Bankstatement

Bankstatement
Studio album by Bankstatement
Released	August 1989
Recorded	1988–1989
Studio	Fisher Lane Farm Studio; Chiddingford, Surrey
Genre	Rock
Length	53:35
Label	Virgin, Atlantic (US/Canada)
Producer	Tony Banks, Steve Hillage
Bankstatement chronology
Soundtracks (1986) Bankstatement (1989) Still (1991)
Singles from Bankstatement
"I'll Be Waiting" "Throwback" "Raincloud"

Bankstatement is a studio album by Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks, issued under a band name and released in 1989. The other band members were singers Alistair Gordon and Jayney Klimek. Banks had the idea for Bankstatement after hearing of the success that Mike + The Mechanics were having in both Europe and America. It was Banks' third studio album (his first issued under a band name and fifth album overall). Steve Hillage, of the band Gong, played guitar and co-produced the album with Banks.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

In a retrospective review, AllMusic praised the album for achieving well-crafted mainstream pop, and regarded it as a mystery that neither the album itself nor its singles were hits. They especially praised the three lead vocalists, saying they "do an outstanding job blending with fluid, often dark soundscapes."

Track listing

All songs written by Tony Banks.

1. "Throwback" – 4:39
2. "I'll Be Waiting" – 5:56
3. "Queen of Darkness" – 4:26
4. "That Night" – 4:41
5. "Raincloud" – 4:40
6. "The Border" – 5:52
7. "Big Man" – 4:16
8. "A House Needs a Roof" – 4:07
9. "The More I Hide It" – 4:30
10. "Diamonds Aren't So Hard" (omitted from LP version) – 5:12
11. "Thursday the Twelfth" – 4:48

Personnel

Bankstatement

• Tony Banks - keyboards, bass synth, lead vocal (track 7) and synth lead guitar (track 7), production
• Steve Hillage - guitar, production
• Alistair Gordon - lead vocals (except tracks 3, 7, 8 and 11), backing vocals
• Jayney Klimek - lead vocals (tracks 3, 4 and 8), backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Geoff Dugmore - drums
• Pino Palladino - bass guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 and 11)
• Dick Nolan - bass guitar (tracks 3, 6 and 7)
• John Wilson - additional vocals (track 1)
• "The Phantom Horns" - brass (track 1)
• Gary Barnacle - saxophone
• Pete Thoms - trombone
• John Thirkell - trumpet
• Derek Watkins - trumpet
• Martin Ditcham - congas, tambourine
• Martin Robertson - saxophones (tracks 9 and 10)

Production

• Produced by Steve Hillage and Tony Banks
• Engineered by Steve Chase, additional engineering by John Gallon
• Assistants: Simon Osborne, Hugo Nicholson, Andy Mason and Croydon
• Recorded at The Farm, Surrey
• Technical Assistants: Geoff Callingham, Mike Bowen
• Design: Halpin Grey Vermier