Dancing with the Lion explained
| Dancing with the Lion |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Andreas Vollenweider |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | May 8, 1989 |
| Recorded: | April–October 1988 |
| Venue: | Zurich, Switzerland |
| Studio: | Lakeside Recording Studio |
| Label: | CBS |
| Producer: | Andreas Vollenweider |
| Prev Title: | Down to the Moon |
| Prev Year: | 1986 |
| Next Title: | Traumgarten (collaboration with his father, organist Hans Vollenweider) |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
Dancing with the Lion is Andreas Vollenweider's sixth studio album, released in 1989.
Co-produced by Eric Merz & Darryl Pitt. Executive Producers: Hanswalter Huggler & Hugo Fass. Recorded and mixed at Lakeside Recording Studio, Zurich, Switzerland. April–October 1988
The title song made an appearance in the Canadian AC charts on August 7, 1989, at #17.[1]
Track listing
- "Unto the Burning Circle" - 3:48
- "Dancing with the Lion" - 4:00
- "Hippolyte" - 1:11
- "Dance of the Masks" - 5:51
- "Pearls & Tears" - 5:02
- "Garden of My Childhood" - 1:47
- "Still Life" - 5:40
- "And The Long Shadows" - 3:37
- "See, My Love..." - 3:03
- "Silver Dew, Golden Grass" - 0:59
- "Ascent from the Circle" - 4:01
Personnel
- Andreas Vollenweider: Electracoustic Harp, Cheng, Voice & other instruments
- Christoph Stiefel: Piano & other Keyboards
- Pedro Haldemann: Percussion
- Walter Keiser: Drums & Percussion
- Matthias Ziegler: Flutes
Guest Instrumentalists:
- Hans Bergstrom: French Horn
- Beat Briner: Bassoon
- Fernando Fantini: Accordion
- Charly Fassler: French Horn
- Steve Gorn: Bansuri Bamboo Flutes
- Hanspeter Hass: Bass Trombone
- Peter Keiser: Bass.
- Max Lässer: Acoustic Guitar.
- David Lindley: Lap Steel Guitar, Turkish Saz.
- Marilyn Mazur: Percussion.
- Marl O'Connor: Violin & Mandolin.
- Burhan Oecal: Darabuka.
- Christian Ostermeier: Tenor Saxophone.
- Luis Perez: Mesoamerican Wind & Percussion.
- Daniel Pezzotti: Cello.
- Badal Roy: Tabla.
- Janne Schaffer: Electric Guitar & Guitarsitar.
- Roman Schwind: English Horn, Oboe.
- The Zurich Mandolin Players, Conducted by Horst Hagemann
Notes and References
- Web site: RPM Top AC Singles - August 7, 1989.
