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| Secrets of the Beehive | ||||
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| Released | 7 November 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987, London and Bath, England; Chateau Miraval, Le Val, France; Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, The Netherlands | |||
| Genre | Art pop | |||
| Length | 34:30original LP 40:31 CD reissue 43:59 Japanese CD | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Steve Nye | |||
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Super best dk. Secrets of the Beehive is the fourth solo album by British singer-songwriter David Sylvian and was released in 1987. Produced by Steve Nye and David Sylvian, the album features Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Torn, Mark Isham and Steve Jansen among others. The album peaked at no.37 in the UK album chart. 1 I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I loafe and invite my soul. In 1985, Sylvian released an instrumental mini-album Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities, in collaboration with Jansen, Hassell and Czukay. The next release was the ambitious two-record set Gone to Earth (1986), featuring one record of atmospheric vocal tracks and a second record consisting of ambient.
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| Pitchfork | 9.1/10[2] |
Alchemy An Index Of Possibilities
Secrets of the Beehive is the fourth solo album by British singer-songwriterDavid Sylvian and was released in 1987. Produced by Steve Nye and David Sylvian, the album features Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Torn, Mark Isham and Steve Jansen among others. The album peaked at no.37 in the UK album chart.[3]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks written by David Sylvian, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'September' | 1:17 |
| 2. | 'The Boy With the Gun' | 5:19 |
| 3. | 'Maria' | 2:49 |
| 4. | 'Orpheus' | 4:51 |
| 5. | 'The Devil's Own' | 3:12 |
| 6. | 'When Poets Dreamed of Angels' | 4:51 |
| 7. | 'Mother and Child' | 3:15 |
| 8. | 'Let the Happiness In' | 5:37 |
| 9. | 'Waterfront' | 3:23 |
| Total length: | 34:34 | |
| Original CD bonus track | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 10. | 'Forbidden Colours (Version)' (Sylvian/Ryuichi Sakamoto) | 6:01 |
| 2003 CD bonus track | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 10. | 'Promise (The Cult of Eurydice)' | 3:28 |
Personnel[edit]
- David Sylvian – vocals, piano (1), acoustic guitar (2, 4, 6), organ (2, 8), synths (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10), tapes (3, 5), treated piano (5)
- Ryuichi Sakamoto – string arrangement (1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10), organ (2, 3, 5, 7, 8), synths (2, 4, 8), piano (4, 5, 7, 9, 10), treated piano (3), woodwind arrangement (5), brass arrangement (8)
- Steve Jansen – drums (4, 8, 10)
- David Torn – electric guitar (2, 7), guitar loop (3)
- Danny Thompson – double bass (2, 4, 7)
- Danny Cummings – percussion (2, 6, 7, 8)
- Phil Palmer – slide guitar (4), acoustic guitars (6)
- Mark Isham – flugelhorn (4,8), trumpet (6, 8)
- Brian Gascoigne – orchestral arrangement (4), string arrangement (8)
- Ann O'Dell – string arrangement (10)
Technical personnel[edit]
- Steve Nye – producer, mixing, engineer
- David Sylvian – assistant producer, assistant mixing
- Peter Williams – co-engineer (10)
- Richard Moakes – second engineer
- Steve Parker – second engineer
- John Timperley – second engineer
- Jean-Jacques Lemoine – assistant engineer
- Roland Prent – assistant engineer
- Steve Williams – assistant engineer
- Richard Chadwick – recording co-ordinating
- Catherine Wilson – assistant in recording
- Vaughan Oliver (23 Envelope) – design, typography
- Nigel Grierson (23 Envelope) – still life photography
- Yuka Fujii – portrait photography
References[edit]
- ^Ankeny, Jason. 'Secrets of the Beehive – David Sylvian'. AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^Sodomsky, Sam (23 February 2019). 'David Sylvian: Secrets of the Beehive / Brilliant Trees / Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities / Gone to Earth'. Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^David Sylvian the official charts