Some Long Road Explained

Some Long Road
Type:	live
Artist:	Procol Harum
Cover:	Some Long Road.jpg
Recorded:	2012–2013
Label:	Union Square Records
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Some Long Road, by Procol Harum, is a live album released on May 5, 2014 by Union Square Records.^[1] It was a 10 track album, and consists of performances recorded during Procol Harum's 2012 and 2013 tours of Europe and the United States.

The vast majority of cuts are live versions of songs previously on Procol Harum studio albums; however, following "Homburg," Gary Brooker sings one verse of "Goodnight, Irene," the traditional song made popular by Lead Belly in the 1950s. A second song, "Missing Person," is from Gary Brooker's solo 1985 album, Echoes in the Night. Except for these two songs, all of the lyrics were written by Keith Reid. "Missing Person" was written by Brooker and Ian Sutherland.

Track listing

"Wall Street Blues" (Brooker, Reid) 7:12
"Pandora's Box" (Brooker, Reid) 5:08
"Homburg" (Brooker, Reid) 3:33 / "Goodnight, Irene" 1:04
"Simple Sister" (Brooker, Reid) 5:28
"Cerdes (Outside The Gates Of)" (Brooker, Reid) 6:51
"Missing Person" (Brooker, Sutherland) 4:00
"An Old English Dream" (Brooker, Reid) 5:41
"A Salty Dog" (Brooker, Reid) 5:00
"A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Brooker, Reid, Fisher) (guitar solo) 5:56
"Conquistador" (Brooker, Reid) Recorded Live April 2013 5:19
"Whisky Train" (Trower, Reid) 5:56

Personnel

Procol Harum

Gary Brooker – piano and vocals
Geoff Dunn – drums
Matt Pegg – backing vocals
Josh Phillips – synthesiser
Geoff Whitehorn – backing vocals
Keith Reid – lyrics (except for "Missing Person")

with:

Sinfonie Orchester Wuppertal, Director: David Firman – Orchestral Version of "Conquistador"

External links

Notes and References

Web site: ... Some Long Road... • Procol Harum live album • Recorded on recent tours. Procolharum.com. 16 April 2019.