Songs

by John Greaves

Songs cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Resurgence
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 49:55
  • Community rating: 3.59/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Former Henry Cow bassist John Greaves steps into a refined singer-songwriter role, crafting an elegant, largely acoustic art pop record. 'Songs' features complex, jazz-inflected vocal arrangements and poetic lyricism, marking a mature evolution from his avant-garde progressive rock origins.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, chamber, piano, male-vocals, avant-garde, experimental, literary, progressive

Tracklist

  1. Old Kinderhook (1:06)
  2. The Song (5:31)
  3. Swelling Valley (3:42)
  4. The Green Fuse (5:56)
  5. Kew. Rhone. (5:26)
  6. Eccentric Waters - An Opera in 3 Acts and 2 Minutes (2:04)
  7. Silence (5:12)
  8. The Price We Pay (3:08)
  9. L'aise Aux Ex-Sans-Trique (5:41)
  10. Back Where We Began (4:47)
  11. Gegestand (4:04)
  12. Whatever That Is (3:12)

Credits

  • Fran莽ois Ovide - acoustic guitar
  • Sa茂da Na茂t-Bouda - artwork
  • Peter Kimberley - backing vocals, background vocals vocal
  • Paul Rogers - double bass
  • David Cunningham - electric guitar
  • Benoit Blue Boy - harmonica
  • Robert Wyatt - percussion, vocals
  • Sophia Domancich - piano, music by

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