Wolflight Explained

Wolflight
Type:	studio
Artist:	Steve Hackett
Cover:	Wolflight.jpeg
Released:	30 March 2015
Recorded:	2012–2014
Studio:	Various
Genre:	Progressive rock, progressive metal
Length:	55:31
Label:	Inside Out Music
Producer:	Steve Hackett and Roger King
Prev Year:	2014
Next Title:	The Total Experience Live In Liverpool
Next Year:	2016

Wolflight is the 23rd studio album by musician Steve Hackett. The album debuted at no. 31 in the UK album chart.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks by Steve Hackett, with additional writers noted.

CD edition

1. "Out of the Body"
2. "Wolflight" (Jo Hackett)
3. "Love Song to a Vampire"
4. "The Wheel's Turning" (J. Hackett, Roger King)
5. "Corycian Fire" (J. Hackett, King)
6. "Earthshine"
7. "Loving Sea" (J. Hackett)
8. "Black Thunder" (J. Hackett)
9. "Dust and Dreams" (King)
10. "Heart Song"

Vinyl edition

The vinyl edition also included a 12-track CD of the album ("Pneuma", "Midnight Sun" and "Caress" are absent from the CD version).

Side 1

1. "Out of the Body"
2. "Wolflight" (Jo Hackett)
3. "Love Song to a Vampire"

Side 2

1. "The Wheel's Turning" (Jo Hackett, Roger King)
2. "Corycian Fire" (J. Hackett, King)
3. "Earthshine"
4. "Loving Sea" (J. Hackett)

Side 3

1. "Black Thunder" (J. Hackett)
2. "Dust and Dreams" (Roger King)
3. "Heart Song"

Side 4

1. "Pneuma"
2. "Midnight Sun"
3. "Caress"

CD/Blu-ray edition

This edition of the album contains a Blu-ray disk with a 5.1 surround sound version of the album. "Caress" is missing from both the CD and Blu-ray on this edition.

1. "Out of the Body"
2. "Wolflight" (J. Hackett)
3. "Love Song to a Vampire"
4. "The Wheel's Turning" (J. Hackett, Roger King)
5. "Corycian Fire" (J. Hackett, King)
6. "Earthshine"
7. "Loving Sea" (J. Hackett)
8. "Black Thunder" (J. Hackett)
9. "Dust and Dreams" (King)
10. "Heart Song"
11. "Pneuma"
12. "Midnight Sun"

Personnel

• Steve Hackett – electric and acoustic guitars (all tracks), banjo (8), oud (5, 9), tiple (7), harmonica (4, 8), percussion (1, 4, 7), lead, harmony and backing vocals (2–5, 7, 8, 10)
• Roger King – keyboards (all tracks), programming (all tracks)
• Nick Beggs – bass (all tracks except 3), Chapman Stick (8)
• Chris Squire – bass (3)
• Gary O'Toole – drums (1–5, 8)
• Hugo Degenhardt – drums (9, 10)
• Rob Townsend – saxophone (4, 8), duduk (5)
• Christine Townsend – violin (1–4, 8), viola (1–4, 8)
• Amanda Lehmann – vocals (2–4, 8)
• Jo Hackett – vocals (4)
• Malik Mansurov – tar (2)
• Sara Kovács – didgeridoo (2)^[2]

Technical

• Produced by Hackett/King
• Recorded, mixed and mastered by King
• Mansurov & Kovács recorded by Tamas Barabas
• Design by Harry Pearce
• Photographic artwork by Maurizio and Angéla Vicedomini

Reception

Despite enjoying only moderate chart success internationally, the album was highly rated by www.ultimateclassicrock.com, which included Wolflight in its shortlist of the Best Classic Albums of 2015 (so far), on 4 July 2015.^[3]

It said Hackett had used a variety of musical genres and added: "He boldly breaks free of the historical constrictions surrounding the Genesis Revisited projects, even as he recalls the striking instrumental turns that defined his early legacy."

Notes and References

1. Web site: STEVE HACKETT | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. OfficialCharts.com.
2. Wolflight liner notes, InsideOut, 2015
3. Web site: Top 20 Albums of 2015.