Work of Heart
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Studio albumby | ||||
Released | 1982 | |||
Recorded | England | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 45:01 | |||
Label | Public PUBLP 5001, AwarenessAWL1002, Science FrictionHUCD008 | |||
Producer | Roy Harper,David Lord | |||
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Work of Heartis the 11th studio album by Englishfolk/ rock singer-songwriter and guitaristRoy Harperand was first released in 1982.
History
[edit]The original album was released on Harper's own label, Public Records, formed with Mark Thompson, (son of historian and nuclear campaignerE.P. Thompson). Additionally, the album was chosen byDerek JewellofThe Sunday Timesas "Album of the Year" in 1982.[2]
The demo version of this album was later released (in 1984) on alimited edition(830 copies)vinylrelease, titledBorn in Captivity.The sound ofBorn in Captivitybeing more typical of previous Harper recordings; featuring him and guitar only.
Whilst Harper describes this period as his musical career nadir, it came at a time of the zenith for the United Kingdom hi-fi industry. Harper released a very limited number of so-called "Real-Time Mastered" compact audio cassette copies of theWork of Heartalbum. Unlike mass-market cassettes which at the time were produced at high speed from a multi-generational copy of the master, these issues were transcribed in real time from the original two track studio master tape. To eke maximum sound quality from this technique, the tape stock used was high qualityMaxellType Iferric oxidestock in conjunction with Dolby B Noise Reduction.
Work of Hearttogether withBorn in Captivityform thedouble CDversion of this album currently available.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks credited to Roy Harper
Side one
[edit]- "Drawn to the Flames" – 6:34
- "Jack of Hearts" * – 4:14
- "I Am a Child" – 3:09
- "Woman" – 4:42
- "I Still Care" – 4:50
Side two
[edit]- "Work of Heart" – 21:32
- "No One Ever Gets Out Alive"
- "Two Lovers in the Moon"
- "We Are the People"
- "All Us Children (So Sadly Far Apart)"
- "We Are the People" (reprise)
- "No One Ever Gets Out Alive" (finale)
1994 double CD reissue
[edit]Disc one –Born in Captivity
[edit]- "Stan" – 5:03
- "Drawn to the Flames" (Demo Version) – 4:43
- "Come To Bed Eyes" – 4:20
- "No Woman Is Safe" * – 4:42
- "I Am A Child" (Demo Version) – 3:59
- "Elizabeth" – 4:47
- "Work of Heart" (Demo Version) – 19:20
- "No One Ever Gets Out Alive"
- "Two Lovers in the Moon"
- "We Are the People"
- "All Us Children (So Sadly Far Apart)"
- "We Are the People" (reprise)
- "No One Ever Gets Out Alive" (finale)
Disc two –Work of Heart
[edit]- "Drawn To The Flames" – 6:34
- "Jack Of Hearts" * – 4:14
- "I Am A Child" – 3:09
- "Woman" – 4:42
- "I Still Care" – 4:50
- "Work of Heart" – 21:32
- "No One Ever Gets Out Alive"
- "Two Lovers in the Moon"
- "We Are the People"
- "All Us Children (So Sadly Far Apart)"
- "We Are the People" (reprise)
- "No One Ever Gets Out Alive" (finale)
(* The songs "Jack of Hearts" and "No Woman is safe" are basically the same, containing identical lyrics.)
Personnel
[edit]- Roy Harper– electric andacoustic guitars,lead vocals, additional synthesisers
- Bob Wilson – electric andacoustic guitars,backing vocals
- Tony Franklin– electric bass,fretless bass,percussion, backing vocals
- Dave Morris – pianos, synthesisers,clarinet,viola
- Charlie Morgan– drums
- Dick Morrissey– saxophone
- Darrell Lockhart – drums ( "Woman" and "I Am A Child" )
- Dorian Healey – additional drums
- Paul Cobbold – additional bass
- Dave Morgan –Oberheim DMX
- David Lord–tubular bells,additional synthesisers
- Yvonne D'Cruz – additional vocals ( "Woman" )
- John David – backing vocals
- John Leckie–engineer
- Tom Oliver – assistant engineer
- Paul Cobbold –engineer
- David Lord –engineer
- M E Thompson – executive producer
References
[edit]- ^Allmusic review
- ^"Roy Harper Biography | the Stormcock Community".Archived fromthe originalon 30 September 2011.Retrieved19 September2011.1982 'Sunday Times Album of the Year'