Breakfast in the Field

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Breakfast in the Field is the debut recording by guitarist Michael Hedges released on the Windham Hill label in 1981. It was recorded live to 2-track, with no overdubs.

Hedges recorded Eleven Small Roaches, Baby Toes and Two Days Old on a six-string guitar built in 1978 by Ken DuBourg of Arbutus, Maryland. The remaining tracks were recorded using a guitar made by Ervin Somogyi.

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Track listing

All compositions by Michael Hedges.

1. "Layover" – 2:32
2. "The Happy Couple" – 3:23
3. "Eleven Small Roaches" – 3:01
4. "The Funky Avocado" – 2:05
5. "Baby Toes" – 2:12
6. "Breakfast in the Field" – 2:23
7. "Two Days Old" – 4:44
8. "Peg Leg Speed King" – 3:20
9. "The Unexpected Visitor" – 2:49
10. "Silent Anticipations" – 3:19
11. "Lenono" – 3:55

Personnel

• Michael Hedges – acoustic guitar
• Michael Manring – fretless bass
• George Winston – piano

Production notes

• Produced by Will Ackerman
• Engineered by Russell bond
• Design by Anne Robinson