Crest of a Knave
by Jethro Tull
- Type: Album
- Released: September 1987
- Label: Chrysalis
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 55:33
- Community rating: 3.03/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Gerry Conway, Ric Sanders, Dave Pegg, Doane Perry, Ian Anderson, Martin Barre
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Revitalizing their career with a polished, synthesizer-heavy production, Jethro Tull successfully blended their signature acoustic folk-rock with mainstream AOR sensibilities. The album heavily features Martin Barre's soaring electric guitar lines alongside Ian Anderson's cynical, sexually charged lyricism and iconic flute playing. 'Crest of a Knave' famously and controversially won the first-ever Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance.
Genres
Descriptors: progressive
Tracklist
- Steel Monkey (3:37)
- Farm on the Freeway (6:31)
- Jump Start (4:53)
- She Said She Was a Dancer (3:41)
- Dogs in the Midwinter (4:29)
- Budapest (10:05)
- Mountain Men (6:21)
- The Waking Edge (4:47)
- Raising Steam (4:12)
- Part of the Machine (6:54)
Credits
- Jethro Tull - primary artist
- John Pasche - art direction
- Andrew Jamieson - calligraphy, design [heraldry]
- Dave Pegg - engineer, bass guitar, electric bass, acoustic bass
- Martin Barre - engineer, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Robin Black - engineer
- Tim Matyear - engineer
- Denis Blackham - lacquer cut by
- Jack Adams - lacquer cut by
- Ian Anderson - producer, engineer, composed by, vocals, guitar, drum programming, percussion, vocals, flute, keyboards, vocals, flute, guitar, vocals, guitar, keyboards, vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, keyboards, vocals, flute, keyboards, guitar, vocals, guitar, keyboards, drum programming
- Stephen W. Tayler - remix [engineer]
- Doane Perry - drums
- Gerry Conway - drums
- Ric Sanders - violin