Profiles(Nick Mason and Rick Fenn album)

ProfilesisPink FloyddrummerNick Mason's second studio album and10ccguitaristRick Fenn's debut studio album. It was released on 29 July 1985 byHarvest Records.The album (along withNick Mason's Fictitious Sportsand the soundtrack to the filmWhite of the Eye) was remastered and reissued on 31 August 2018 as part of the box setUnattended Luggage.

Profiles
Studio albumby Nick MasonandRick Fenn
Released	29 July 1985(1985-07-29)
Recorded	1984–1985
Studio	Britannia Row Studios(London)
Genre	Art pop synth-pop instrumental rock progressive pop
Length	44:10
Label	Harvest(UK) Columbia(US)
Producer	Rick Fenn Nick Mason
Nick MasonandRick Fennchronology
Fictitious Sports (1981) Profiles (1985) White of the Eye (1987)
SinglesfromProfiles
"Lie for a Lie" Released: 1985

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Songs

The album is almost entirely instrumental, save for two songs; "Lie for a Lie", featuring Pink Floyd's lead vocalist and guitaristDavid Gilmourwith singerMaggie Reilly,and "Israel", sung byUFOkeyboardistDanny Peyronel.

There was a time when we were considering it as an entirely instrumental album, but we had 'Lie for a Lie', which we wanted to go on, so we felt it needed another song to balance it out.

— Rick Fenn,

I've certainly enjoyed working with Rick... I think it's useful and important to change the people you work with. You get so stuck in certain patterns. You know:Roger [Waters]will do this and Dave [Gilmour] will do that and... well, you can go and make the tea, Nick!

— Nick Mason,

Track listing

All tracks written by Rick Fenn and Nick Mason, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Malta" – 6:00
2. "Lie for a Lie" (Fenn, Mason,Danny Peyronel) – 3:16
3. "Rhoda" – 3:22
4. "Profiles Part 1/Profiles Part 2" – 9:58

Side two

5. "Israel" (Fenn, Peyronel) – 3:30
6. "And the Address" – 2:45
7. "Mumbo Jumbo" – 3:53
8. "Zip Code" – 3:05
9. "Black Ice" – 3:37
10. "At the End of the Day" – 2:35
11. "Profiles Part 3" – 1:55

Non-album track

1. "Lie for a Lie" (Fenn, Mason, Peyronel) (12 "Mix) – 5:54

Personnel

Credits are adapted from theProfilesliner notes.

Musicians

• Nick Mason—drums,keyboards,percussion,composing
• Rick Fenn—guitars,keyboards, composing
• Mel Collins—saxophoneon "Rhoda", "And the Address", "Mumbo Jumbo", and "Black Ice"
• David Gilmour—vocalson "Lie for a Lie"
• Maggie Reilly— vocals on "Lie for a Lie"
• Danny Peyronel— vocals on "Israel"
• Craig Pruess—Emulatorbrasson "Malta"
• Aja Fenn — keyboard intro on "Malta"

External links

• ProfilesatDiscogs(list of releases)