''Uninvited, Like the Clouds'' is the 20th album by the Australian

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band the Church. It was released in Australia on 20 March 2006 and internationally on 17 April. James Christopher Monger at

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gave it four stars, calling it "a bloated, beautiful, unsettling storm of a record" with "everything an adoring fan could want, and all the ammunition a detractor could carry."

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'' found it "is a summation of 26 years, drawing from all of the elements with sure rather than desperate hands" where saying that it is "the kind of collection that will warm the hearts of those for whom the 1980s and early 1990s remain the golden years of the Church, should not be read as an indication that the band has retro-fitted its career".

Track listing

Some versions of the album do not contain track 12, "Song to Go...".

Personnel

Steve Kilbey Steven John Kilbey (born 13 September 1954) is an English-Australian singer-songwriter and bass guitarist for the rock band the Church. He is also a music producer, poet, and painter. As of 2020, Kilbey has released 14 solo albums and has col ...

– lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, guitar *

Peter Koppes Peter Koppes (born 21 November 1955) is an Australian guitarist, best known as a founding and almost-continuous member of the independent rock band The Church. He is a multi-instrumentalist, also playing mandolin, drums, piano, and harmonica. ...

– guitars, keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocal on "Never Before" *

Tim Powles Timothy Guy Gerard Powles (born 21 December 1959) is a New Zealand music producer and artist. Also known as "timEbandit" Powles, his main instrument and first love was the drums and percussion in general, though over time he's become a dab han ...

– drums, percussion, backing vocals *

Marty Willson-Piper Marty Willson-Piper (born 7 May 1958) is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter best known as a former long-time member of the Australian psychedelic rock band The Church. He joined in 1980 after seeing an early gig where they were perform ...

– guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocal on "She'll Come Back For You Tomorrow" ;Additional musicians * Jorden Brebach – guitar ("Space Needle"), backing vocals * Sophie Glasson – cello ("Song to Go ...") * David Lane – piano ("Overview") ;Production details * Producer – The Church * Additional production – Tim Powles, Jorden Brebach * Engineer – Jorden Brebach, David Trump, Ted Howard * Additional engineering – Tim Powles, Jorden Brebach * Assistant track engineer – Giles Muldoon * Mixer – David Trump * Mastering – Don Bartley * Studios – Spacejunk 1, Rancom Street and Dodgy Sound (recording); The Vault (mixing); Studios 301 (mastering) ;Artworks * Painting – Steve Kilbey * Design, layout – Karl Logge

References

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