''Reborn'' is the tenth solo studio album from
Denny Laine
Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Hines, 29 October 1944) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, known as a founder of two major rock bands: the Moody Blues, with whom he played from 1964 to 1966, and Wings, with whom he played from 1 ...
. It is his last all-original release until 2001. It was reissued in 2001 as ''Reborn...Again'' by The Store for Music with bonus tracks.
Denny became friends with local property developer John Ashworth in
Rossendale, Lancashire and they built a recording studio in the basement of John’s home in
Whalley - Bramley Meade - which was a former maternity hospital.
The cover photo of ''Reborn'' is Denny stood in the entrance to Bramley Meade, with John Ashworth’s
Bentley
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parked outside.
Denny also wrote the songs for a musical titled ''Arctic Song'' which was performed by the students of
Stonyhurst College
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where John Ashworth’s two sons attended.
''Arctic Song'' was released on CD in 1998 but wasn’t widely publicised. Denny performed all the songs in the CD.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Denny Laine
#"In Time" 5.35
#"Reborn" 3.59
#"Rollin' Tide" 5.18
#"Night Walker" 4.22
#"Hard Labour" 5.05
#"Misty Mountain" 4.52
#"Fanfare" 4.52
#"Within Walls" 4.29
#"Eternal Quest" 5.29
#"Phoenix" 5.33
Bonus tracks on ''Reborn...Again''
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"Go Now" 3.23
#"Time to Hide"
#"Again & Again & Again"
#"Mull of Kintyre
The Mull of Kintyre is the southwesternmost tip of the Kintyre Peninsula (formerly ''Cantyre'') in southwest Scotland. From here, the Antrim coast of Northern Ireland is visible on a calm and clear day, and a historic lighthouse, the second ...
" 4.21
Personnel
*Denny Laine
*Alan Wormold, Chip Hawkes, Gary Roberts, Jackie Bodimead - backing vocals
;Technical
*Brian Adams - executive producer
*David Simmonds - cover photography
References
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Denny Laine albums
1996 albums