''Abracadabra'' is the fourth album by English singer-songwriter

Claire Hamill Josephine Claire Hamill (born 4 August 1954) is an English singer-songwriter. In addition to her solo career, she has collaborated with Wishbone Ash and Yes's Steve Howe. Life and career Claire Hamill was born in Port Clarence, County Durham ...

, released in 1975. It was more more rocky as a result, probably, of being influenced by the bands she was supporting on tour, such as

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and

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. She used her American band for the backing tracks and supplemented them with guitarist

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's nephew.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Claire Hamill; except where indicated # "Rory" - 2:50 # "Forbidden Fruit" - 3:00 # "One Sunday Morning" - 3:30 # "I Love You So" ( Paul Rodgers,

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) - 3:16 # "For Sailors" - 4:22 # "Jamaica" (Traditional; arranged by Claire Hamill) - 2:14 # "Under a Piece of Glass" - 3:11 # "You Dear" ( Ian Anderson) - 3:18 # "Maybe It Is" - 4:00 # "In So Deep" - 3:51 # "

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" (

) - 5:00

Personnel

* Claire Hamill - guitar, keyboards, vocals *

- guitar *

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- bass; ska guitar on "Jamaica" *John Hartmann - keyboards *Gary Ray - drums *

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- soprano saxophone on "Forbidden Fruit"; brass arrangement *

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- backing vocals on "I Love You So" and "Jamaica" *

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- piano on "Under a Piece of Glass", congas and shaker on "One Sunday Morning", tambourine on "In So Deep"; orchestral arrangements *

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, Raphael Doyle, Hereward Kaye) - vocals on "One Sunday Morning", "Jamaica" and "Celluloid Heroes" ;Technical *

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- producer, engineer *Robin Ayling - coordination

References

External links

Claire Hamill's website
{{Authority control Claire Hamill albums 1975 albums