''Guitar Noir'' is the tenth album by
Steve Hackett
Stephen Richard Hackett (born 12 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who gained prominence as the lead guitarist of the progressive rock band Genesis from 1971 to 1977. Hackett contributed to six Genesis ...
, released in 1993. On this record, he started turning to a much darker guitar sound, yet still retaining the fluidity he has become known for.
Track listing (UK Version)
#"Sierra Quemada"
(Steve Hackett
Stephen Richard Hackett (born 12 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who gained prominence as the lead guitarist of the progressive rock band Genesis from 1971 to 1977. Hackett contributed to six Genesis ...
) – 5:19
#"Take These Pearls"
(Hackett, Aron Friedman) – 4:14
#"There Are Many Sides to the Night"
(Hackett) – 7:23
#"In The Heart of the City"
(Hackett) – 4:35
#"Dark As The Grave"
(Hackett, Friedman) – 4:38
#"Lost in Your Eyes"
(Hackett, Dave 'Taif' Ball, Julian Colbeck, Hugo Degenhardt
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History
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) – 4:56
#"Little America"
(Hackett, Ball, Colbeck, Degenhardt) – 4:55
#"Like An Arrow"
(Hackett) – 2:51
#"Theatre of Sleep"
(Hackett) – 3:04
#"Walking Away From Rainbows"
(Hackett) – 3:10
#"Paint Your Picture"
(Hackett) – 2:58
#"Vampyre with a Healthy Appetite"
(Hackett) – 5:30
#"Tristesse"
(Friedman) – 4:02
* 1997 remastered bonus tracks
#"Sierra Quemada" (demo)
(Hackett) – 4:31
#"Take These Pearls" (rough mix)
(Hackett, Friedman) – 4:11
#"In The Heart of the City" (original version)
(Hackett) – 4:19
#"Vampyre with a Healthy Appetite" (demo)
(Hackett) – 4:41
The original (1993) version of the CD did not include the track "Theatre of Sleep".
Track listing (US Version)
#"Lost in Your Eyes"
(Hackett, Ball, Colbeck, Degenhardt) – 4:56
#"In The Heart of the City"
(Hackett) – 4:35
#"Sierra Quemada"
(Hackett) – 5:19
#"Vampyre with a Healthy Appetite"
(Hackett) – 5:30
#"Take These Pearls"
(Hackett, Friedman) – 4:14
#"Little America"
(Hackett, Dave 'Taif' Ball, Colbeck, Degenhardt) – 4:55
#"There Are Many Sides to the Night"
(Hackett) – 6:55
#"Walking Away From Rainbows"
(Hackett) – 3:10
#"Like An Arrow"
(Hackett) – 2:51
#"Dark As The Grave"
(Hackett, Friedman) – 4:38
#"Paint Your Picture"
(Hackett) – 2:58
#"Tristesse"
(Friedman) – 4:02
#''Cassandra''
(Hackett) – 3:42 (unlisted song featuring
Brian May
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of
Queen
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recorded in 1986)
Personnel (on UK Version)
*Steve Hackett – guitar, vocals (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12), stepp (3, 10, 11),
noises off
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(3), harmonica (6, 7, 12),
string arrangements (8),
rainstick
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(11)
*
Julian Colbeck – keyboards (1, 4, 6, 7, 12), backing vocals (7)
*Dave "Taif" Ball – bass (1, 4, 6, 7, 12)
*
Hugo Degenhardt
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History
The Bootleg Beatles were formed by Andre Barreau, Neil Harrison and David Catlin-Birch, fellow London cast m ...
– drums (1, 4, 6, 7, 12)
*Aron Friedman – keyboards (2, 5, 8, 13), programming (2, 5, 8, 13),
string arrangements (8)
*
Nick Magnus
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He is from the progressive school of keyboard players, mostly associated with instrumental a ...
– keyboards (9), programming (9)
*Bimbo Acock – clarinet (9)
*Billy Budis – backing vocals (11)
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1993 albums
Steve Hackett albums