Sides (album)

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Sides
Sides cover
Studio album by Anthony Phillips
Released April 1979
Recorded October 1978
Genre Rock
Length 56:46
Label Passport Records
Vertigo Records
Arista Records
Virgin Records
Voiceprint Records
Producer Rupert Hine
Anthony Phillips chronology
Wise After the Event
(1978)		 Sides
(1979)		 Private Parts and Pieces
(1979)

Sides is officially the third (but technically the fourth) solo album from former Genesis guitarist Anthony Phillips. It was released in 1979 by Passport Records.

This album was produced by Rupert Hine and intended for a mainstream audience. On the original LP, side one showcased shorter pop songs, while side two highlighted longer, more progressive pieces.

Genesis crew members Dan Owen and Dale Newman provide vocals on some tracks.

Peter Cross did the artwork for the album.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Anthony Phillips except where indicated

  1. "Um & Aargh" – 4:51
  2. "I Want Your Love" – 3:55
  3. "Lucy Will" – 4:05
  4. "Side Door" – 3:23
  5. "Holy Deadlock" (Anthony Phillips/Martin Hall) – 3:48
  6. "Souvenir" – 3:45 (CD reissue bonus track)
    • Originally the B-side of the April 1979 "Um & Aargh" single
  7. "Sisters of Remindum" – 4:29
  8. "Bleak House" – 6:14
  9. "Magdalen" – 7:39
  10. "Nightmare" – 7:24
  11. "Magdalen (Instrumental)" – 6:51 (CD reissue bonus track)
    • The rhythm track to original version of "Magdalen"

[edit] Personnel