A Life Within a Day
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A Life Within a Day is the only album by Squackett featuring Chris Squire (Yes) and Steve Hackett (ex-Genesis). It was released on 28 May 2012.[1] The title track, "A Life Within a Day" won the 'Anthem' award at the 2012 Progressive Music Awards.[5] The song "Aliens" was first written as a Yes song titled "Aliens (Are Only Us from the Future)" which was performed during the first leg of Yes' In the Present world tour, but had never been released on an album.[6]
Hackett had worked with Squire's bandmate Steve Howe in the band GTR.
Track listing
All songs by Steve Hackett, Chris Squire and Roger King, except where noted.[7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Life Within a Day" | 6:35 | |
| 2. | "Tall Ships" | 6:18 | |
| 3. | "Divided Self" | Hackett, Squire, King, Nick Clabburn | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Aliens" | Hackett, Squire, King, Healy | 5:32 |
| 5. | "Sea of Smiles" | 5:25 | |
| 6. | "The Summer Backwards" | 3:00 | |
| 7. | "Stormchaser" | 5:26 | |
| 8. | "Can't Stop the Rain" | Hackett, Squire, King, Gerard Johnson, Simon Sessler | 5:47 |
| 9. | "Perfect Love Song" | Hackett, Squire, King, Johnson | 4:04 |
| Total length: | 46:13 | ||
Personnel
- Musicians[3]
- Chris Squire — bass, vocals
- Steve Hackett — guitars, harmonica, vocals
- Roger King — keyboards
- Jeremy Stacey — drums
- Amanda Lehmann — backing vocals
String players on "Life Within a day" ;
- Dick Driver — double bass
- Richard Stewart — cello
- Christine Townsend — viola, violin
- Other[3]
- Roger King — producer, programming
- Xu Bing — cover image
- Jon Brewer — licensing
- Mark Powell — project coordinator
- Vicky Powell — coordination
- Phil Smee — artwork, design
- Angéla Vicedomini — photography
- Maurizio Vicedomini — photography
References
- ^ a b "A Life Within a Day - Squackett : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "A Life Within a Day - Squackett : Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ a b c "A Life Within a Day - Squackett : Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "Squackett - Squackett (A Life Within A Day)". progplanet.com. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "All the winners from the 2012 Progressive Music Awards". Prog Magazine (Future Publishing). Retrieved 11 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Yes Tour Statistics: In the Present Tour". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Squackett – Chris Squire & Steve Hackett – A Life Within A Day". wajobu.com. Retrieved 11 September 2012.