Field of Fire (album) explained

Field of Fire
Type:	studio
Artist:	Richard Lloyd
Cover:	Richard_Lloyd-Field_of_Fire_cover.jpg
Released:	1985
Recorded:	1985
Studio:	Mistlurs Studio, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre:	Rock
Label:	Moving Target/Celluloid
Producer:	Richard Lloyd Stefan Glaumann
Prev Title:	Alchemy
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	Real Time
Next Year:	1987

Field of Fire is the second solo album by former Television guitarist Richard Lloyd.^[1] It was released in 1985, six years after his solo debut, Alchemy. The album was recorded in Stockholm, Sweden, backed mostly by Swedish musicians,^[2] some of them from the band Lolita Pop.

The liner notes state that the album is "dedicated to the lodestone". The album sleeve also includes a quote from St. Paul's epistle to the Romans (chapter 15, verse 13, NIV): "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."

Track listing

All songs written by Richard Lloyd except as noted.

Side one

1. "Watch Yourself" - 3:10
2. "Losin' Anna" - 2:57
3. "Soldier Blue" - 4:04
4. "Backtrack" - 3:07
5. "Keep On Dancin" - 6:14

Side two

1. "Pleading" (Lloyd, Keith Patchel) - 3:57
2. "Lovin' Man" - 3:07
3. "Black to White" - 4:38
4. "Field of Fire" - 8:30

Personnel

• Richard Lloyd - vocals, guitars, bass on "Soldier Blue", harmonica on "Backtrack"
• Keith Patchel - guitars, backing vocals on "Losin' Anna"
• Anders Åström - bass
• Thomas Johansson - bass on "Losin' Anna", "Pleading" and "Black to White"
• Christian Falk - bass on "Keep On Dancin"
• Peter Olsen - drums
• Ulf Sandquist - drums on "Soldier Blue", "Backtrack" and "Field of Fire"
• Per Eriksson - drums on "Keep On Dancin"
• Stefan Glaumann - percussion on "Keep On Dancin"

Technical

• Keith Patchel - production assistance
• Christer Åkerberg, Stefan Glaumann - engineer

References

1. Web site: A Guitar-Rock Great Gets Reissued and Revisited. NPR.org.
2. Web site: TrouserPress.com :: Richard Lloyd. www.trouserpress.com.