X My Heart (album) explained

X My Heart
Type:	Album
Artist:	Peter Hammill
Cover:	Xmyheart.jpg
Released:	March 1996
Recorded:	February–November 1995
Studio:	Terra Incognita, Bath
Genre:	Art rock
Length:	50:28
Label:	Fie! Records
Producer:	Peter Hammill
Prev Title:	Roaring Forties
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Everyone You Hold
Next Year:	1997

X My Heart is the 22nd studio album by Peter Hammill, originally released on Hammill's own Fie! Records in 1996. It is the last of Hammill's albums to date performed in what might be described as a full band style; the later albums have been more solo and intimate in style.

Two of the songs on the album, "A Better Time" and "Amnesiac", have been performed live regularly by Hammill since the album was released.

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Hammill.

1. "A Better Time (Acapella)" – 5:14
2. "Amnesiac" – 5:36
3. "Ram Origami" – 5:28
4. "A Forest of Pronouns" – 5:18
5. "Earthbound" – 5:23
6. "Narcissus (Bar & Grill)" – 6:45
7. "Material Possession" – 6:09
8. "Come Clean" – 5:02
9. "A Better Time" – 5:33

Personnel

• Peter Hammill – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass
• David Jackson – saxophone, flute
• Stuart Gordon – violin, viola, string arrangement
• Manny Elias – drums, percussion

Technical

• Peter Hammill – recording engineer, mixing (Terra Incognita, Bath)
• Paul Ridout – cover

External links

• Peter Hammill's notes on the album