''Till We Have Faces'' is the eighth solo album by guitarist
Steve Hackett. The album is rock, with elements of
world music. The majority of the album was recorded in
Brazil
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, while the final mixing was done in London. The name of the album comes from a
novel
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by
C.S.Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge Univers ...
, whose work is a long-time influence on Hackett.
As with most of Steve Hackett's records, the sleeve painting was created by his wife at the time,
Kim Poor, the Brazilian artist, under the title Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats, after an instrumental piece by Hackett's former group
Genesis
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Bible
* Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind
* Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...
, on the album ''
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway''.
"A Doll That's Made in Japan" was released as a single. The 7” featured an instrumental version of the song on the B-side. The 12" featured a longer version of the A-side and an exclusive track, "Just the Bones". Apart from the 7” A-side, none of the tracks appeared on the album or its 1994 re-issue.
Track listing (original LP/CD version)
#"Duel"
( Steve Hackett) – 4:50
#"Matilda Smith-Williams Home for the Aged"
(Hackett, Nick Magnus) – 8:04
#"Let Me Count the Ways"
(Hackett) – 6:06
#"A Doll That's Made in Japan"
(Hackett) – 3:57
#"Myopia"
(Hackett, Magnus) – 2:56
#"What's My Name"
(Hackett, Magnus) – 7:05
#"The Rio Connection"
(Hackett) – 3:24
#"Taking the Easy Way Out"
(Hackett) – 3:49
#"
When You Wish upon a Star"
(Ned Washington
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Life and career
Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962. He won the Bes ...
, Leigh Harline
Leigh Adrian Harline (March 26, 1907 – December 10, 1969) was an American film composer and songwriter. He was known for his "musical sophistication that was uniquely 'Harline-esque' by weaving rich tapestries of mood-setting underscores and ...
) – 0:51
Track listing (1994 CD reissue)
#"What's My Name" – 7:06
#"The Rio Connection" – 3:21
#"Matilda Smith-Williams Home for the Aged" (modified version) – 8:07
#"Let Me Count the Ways" – 6:06
#"A Doll That's Made in Japan" – 3:57
#"Duel" – 4:48
#"Myopia" – 2:56
#"Taking the Easy Way Out" – 3:50
#"The Gulf" – 6:33
#"Stadiums of the Damned" – 4:37
#"When You Wish Upon a Star" – 0:48
Notes: Bonus tracks "The Gulf" and "Stadiums of the Damned" were from the (then) unreleased ''
Feedback 86''. The version of "The Gulf" heard here is missing a brief intro, is faded out early, and has added backing vocals.
The modified version of "Matilda" has added vocals and a different instrumental midsection.
Personnel
*Steve Hackett – guitars, guitar synth,
koto,
rainstick
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, Etruscan guitar,
marimba
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, percussion, harmonica, vocals
*Nick Magnus – keyboards, percussion, drum programming
*Rui Mota – drums
*Sérgio Lima – drums
*
Ian Mosley – drums, percussion
*Waldemar Falcão –
flute
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, percussion
*Fernando Moura –
Rhodes piano
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*Ronaldo Diamante – bass
*Clive Stevens – wind synthesizer
*
Kim Poor – Japanese voice on "Doll"
*The Brazilian Percussionists – Sidinho Moreira, Junior Homrich, Jaburu, Peninha, Zizinho, Baca
References
See also
*''
Till We Have Faces
''Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold'' is a 1956 novel by C. S. Lewis. It is a retelling of Cupid and Psyche, based on its telling in a chapter of ''The Golden Ass'' of Apuleius. This story had haunted Lewis all his life, because he realized th ...
'' – A novel by
C.S. Lewis
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Job titles
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1984 albums
Steve Hackett albums
Music based on novels