The Long Goodbye (Procol Harum album)
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| The Long Goodbye | ||
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| Studio album by Procol Harum | ||
| Released | 1996 | |
| Recorded | 1996 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Producer(s) | Gary Brooker | |
| Procol Harum chronology | ||
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| The Prodigal Stranger (1991) |
The Long Goodbye (1996) |
Liquorice John Death: Ain't Nothin' To Get Excited About (1997) |
The Long Goodbye (The Symphonic Music of Procol Harum) was released in 1996. Strictly speaking, this is not a Procol Harum album; it was produced by Gary Brooker with various guest musicians many of whom are or were members of Procol Harum. For example Robin Trower and Matthew Fisher appear on only on one track - Repent Walpurgis, which Fisher composed.
Unlike all the other songs on the album, the title track has never been officially released by Procol Harum. It was a Gary Brooker solo single and included on the Gary Brooker solo album Echoes in the Night, which was co-produced by Brooker and Fisher, who also co-composed the song's music. Its lyrics were written by Procol Harum's Keith Reid and Procol's B.J. Wilson played drums on the track.
[edit] Track listing
- Conquistador
- Homburg
- Grand Hotel
- Simple Sister
- A Salty Dog
- Pandora's Box
- A Whiter Shade of Pale
- Repent Walpurgis
- (You Can't) Turn Back The Page
- Strangers In Space
- Butterfly Boys
- The Long Goodbye
[edit] Credits
- Matthew Fisher - church organ on Repent Walpurgis
- Dave Bronze - bass
- Mark Brzezicki - drums
- Robin Trower - guitar on Repent Walpurgis
- Geoff Whitehorn - guitar
- Andy Fairweather Low - guitar
- Gary Brooker - piano, accordion and harpsichord and vocals
- Keith Reid - lyrics
Also
- Tom Jones - vocals on Simple Sister
- Jerry Hadley - vocals on Grand Hotel
- James Galway - flute on 'Pandora's Box'
Regardless of all the above named musicians, the predominant sound on the album is the orchestra.
[edit] External links
- ProcolHarum.com - ProcolHarum.com's page on this album
| Procol Harum |
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| Current members: Gary Brooker ·
Geoff Dunn · Matt Pegg · Josh Phillips · Geoff Whitehorn · Keith Reid |
| Former members:
Dave Ball · Dave Bronze · Alan Cartwright · Chris Copping · Matthew Fisher · Mick Grabham · Dave Knights · Mark Brzezicki · Dee Murray · Pete Solley · Jerry Stevenson · Robin Trower · B.J. Wilson |
| Discography |
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Studio Albums: Procol Harum · Shine on Brightly · A Salty Dog · Home · Broken Barricades · Grand Hotel · Exotic Birds and Fruit · Procol's Ninth · Something Magic · The Prodigal Stranger · The Well's on Fire Live albums: Procol Harum Live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Other albums: The Long Goodbye · Liquorice John Death: Ain't Nothin' To Get Excited About · One More Time - Live in Utrecht 1992 · |
