Lady Fantasy

"Lady fantasy" is a song by the British Progressive rock group Camel.Clocking in at 12 minutes, Lady Fantasy is the longest of the two epics on the Mirage album, (The other being the 9 minute "Nimrodel"), which was released in 1974, and has been regarded as one of the band's classic tracks - many crediting as their best.

It is divided in three sections: Encounter / Smiles for you / Lady Fantasy

Parts of the song

Part one: Encounter

Begins with a synthesizer repeating a 3 note melody, then the other instruments come in at a different tempo creating a polyrhythmic effect. Then the synthesizer stops and the songs tempo slows down to a slower section in the key of A minor, then an acoustic guitar and electric piano enter, soon after the first vocal verse comes in. Afterwards, a keyboard solo begins, followed by the final repetition of the chorus.

Part two: Smiles for you

The song abruptly switches into an instrumental section beginning with a guitar solo followed by a slower section like the one in the first part's intro (also in A minor), with another guitar solo. Then a synthesizer solo enters (The key switches to C minor, The song changes back to A minor followed by another series of guitar solos.

Part three: Lady fantasy

The song returns to the original theme in A minor with a guitar solo followed by two more vocal verses, Then the song speeds up into a heavier section before its final guitar and synthesizer solo. The song then ends by returning to the slow sectioned repeated throughout bringing it to its closing.

The suite has been credited to all band members (that being Andy Latimer, Peter Bardens, Doug Ferguson, and Andy Ward)