''Out of Water'' is the 17th studio album by
Peter Hammill, originally released on
Enigma Records in 1990 and subsequently re-released on Hammill's own Fie! label. Hammill himself considers this album to be a turning point from his mid-eighties style.
Two of the performers are credited by the nicknames they were given when they were part of Hammill's K Group in the 1980s:
John Ellis John Ellis may refer to:
Academics
*John Ellis (scrivener) (1698–1791), English political writer
*John Ellis (naturalist) (1710–1776), English botanical illustrator
*John Ellis (physicist, born 1946), British theoretical physicist at CERN
* Jo ...
(who also painted the picture on the cover) as "Fury" and
Nic Potter as "Mozart". The song "A Way Out" is believed to be about the suicide of Hammill's brother.
"Our Oyster" references the
1989 Tiananmen square massacare.
Track listing
All songs written by Peter Hammill.
#"Evidently Goldfish" – 5:02
#"Not the Man" – 4:24
#"No Moon in the Water" – 4:36
#"Our Oyster" – 5:33
#"Something about Ysabel's Dance" – 5:32
#"Green Fingers" – 4:35
#"On the Surface" – 8:14
#"A Way Out" – 7:17
Personnel
*Peter Hammill –
vocals,
guitar,
keyboards
Keyboard may refer to:
Text input
* Keyboard, part of a typewriter
* Computer keyboard
** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping
** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware
Music
* Musi ...
*Stuart Gordon –
violin on 5
*
John Ellis John Ellis may refer to:
Academics
*John Ellis (scrivener) (1698–1791), English political writer
*John Ellis (naturalist) (1710–1776), English botanical illustrator
*John Ellis (physicist, born 1946), British theoretical physicist at CERN
* Jo ...
–
guitar on 1, 4, and 7
*
David Jackson –
saxophone on 3 and 6
*
Nic Potter –
bass
Bass or Basses may refer to:
Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
on 3 and 6
Technical
*Peter Hammill - recording engineer, mixing (Sofa Sound/Terra Incognita, Bath)
*
David Lord - recording engineer, mixing (Crescent Studios, Bath)
*John Ellis - cover drawing
"Thanks to Gail, Norma and Louise; David, Eda and Gaynor; Neil Perry; Coach; Paul Ridout; Hilary, Holly, Beatrice and Phoebe, Mozart, Jackson, SG and Fury."
References
External links
Peter Hammill's notes on the album
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Peter Hammill albums
1990 albums
Enigma Records albums