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Time Passages by Peter White Al Stewart (CD, 1978)

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Artist: Al Stewart. Life in Dark Water. Life in Dark Water (Live Radio Concert Chicago 1978). Life in a Bottle (Demo) (Recorded at Larrabee Sound Studios in August 1977). Format: CD. Tonton MacOute (Demo) (Recorded at Larrabee Sound Studios in August 1977).

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Product Identifiers

Record LabelEsoteric Recordings

UPC5013929473287

eBay Product ID (ePID)28050675068

Product Key Features

Release Year1978

FormatCD

GenreRock

Run Time169 Mins 45 Seconds

ArtistPeter White, Al Stewart

Release TitleTime Passages

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

Number of Discs4

Additional informationPersonnel: Al Stewart (vocals, guitar); Peter White (guitar, accordion, piano, organ); Tim Renwick, Mark Goldenberg (guitar); Phil Kenzie (alto saxophone); Peter Wood, Peter Robinson (piano, organ); Pete Solley (synthezizer); Rubin Lamble (bass); Stuart Elliot (drums); Lindsey Elliot (congas); Arthur Tripp (percussion); Krysia Kristianne, David Pack, Joe Puerta, James Robert West, Brian Huddy, Jeff Borgeson (background vocals). Recorded at Davlen Studios, Los Angeles, California in 1978. Includes liner notes by Thane Tierney. Year of the Cat brought Al Stewart a genuine worldwide smash with its title track, and for its successor, he did make a few concessions. These, however, were slight -- just a slight increase of soft rock productions, an enhancement of the lushness that marked not only Year of the Cat but also Modern Times. These happened to be welcome adjustments to Stewart's sound, since they increased the dreamy continental elegance at the core of his work. And that's why Time Passages is the equal of Year of the Cat -- it may be more streamlined, but the adjustments to his sound and the concessions to the mainstream just increase the soft grace of his eloquent historical pop epics. It's possible to view this as too precious, because it is pitched at an audience who believes the common-day concerns of pop are piffle, but this is exceptionally well-crafted, from Stewart's songs, where even three-minute songs seem like epics, to Alan Parsons' cinematic arrangements and productions. This added concentration on the texture of the recording, ensuring that it was clean, spacious, and gentle, with a welcoming surface. Of course, this means that Time Passages can work very well as background music, but it also reveals much upon concentrated listening -- enough to make it stand proudly next to Modern Times and Year of the Cat as one of Al Stewart's very best albums. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Number of Audio ChannelsStereo