In A Foreign Town
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| In A Foreign Town | ||
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| Studio album by Peter Hammill | ||
| Released | 1988 | |
| Recorded | October 1987 - January 1988 | |
| Genre | Art rock | |
| Label | Enigma Records | |
| Producer(s) | Peter Hammill | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Peter Hammill chronology | ||
| And Close As This (1986) |
In A Foreign Town (1988) |
Out of Water (1990) |
In A Foreign Town is an album by the English singer-songwriter Peter Hammill. It was originally released in 1988 on Enigma Records, and was subsequently reissued on Hammill's own Fie! label.
The album has not proved popular with Hammill's fans, due largely to the rather dated '80s rhythm tracks and production. Lyrically, it is one of Hammill's most politically engaged albums, covering such topics as apartheid ("Sun City Nightlife"), big business ("Sci-Finance Revisited" - a reworking of "Sci-Finance", the Van der Graaf song from Vital) and global politics ("Hemlock").
[edit] Track listing
All tracks written by Peter Hammill.
- "Hemlock"
- "Invisible Ink"
- "Sci-Finance (Revisited)"
- "This Book"
- "Time to Burn"
- "Auto"
- "Vote Brand X"
- "Sun City Nightlife"
- "The Play's the Thing"
- "Under Cover Names"
The Fie! reissue contained an extra track:
- "Smile"
[edit] Personnel
- Peter Hammill – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
- Stuart Gordon - violin on (1)
