Falling Up is the thirteenth studio album by Kevin Ayers, released on Virgin Records in 1988.
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| Released | February 1988 | |||
| Recorded | May–June 1987 | |||
| Studio | Trak Studios, Madrid, Spain | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 37:08 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Colin Fairley | |||
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The song "Flying Start" was first released on the Mike Oldfield album Islands in September 1987.
Track listing
edit- "(Another) Saturday Night (In Deya)" (Kevin Ayers, Peter Halsall) – 4:02
- "Flying Start" (Mike Oldfield) – 3:38
- "The Best We Have" (Ayers, Halsall) – 3:29
- "Another Rolling Stone" (Ayers, Marvin Siau) – 5:17
- "Do You Believe" (Ayers) – 5:54
- "That's What We Did (Today)" (Ayers, Halsall) – 3:44
- "Night Fighters" (Ayers, Halsall) – 4:58
- "Am I Really Marcel?" (Ayers) – 5:59
In the songwriting credits, Ollie Halsall's real name, Peter, is used.
Personnel
editMusicians
edit- Kevin Ayers – guitar, vocals, harmonica, percussion
- Ollie Halsall – guitar, keyboards, drums, bass, backing vocals
- Luis Dulzaides – congas
- Marcelo Fuentes – bass
- Javier Paxariño – soprano saxophone
- Ñete (Antonio Martín-Caruana) – drums
- Tony Vázquez – drums, bongos
- Pablo Salinas – piano
- Miguel Herrero – guitars
- El Reverendo – Hammond organ
- Charles J. Beale, Chuck "C' Note" Brown, Patrick Patterson, Andrea Bronston, Mary Jamison – backing vocals
Technical
edit- Colin Fairley – producer
- Eugenio Muñoz – engineer
- David De La Torre – assistant engineer
- Oscar Mariné – artwork
- Jordi Socías – photography
References
edit- Original LP sleevenotes