The First Day

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The First Day
Studio album by David Sylvian and Robert Fripp
Released	July 1993
Genre	Alternative rock, Rock
Length	63:15
Label	Virgin
Producer	David Sylvian, Robert Fripp
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]
David Sylvian and Robert Fripp chronology
Rain Tree Crow (1991) The First Day (1993) Damage: Live (1994)

The First Day is the first of three collaborations between David Sylvian and Robert Fripp. It was released in July 1993 and was something of a departure from David Sylvian’s usual work. It’s a combination of Sylvian’s deep, thoughtful lyrics with funk, techno and hard hitting progressive rock music.

[edit] Track listing

1. "God's Monkey" (Bottrill, Fripp, Gunn, Sylvian) - 4:58
2. "Jean the Birdman" (Fripp, Gunn, Sylvian) - 4:09
3. "Firepower" (Fripp, Gunn, Sylvian) - 10:25
4. "Brightness Falls" (Fripp, Gunn, Sylvian) - 6:05
5. "20th Century Dreaming (A Shaman's Song)" (Fripp, Gunn, Sylvian) - 11:50
6. "Darshan (The Road to Graceland)" (Bottrill, Fripp, Gunn, Sylvian) - 17:17
7. "Bringing Down the Light" (Fripp) - 8:31

[edit] Personnel and production

• David Sylvian - vocals, guitars, keyboard instruments, tapes, record producer
• Robert Fripp - guitar, frippertronics, producer
• Trey Gunn - chapman stick, vocals
• Jerry Marotta - drums, percussion instruments
• Marc Anderson - percussion
• David Bottrill - treatments, sampled percussion, computer programming
• Ingrid Chavez - vocals