Freudiana
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Freudiana | ||
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Studio album by Eric Woolfson | ||
Released | October 11, 1990 | |
Recorded | 1989 | |
Genre | Rock | |
Label | EMI | |
Producer | Alan Parsons |
Freudiana was the first album credited to Eric Woolfson as a solo artist, marking his final project with former collaborator Alan Parsons, who is credited as producer. After recording the album, Woolfson worked with Brian Brolly to adapt the album into a stage musical. As befits the title, all of the songs on the album are references to theories of Sigmund Freud.
[edit] Track listing
- "The Nirvana Principle" (instrumental)
- "Freudiana" (lead vocal Eric Woolfson)
- "I Am a Mirror" (lead vocal Leo Sayer)
- "Little Hans" (lead vocal Graham Dye, backing vocal Eric Stewart)
- "Dora" (lead vocal Eric Woolfson)
- "Funny You Should Say That" (lead vocal The Flying Pickets)
- "You're On Your Own" (lead vocal Kiki Dee)
- "Far Away From Home" (lead vocal The Flying Pickets)
- "Let Yourself Go" (lead vocal Eric Woolfson)
- "Beyond the Pleasure Principle" (instrumental)
- "The Ring" (lead vocal Eric Stewart)
- "Sects Therapy" (lead vocal Frankie Howerd)
- "No One Can Love You Better Than Me" (lead vocal Kiki Dee, Marti Webb, Gary Howard, Eric Woolfson)
- "Don't Let the Moment Pass" (lead vocal Marti Webb)
- "Upper Me" (lead vocal Eric Stewart)
- "Freudiana" (instrumental)
- "Destiny" (lead vocal Chris Rainbow)
- "There But For the Grace of God" (lead vocal John Miles)
[edit] Credits
- Bass: Laurie Cottle
- Drums/Percussion: Stuart Elliott
- Guitars: Ian Bairnson
- Keyboards: Eric Woolfson
- Synths/Saxes: Richard Cottle
- Additional Keyboards: Alan Parsons
- Vocals: Eric Woolfson, Leo Sayer, Graham Dye, The Flying Pickets, Kiki Dee, Eric Stewart, Frankie Howerd, Marti Webb, Gary Howard, Chris Rainbow, John Miles
- Orchestras Arranged and Conducted by Andrew Powell
[edit] Stage Musical Version
Freudiana premiered at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna, Austria on December 19, 1990. It was produced by Vereinigte Bühnen Wien. Until April 18, 1992 it played for 380 performances before 320,000 people.
Stage director was Peter Weck. The German songtexts were by Lida Winiewicz und Brian Brolly. Erik was played by Ulrich Tukur.