| In a Foreign Town | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Peter Hammill |
| Cover: | Peter Hammill In A Foreign Town.jpg |
| Recorded: | October 1987 – January 1988 |
| Genre: | Art rock |
| Label: | Enigma |
| Producer: | Peter Hammill |
| Prev Title: | Spur of the Moment |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | Out of Water |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
In a Foreign Town is the 16th studio album by the English singer-songwriter Peter Hammill. It was originally released in 1988 on Enigma Records, and was subsequently reissued on Hammill's own Fie! label.
The album has not proved popular with some of Hammill's fans, due largely to the rather dated 1980s rhythm tracks and production. However, others value it highly because it is one of Hammill's most politically engaged albums, covering such topics as apartheid ("Sun City Nightlife"), big business ("Sci-Finance (Revisited)" – a reworking of "Sci-Finance", the Van der Graaf song from Vital) and global politics ("Hemlock"). "Time to Burn" was a goodbye to Tony Stratton Smith who had died just prior to this.The song "This book" is a cover of the song "Abrir y Cerrar" that appeared on the album "Bandido" by the Spanish artist Miguel Bosé, published by CBS in 1986. In this production Peter Hammil is credited as co-writer of other songs .
All tracks written by Peter Hammill; except where indicated
The CD version contained two extra tracks: