Elegant Stealth
Elegant Stealth | ||||
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Studio album by Wishbone Ash | ||||
Released | 25 November 2011[1] | |||
Studio | Cross Stix Studios, Lancashire, England | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, hard rock | |||
Length | 65:52 | |||
Label | ZYX | |||
Producer | Andy Powell, Tom Greenwood | |||
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Classic Rock | [2] |
Elegant Stealth is the 21st studio album from rock band Wishbone Ash and the culmination of two years of writing and recording sessions. The songs featured on the band's 2012 tour of Europe.
The album features guest artists Don Airey (Deep Purple / Ozzy Osbourne / Black Sabbath) and Pat McManus (Mama's Boys / Celtus / Pat McManus Band).
All songs were recorded at Cross Stix Studios, Lancashire, England on AMS Neve genesys by Tom Greenwood except for "Reason to Believe" and "Man with No Name" which were recorded by Stephan Ernst (also at Cross Stix). Both of these recordings were mixed at Separate Sounds Studios in Nuremberg, Germany.
Track listing
All songs composed by Andy Powell, Muddy Manninen, Bob Skeat and Joe Crabtree, except where noted
- "Reason to Believe" – 4:21
- "Warm Tears" – 5:02
- "Man with No Name" – 4:18
- "Can't Go It Alone" (Pat McManus) – 5:39
- "Give It Up" (Powell) – 5:07
- "Searching for Satellites" – 6:02
- "Heavy Weather" – 6:40
- "Mud-slick" (Manninen) – 4:14
- "Big Issues" – 7:42
- "Migrant Worker" – 5:13
- "Invisible Thread" – 11:34
"Invisible Thread" includes a hidden track after approx. one minute of silence: "Reason to Believe – Remix by Al Carson"
Personnel
Wishbone Ash
- Andy Powell – guitar, lead and backing vocals
- Muddy Manninen – guitar, backing vocals, Hammond organ
- Bob Skeat – bass, backing vocals
- Joe Crabtree – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Don Airey - Hammond B3 organ on "Mud-slick"
- Pat McManus - fiddle on "Can't Go It Alone"
References
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- Andy Powell
- Bob Skeat
- Mike Truscott
- Mark Abrahams
- Steve Upton
- Martin Turner
- Ted Turner
- Laurie Wisefield
- John Wetton
- Trevor Bolder
- Claire Hamill
- Mervyn Spence
- Jamie Crompton
- Phil Palmer
- Andy Pyle
- Robbie France
- Roger Filgate
- Mike Sturgis
- Tony Kishman
- Mark Birch
- Ben Granfelt
- Muddy Manninen
- Joe Crabtree
- Wishbone Ash
- Pilgrimage
- Argus
- Wishbone Four
- There's the Rub
- Locked In
- New England
- Front Page News
- No Smoke Without Fire
- Just Testing
- Number the Brave
- Twin Barrels Burning
- Raw to the Bone
- Illuminations
- Trance Visionary
- Power of Eternity
- Elegant Stealth
- Blue Horizon
- Coat of Arms
- Live from Memphis
- Live Dates
- Live Dates 2
- Backbones
- Backbones
- Tough
- Tender