Bankstatement

Infobox Album|
Name = Bankstatement


Type = Album
Artist = Bankstatement
Released = August 1989
Recorded = 1988-1989
Genre =
Length =
Label = Virgin Records
Atlantic Records
(US and Canada)
Producer = Tony Banks and Steve Hillage
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:2dnsa93gy23u link]
Last album = "Soundtracks"
(1987)
This album = "Bankstatement"
(1989)
Next album = "Still"
(1992)

Bankstatement is a solo project by Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks, issued under a band name. The other "band" members were singers Alistair Gordon and Jayney Klimek. Banks had the idea for "Bankstatement" after hearing of the success that Mike and the Mechanics was having in both Europe and America.

Track listing

# Throwback
# I'll Be Waiting
# Queen Of Darkness - this track includes parts of the track "Lorca" from the "Redwing Suite" (from Banks' Soundtracks album, 1986)
# That Night
# Raincloud
# The Border
# Big Man
# A House Needs A Roof - this track's music was originally a demo for the Quicksilver movie. It was not used, and was given lyrics and included on this album.
# The More I Hide It
# Diamonds Aren't So Hard (omitted from LP version)
# Thursday The Twelfth

ingles

* Throwback (July 1989)
# Throwback
# Thursday The Twelfth

* I'll Be Waiting (October 1989)
# I'll Be Waiting
# Diamonds Aren't So Hard To Find

Musicians

* Tony Banks: Keyboards, Bass Synth, Lead Vocal (Track 7) and Synth Lead-Guitar (Track 7)
* Alistair Gordon: Lead Vocal (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, & 10) & Backing Vocals
* Jayney Klimek: Lead Vocal (Tracks 3, 4 & 8) & Backing Vocals
* Geoff Dugmore: Drums
* Pino Palladino: Bass Guitar (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 11)
* Dick Nolan: Bass Guitar (Tracks 3, 6 & 7)
* Steve Hillage: Guitar
* John Wilson: Additional Vocals (Track 1)
* "The Phantom Horns": Keyboard brass (Track 1)
** (Gary Barnacle: Sax, Pete Thorns: Trombone, John Thirkell: Trumpet and Derek Watkins Trumpet)
* Martin Ditcham: Congos and Tambourine.
* Martin Robinson: Saxes (Track 9 & 10)

*Produced by Steve Hillage and Tony Banks
*Engineered by Steve Chase, additional engineering by John Gallon
*Assistants: Simon Osborne, Hugo Nicholson, Andy Mason and Croydon
*All songs written by Tony Banks
*Recorded at The Farm, Surrey
*Technical Assistants: Geoff Callingham, Mike Bowen
*Design: Halpin Grey Vermier