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Fourth Wall
Studio album by
Released1981 (1981)
LabelVirgin
ProducerDavid Cunningham
The Flying Lizards chronology
The Flying Lizards
(1979)
Fourth Wall
(1981)
Top Ten
(1984)

Fourth Wall is the second studio album by English rock band The Flying Lizards, released in 1981 by record label Virgin. The album features numerous collaborators, including Robert Fripp.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Record Collector[2]
Trouser Pressmixed[3]

Trouser Press called it "well-produced and interesting as individual songs, but it fails to jell as an album".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Lovers and Other Strangers"
  2. "Glide/Spin"
  3. "In My Lifetime"
  4. "Cirrus"
  5. "A-Train"
  6. "New Voice"
  7. "Hands 2 Take"
  8. "An Age"
  9. "Steam Away"
  10. "Move On Up"
  11. "Another Story"
  12. "Lost and Found"

Personnel

  • Patti Palladin - vocals
  • David Cunningham - effects, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, percussion, violin, vocals
  • Julian Marshall - keyboards, vocals
  • J.J. Johnson - drums

with:

  • Robert Fripp - guitar on "Glide/Spin" and "Lost and Found"
  • Steve Beresford - bass, guitar, keyboards on "Lovers and Other Strangers"
  • Peter Gordon - saxophone on "Glide/Spin"
  • Val Haller - bass on "In My Lifetime" and "A-Train"
  • Gareth Sager - saxophone on "A-Train"
  • Cheryl Lewis - vocals on "New Voice"
  • Michael Nyman - piano on "Hands 2 Take"
  • Keith Thompson - baritone saxophone on "Hands 2 Take"
  • Ben Grove - bass on "Hands 2 Take"
  • Steve Saunders - trombone on "Hands 2 Take"
  • Anne Barnard - horns on "Hands 2 Take"
  • Edward Pillinger, Rory Allam - bass clarinet on "Hands 2 Take"
  • Lucie Skeaping, Nick Hayley - rebec on "Hands 2 Take"

References

  1. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "The Flying Lizards/Fourth Wall – The Flying Lizards | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  2. ^ Shirley, Ian. "Give Them Your Money!". Record Collector (358). Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Flying Lizards". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 31, 2016.