The Love Songs (Peter Hammill album) explained

The Love Songs
Type:	Album
Artist:	Peter Hammill
Cover:	Lovesongs.jpg
Released:	20 August 1984^[1]
Studio:	Sofa Sound, Surrey
Genre:	Art rock
Label:	Charisma
Producer:	Peter Hammill, David Lord
Prev Title:	Patience
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	The Margin
Next Year:	1985

The Love Songs is an album by Peter Hammill, originally released on Charisma Records in 1984.

The album is a compilation of ballads from Hammill's previous solo albums, re-recorded in new versions; all reworked, redubbed and remixed to form this album. The lead vocals were replaced on all tracks, except "Been Alone So Long". All tracks were based on the original multitracks, except "Again" and "If I Could", which are based on live K Group performances taken from the Margin Tour.

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Hammill, except where indicated.

1. "Just Good Friends" - 3:55
2. "My Favourite" - 3:00
3. "Been Alone So Long" (Chris Judge Smith) - 5:02
4. "Ophelia" - 3:09
5. "Again" - 3:34
6. "If I Could" - 4:59
7. "Vision" - 3:16
8. "Don't Tell Me" - 4:40
9. "The Birds" - 3:41
10. "(This Side of) The Looking Glass" - 6:58

Original albums

The tracks were taken from these albums:

1. Patience
2. PH7
3. Nadir's Big Chance
4. Sitting Targets
5. In Camera
6. The Future Now
7. Fool's Mate
8. Enter k
9. Fool's Mate
10. Over

Personnel

• Peter Hammill – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, drums
• Graham Smith - violin (2)
• David Jackson - saxophone (3,8.9)
• Nic Potter - bass (5,6,9)
• Guy Evans - drums (3,5,6,7,9)
• Hugh Banton - organ (3,9)
• Stuart Gordon - violin (1,7)
• John Ellis - guitar (5,6)
• Manny Elias - drums (1)
• David Lord - synthesizer (1)

Technical

• Paul Ridout - cover
• Adrian Peacock - photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Music Week. 29.