Kneeling at the Shrine is a 1991 studio album by the English rock band Sunday All Over the World, consisting of singer Toyah Willcox, her husband, guitarist Robert Fripp, Chapman Stick player Trey Gunn, and drummer Paul Beavis.[2]
| Kneeling at the Shrine | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by Sunday All Over the World | |
| Released | April 1991 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 38:21 |
| Label | E.G. |
| Producer | Sunday All Over the World |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Background
editThe band formed in 1988 and played a short tour under the name Fripp Fripp, during which Toyah performed material from her then-most recent album Prostitute as a support act.[3][4] Then, having changed their name to Sunday All Over the World, they played more dates in 1989. Kneeling at the Shrine was the band's first and only studio album, released by E.G. Records in 1991, after which they disbanded. The album does not include all songs that the band was performing at the concerts.[5] Two of those songs, "Brilliant Day" and "Lords of the Never Known", were released around the same time on Toyah's solo album Ophelia's Shadow.[6] Although Willcox and Fripp are a married couple since 1986, this band was one of the few instances in which the two musicians worked together professionally.
Track listing
editAll songs written by Sunday All Over the World, except "Freedom" written by Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sunday All Over the World" | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Blood Bruise Tattoo" | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Kneeling at the Shrine" | 5:00 |
| 4. | "Don't Take It Away" | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Transient Joy" | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Open Air" | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Strange Girls" | 3:12 |
| 8. | "If I Were a Man" | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Answered with a Smile" | 3:08 |
| 10. | "Storm Angel" | 3:29 |
| 11. | "Freedom" | 7:57 |
Personnel
editCredits adapted from liner notes.[7]
- Toyah Willcox – vocals, mixing
- Robert Fripp – guitar, mixing, mastering
- Trey Gunn – stick, vocals, overdubs, mixing
- Paul Beavis – drums, percussion
- David Singleton – mixing, mastering, overdubs
- Tony Arnold – mastering
- Tony Cousins – mastering
- Douglas Brothers – photography
- Bill Smith – cover design
References
edit- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Sunday All over the World - Kneeling at the Shrine". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ Serg Childed (5 May 2019). "Robert Fripp & Toyah Willcox: the prog family who proclaimed Sunday All Over the World". musictales.club. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Toyah At Home: Episode #2". YouTube. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "1980s GIG LIST". toyahwillcox.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "KNEELING AT THE SHRINE". toyahwillcox.com. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Toyah Willcox on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Sunday All Over The World - Kneeling At The Shrine". Discogs. Retrieved 19 September 2022.