Almost a Dance

Almost a Dance is the second studio album by the Dutch doom metal band The Gathering.

Almost a Dance
Studio album by The Gathering
Released	2 October 1993
Recorded	September 1993
Studio	Spitzbergen Studios, Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands
Genre	Doom metal, gothic metal
Length	54:22
Label	Foundation 2000
Producer	Tom Holkenborg, Mark Fritsma
The Gathering chronology
Always (1992) Almost a Dance (1993) Mandylion (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Sputnikmusic
Rock Hard

Track listing

Credits adapted from the original release.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"On a Wave"	Niels Duffhuës	The Gathering	5:53
2.	"The Blue Vessel"	Duffhuës	René Rutten	6:04
3.	"Her Last Flight"	Duffhuës	Frank Boeijen, Hugo Prinsen Geerligs, Rutten	8:47
4.	"The Sky People"	Duffhuës	Boeijen	4:27
5.	"Nobody Dares"	Duffhuës	Duffhuës	3:32
6.	"Like Fountains"	Duffhuës, Martine van Loon	Boeijen, Rutten	7:41
7.	"Proof"	Duffhuës	Boeijen, Jelmer Wiersma	6:18
8.	"Heartbeat Amplifier"	Duffhuës	Boeijen, Rutten	4:51
9.	"A Passage to Desire"	Duffhuës, van Loon	Boeijen, Prinsen Geerligs, Rutten	6:44
Total length:				54:22

Personnel

The Gathering

• Niels Duffhuës – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, arrangements on track 5
• Martine van Loon – female vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6, and 9)
• René Rutten – guitars, theremin, digeridoo
• Jelmer Wiersma – guitars
• Frank Boeijen – keyboards
• Hugo Prinsen Geerligs – bass guitar, flute, triangle
• Hans Rutten – drums, arrangements

Production

• Tom Holkenborg – producer, engineer, mixing
• Mark Fritsma – executive producer