''I.O.U.'' is the second studio album by guitarist

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, released in 1982 through Luna Crack Records/I.O.U. Records originally on

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. Retrieved 16 April 2019. a CD edition was reissued in 1985 through

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in 2008 through Belle Antique."Allan Holdsworth – I.O.U."

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. Retrieved 16 April 2019. Holdsworth’s band consists of drummer and pianist

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, bassist Paul Carmichael and singer Paul Williams, with whom Holdsworth had worked in

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. A previous solo album, '' Velvet Darkness'', was released in 1976 without Holdsworth's consent, Prasad, Anil (15 January 1993)
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on 5 May 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2019. therefore making this (in his view) his first official solo release. Many tracks from ''Velvet Darkness'' were refined, re-recorded and retitled for ''I.O.U.'', whilst "The Things You see" takes its name from an earlier album of the same name, made in collaboration with keyboardist

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Critical reception

John W. Patterson at

described ''I.O.U.'' as "high-quality jazz fusion interplay" and praised Holdsworth's "well-crafted soloing".

Track listing

Personnel

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* Paul Williams –

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* Paul Carmichael – bass ;Technical *Andy Llewellyn –

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*Colin Green – mixing

References

External links

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