where indicated
- "The Steppes" – 6:05
- "Time to Get Out" – 4:11
- "Slogans" – 3:46
- "Leaving" – 3:16
- "Two Vamps as Guests" – 1:58
- "Jacuzzi" – 4:36
- "Hammer in the Sand" – 3:11
- "The Toast" – 3:42
- "The Show" – 3:40
- "Sentimental Institution" (Steve Hackett and Peter Hicks) – 2:44
2005 Remaster Bonus Tracks
- "Hercules Unchained" (B-side of "The Show") (Steve Hackett and Peter Hicks) - 2:44
- "Sentimental Institution" (Live at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane) (Steve Hackett and Peter Hicks) - 3:02
- "The Steppes" (Live at the Reading Festival) - 6:33
- "Slogans" (Live at the Reading Festival) - 4:19
- "Clocks - The Angel of Mons" (Live at the Reading Festival) - 5:54
Personnel
- Steve Hackett - guitar, vocal, optigan, roland GR500
- Nick Magnus - keyboards
- John Hackett - concert and alto flute
- Pete Hicks - vocal
- John Shearer - drums and percussion
- Dik Cadbury - bass, vocal
Vocal Credits
"Time To Get Out" and "The Toast" are sung by Pete, Dik & Steve together. "Leaving" and "The Show" are sung by Pete with the others adding harmonies. "Sentimental Institution" and the bonus track "Hercules Unchained" are sung by Pete alone. This is the only Steve Hackett album with vocals on which none of the lead vocals are by Hackett himself.
Credits
- Recorded at Wessex Studios
- Produced by Steve Hackett and John Acock
References
- ^ Dawson, Michael P. (2011 [last update]). "Defector - Steve Hackett | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r8809. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
See also
Steve Hackett Bands Solo Discography Voyage of the Acolyte · Please Don't Touch · Spectral Mornings · Defector · Cured · Highly Strung · Bay of Kings · Till We Have Faces · Momentum · Guitar Noir · Blues with a Feeling · Watcher of the Skies: Genesis Revisited · A Midsummer Night's Dream · Darktown · Sketches of Satie · Feedback 86 · Genesis Files · To Watch the Storms · Metamorpheus · Wild Orchids · Tribute · Out of the Tunnel's Mouth · Beyond the Shrouded HorizonLive Albums Time Lapse · There Are Many Sides to the Night · The Tokyo Tapes · Live Archive Series · Somewhere in South America... · Hungarian Horizons · Live RailsCompilations The Unauthorised BiographyVideos & DVDs Steve Hackett Live · The Tokyo Tapes · Somewhere in South America... · Hungarian Horizons · Once Above a Time · Spectral MorningsRelated Articles Categories:- 1980 albums
- Steve Hackett albums
- Charisma Records albums
- Progressive rock albums
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