The Second Brightest Star

The Second Brightest Star
The Second Brightest Star
Studio album by Big Big Train
Released	23 June 2017
Studio	English Electric Studios, Aubitt Studios, Real World Studios, Sweetwater Studios, Ashwood Studios
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	70:28
Label	English Electric
Producer	Big Big Train
Big Big Train chronology

The Second Brightest Star is the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Big Big Train. It contains a mix of new songs along with re-worked material from the band's previous two albums, Folklore and Grimspound.^[1] It is the band's last album to feature co-founder Andy Poole who departed the band in January 2018.^[2]

Track listing

*The Second Brightest Star*^[3]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"The Second Brightest Star"	David Longdon	Longdon	7:17
2.	"Haymaking" (instrumental)		Rachel Hall	3:24
3.	"Skylon"	Longdon, Greg Spawton, Rikard Sjöblom	Longdon, Spawton, Sjöblom	6:44
4.	"London Stone" (instrumental)		Sjöblom, Danny Manners	2:00
5.	"The Passing Widow"	Hall	Hall	5:33
6.	"The Leaden Stour"	Spawton	Spawton	7:19
7.	"Terra Australis Incognita" (instrumental)		Spawton, Manners	4:19
8.	"Brooklands sequence" "On the Racing Line" "Brooklands"	Spawton	Spawton, Manners	17:33
9.	"London Plane sequence" "Turner on the Thames" "London Plane"	Spawton	Spawton	13:17
10.	"The Gentlemen's Reprise" (instrumental)		Spawton	3:02
Total length:				70:28

Personnel

Big Big Train

Nick D'Virgilio – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Dave Gregory – electric guitars
Rachel Hall – violin, viola, cello, backing vocals
David Longdon – lead vocals, flute, piano, electric guitars, mandolin, banjo, lute, celesta, synthesisers, percussion
Danny Manners – keyboards, double bass
Andy Poole – acoustic guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Rikard Sjöblom – electric guitars, backing vocals, keyboards on "The Second Brightest Star"
Greg Spawton – bass guitar, bass pedals

Production

Rob Aubrey – mixing, mastering
Rachel Hall – string arrangements

References

^ Munro, Scott (21 June 2017). "Big Big Train to release new album later this week". Prog. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^ Ewing, Jerry (1 January 2018). "Andy Poole To Leave Big Big Train". louder. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
^ The Second Brightest Star (booklet). Big Big Train. English Electric. 2017. EERCD0020.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[prog_mag_announcement-1] Munro, Scott (21 June 2017). "Big Big Train to release new album later this week". Prog. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[2] Ewing, Jerry (1 January 2018). "Andy Poole To Leave Big Big Train". louder. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

[liner-3] The Second Brightest Star (booklet). Big Big Train. English Electric. 2017. EERCD0020.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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