Black Moon

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Black Moon
Black Moon cover
Studio album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Released June 27, 1992
Recorded Marcus Studios, Front Page Recorders, mixed at Conway Studios, 1992
Genre Progressive rock
Length 48:28
Label Victory Music
Producer(s) Mark Mancina
Ian Morrow
John Van Tongeren
Professional reviews
Emerson, Lake & Palmer chronology
In Concert or Works Live
(1979)
Black Moon
(1992)
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
(1993)


Black Moon is an album by progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). The first studio album under the band's original lineup since 1978, it was regarded by fans as a triumphant comeback, although the band's subsequent career did not fulfill its promise.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Black Moon" (Emerson, Lake, Palmer) – 6:56
  2. "Paper Blood" (Emerson, Lake, Palmer) – 4:26
  3. "Affairs of the Heart" (Geoffrey Downes, Lake) – 3:46
  4. "Romeo and Juliet" (Sergei Prokofiev) – 3:40
  5. "Farewell to Arms" (Emerson, Lake) – 5:08
  6. "Changing States" (Emerson) – 6:01
  7. "Burning Bridges" (Mark Mancina) – 4:41
  8. "Close to Home" (Emerson) – 4:27
  9. "Better Days" (Emerson, Lake) – 5:33
  10. "Footprints in the Snow" (Lake) [*] – 3:50

* bonus track on Victory Music Inc. (Japan) and Rhino re-issues

[edit] Personnel

Additional personnel

  • Willie Alexander - keyboard
  • Tim Heintz - timbales
  • Mark Holding - background vocals

[edit] Production

  • Producers: Mark Mancina, Ian Morrow, John Van Tongeren
  • Engineers: Steve Kempster, Stephen Marcussen, David Mitchell
  • Assistant engineers: Anthony Danbury, Gil Morales, Marnie Riley, Brett Swain, Charlie Watts
  • Mixing: Steve Kempster, David Mitchell
  • Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
  • Digital editing: Jay Rifkin
  • Programming: Tim Heintz, Gary Hodgson, Ian Morrow, John Van Tongeren
  • Keyboard technician: Willie Alexander
  • Vocal arrangement: Mark Holding

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1992 The Billboard 200 78


[edit] Singles

  • Black Moon / A Blade of Grass
  • Affairs of the Heart / Better Days
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Keith Emerson | Greg Lake | Carl Palmer
Former members: Cozy Powell | Robert Berry
Discography
Studio albums: Emerson, Lake and Palmer | Tarkus | Trilogy | Brain Salad Surgery | Works Volume I | Works Volume II | Love Beach | Black Moon | In the Hot Seat
Live albums: Pictures at an Exhibition | Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends | In Concert (also known as Works Live) | Live at the Royal Albert Hall | King Biscuit Flower Hour: Greatest Hits Live | Live in Poland | Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 | Then & Now | The Original Bootleg Series From Manticore Vaults Vol. 1 | The Original Bootleg Series From Manticore Vaults Vol. 2 | The Original Bootleg Series From Manticore Vaults Vol. 3 | Fanfare: The 1997 World Tour (live) | From The Front Row... Live!
Compilations albums: The Best of Emerson, Lake and Palmer | The Atlantic Years | The Ultimate Collection
Box Set: The Return of the Manticore
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