''Seven Secrets'' is the second
studio album
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by North Irish
progressive rock
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band
Fruupp
Fruupp were a 1970s progressive rock band, which originated in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but developed a fan base in Great Britain. They were relatively popular, particularly on the student scene and as a supporting act, opening for such bands a ...
, released on 19 April 1974 in the United Kingdom on the Dawn Records label, a subsidiary of
Pye Records for underground and progressive rock music. Like the band's
debut album, it was recorded at Escape Studios in
Egerton, Kent, but was this time produced by
David Lewis, the frontman of another North Irish rock band
Andwella
Andwella were a Northern Irish psychedelic rock band formed in 1968, originally as The Method and later renamed Andwellas Dream. The trio were fronted by Dave Lewis (Guitar/keyboard/vocals), with Nigel Smith (bass/vocals) and Gordon Barton (drum ...
.
Before Fruupp entered the recording studio, they had written six songs, but felt that the album name "Seven Secrets" would be more appropriate than "Six Secrets", so Vincent McCusker composed an acoustic guitar and spoken song "The Seventh Secret" to ensure the album had seven tracks to match its new title.
Track listing
Personnel
Fruupp
*Peter Farrelly – lead vocals, bass guitar; cover artwork
*Stephen Houston – keyboards,
oboe
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A ...
, vocals
*Vincent McCusker – guitars, vocals
*Martin Foye – drums, percussion
Technical personnel
*
David Lewis – producer; piano on "Three Spires"
*Tony Taverner – engineer
*Michael Rennie – conductor (strings)
*Ruby Mazur – photography, design
*Ian Stokes – photography, design
References
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Fruupp albums
1974 albums