''X My Heart'' is the 22nd studio album by

Peter Hammill Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill (born 5 November 1948) is an English musician and recording artist. He was a founder member of the progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Best known as a singer/songwriter, he also plays guitar and piano and ...

, originally released on Hammill's own

Fie! Records Fie! Records is a record label founded by English singer-songwriter Peter Hammill Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill (born 5 November 1948) is an English musician and recording artist. He was a founder member of the progressive rock band Van der ...

in 1996. It is the last of Hammill's albums to date performed in what might be described as a full band style; the later albums have been more solo and intimate in style. Two of the songs on the album, "A Better Time" and "Amnesiac", have been performed live regularly by Hammill since the album was released.

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Hammill. #"A Better Time (Acapella)" – 5:14 #"Amnesiac" – 5:36 #"Ram Origami" – 5:28 #"A Forest of Pronouns" – 5:18 #"Earthbound" – 5:23 #"Narcissus (Bar & Grill)" – 6:45 #"Material Possession" – 6:09 #"Come Clean" – 5:02 #"A Better Time" – 5:33

Personnel

*Peter Hammill – vocals,

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

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, bass * David Jackson –

saxophone The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to pr ...

flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

*Stuart Gordon –

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

, viola, string arrangement *

Manny Elias Manny Elias (born 21 February 1953) is an Indian drummer and record producer of British descent. He is notable for being the original drummer with Tears for Fears during the 1980s. Originally a member of the rock band Interview from Bathford, ...

–

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, percussion

Technical

*Peter Hammill - recording engineer, mixing (Terra Incognita, Bath) *Paul Ridout - cover

References

External links

Peter Hammill's notes on the album
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