''Words and Music'' is the fourth
studio album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
by
Aqualung. The album was released on 7 October 2008, in the U.S. It features acoustic versions of tracks from Aqualung's eponymous first album, ''Aqualung'', and new songs written in a similar style. It does not follow on musically from the previous ''
Memory Man''.
On 31 August 2008 Hales released news of his upcoming album on his
MySpace page "I'm really very pleased with the new album... It's a mixture of some old songs and some new songs and a song by
Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...
. And it's emotional and candid and funny and friendly. It feels like coming home. I think you’ll like it".
Track listing
#"7 Keys" – 5:23
#"
Slip-Sliding Away" (
Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...
) – 4:00
#"Can't Get You Out of My Mind" – 3:06
#"Good Goodnight" – 4:20
#"Mr. Universe" – 3:59
#"On My Knees" – 4:34
#"Everything Changed" – 2:52
#"When I Finally Get My Own Place" – 5:05
#"Nothing Else Matters" – 4:08
#"Arrivals" – 5:15
References
External links
Aqualung.netAqualung's MySpace page
Aqualung (musician) albums
2008 albums
Verve Forecast Records albums
Albums produced by Aqualung (musician)
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