Midnight Wire
| Midnight Wire | ||||
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| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | August 1975 | |||
| Studio | Ramport Studios (London) [1] | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, Folk rock | |||
| Length | 35:18 | |||
| Label | BTM | |||
| Producer | Ron and Howard Albert for FAT Productions | |||
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Midnight Wire is the fifth studio album by Curved Air and was recorded in 1975. It marked another line-up change in the band, with Darryl Way and Sonja Kristina recruiting new musicians after the end of the reunion tour marked by the Curved Air - Live album. Kristina's friend Norma Tager, who had helped design the costumes she wore on stage from Curved Air's reunion in 1974 to their breakup in 1976,[2] contributed all the lyrics to the songs.
Background and recording
[edit]The album's recording was marked by intense and bitter arguments between the band and producers Ron and Howard Albert, who often vehemently criticized the band members.[3]
Track listing
[edit]Side one
[edit]- "Woman On A One Night Stand" (Sonja Kristina, Norma Tager) – 5:06
- "Day Breaks My Heart" (Darryl Way, Tager) – 4:38
- "The Fool" (Way, Mick Jacques, Tager) – 4:27
- "Pipe of Dreams" (Jacques) – 3:58
Side two
[edit]- "Orange Street Blues" (Way, Tager) – 5:01
- "Dance of Love" (Jacques, Way, Tager) – 4:36
- "Midnight Wire" (Way, Tager) – 7:32
Personnel
[edit]- Curved Air
- Sonja Kristina – lead vocals
- Darryl Way – violin
- Mick Jacques – guitars
- Stewart Copeland – drums
- Guest musicians
- John G. Perry – bass guitar
- Peter Wood – keyboards
- Derek Damain – backing vocals on "The Fool"
- Technical
- Will Reid-Dick - engineer
- Bob Searles, Liz Gilmore - sleeve design
"Thanks to Beric Wickens, Carolann Nicholls, Ian Copeland, Miles Copeland, Moray McMillin, Nick Blackburn"
References
[edit]- ^ "Curved Air - Midnight Wire (Vinyl, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- ^ "Cherry Red TV interview". Cherry Red Records. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Phil & Fielder, Hugh (1981). L'Historia Bandido. London and New York: Proteus Books. ISBN 0-906071-66-6. p. 16.
