''Elegant Stealth'' is the twenty-first studio album from rock band
Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular albums included '' Wishbone Ash'' (1970), ''Pilgrimage'' (1971), '' Argus'' (1972), '' Wishbone Four'' (1973), ''There's the Rub'' (1974), and ...
and the culmination of 2 years of writing and recording sessions. The songs featured on the band's 2012 tour of Europe.
The album features guest artists
Don Airey (
Deep Purple /
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adop ...
/
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath were an English rock music, rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward (musician), Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. They are often cited as pioneers of heavy met ...
) and Pat McManus (
Mama's Boys
Mama's Boys were a 1980s hard rock/ heavy metal group from County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The band includes the three McManus brothers Pat, a.k.a. "The Professor", (guitar, fiddle), John (bass, vocals), and Tommy (drums). Later in the ...
/ Celtus / Pat McManus Band).
All songs were recorded at Cross Stix Studios, Lancashire, UK on
AMS Neve
AMS Neve Ltd is a privately owned audio engineering company who specialise in digital and analogue music consoles, outboard equipment and post production consoles. AMS Neve was the result of the amalgamation in 1992 of AMS (Advanced Music Systems ...
genesys by Tom Greenwood except for "Reason to Believe" and "Man with No Name" which were recorded by Stephan Ernst (also at Cross Stix). Both of these recordings were mixed at Separate Sounds Studios in Nuremberg, Germany.
Track listing
All songs composed by Andy Powell, Muddy Manninen, Bob Skeat and Joe Crabtree, except where noted
#"Reason to Believe" – 4:21
#"Warm Tears" – 5:02
#"Man with No Name" – 4:18
#"Can't Go It Alone" (Pat McManus) – 5:39
#"Give It Up" (Powell) – 5:07
#"Searching for Satellites" – 6:02
#"Heavy Weather" – 6:40
#"Mud-slick" (Manninen) – 4:14
#"Big Issues" – 7:42
#"Migrant Worker" – 5:13
#"Invisible Thread" – 11:34
"Invisible Thread" includes a hidden track after approx. one minute of silence: "Reason to Believe – Remix by Al Carson"
Personnel
Wishbone Ash
*
Andy Powell
Andrew Powell (born 19 February 1950) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is a founding member of the British band Wishbone Ash, whose use of twin lead guitars was influential.
Early life and career
Powell was born in the East E ...
– guitar, lead and backing vocals
*
Muddy Manninen
Muddy most commonly means covered in mud.
Muddy may also refer to:
Places Canada
* Muddy Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
* Muddy Brook, Maberly, Newfoundland and Labrador
United States
* Muddy, Illinois, a village
* Muddy, Montana, a census-d ...
– guitar, backing vocals, Hammond organ
*
Bob Skeat – bass, backing vocals
*
Joe Crabtree
Joe Crabtree (born 21 September 1979) is an English rock drummer. He is a former member of Wishbone Ash and is also known for his work with Pendragon (band), Pendragon and the David Cross (musician)#David Cross Band, David Cross Band.
Ear ...
– drums, percussion
Additional musicians
*
Don Airey - Hammond B3 organ on "Mud-slick"
*Pat McManus - fiddle on "Can't Go It Alone"
References
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2011 albums
Wishbone Ash albums
ZYX Music albums