Camphor (album)

Camphor
Compilation album by David Sylvian
Released	May 27, 2002
Genre	Alternative rock, ambient
Label	Venture, Virgin
Producer	David Sylvian
David Sylvian chronology
Everything and Nothing (2000) Camphor (2002) Blemish (2003)

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Camphor is a David Sylvian compilation album released in 2002 as a companion to Everything and Nothing. The focus is on his instrumental work. The album, nonetheless, has two previously unreleased tracks: "The Song Which Gives the Key to Perfection" and "Camphor".

"Answered Prayers" is played in a different key; "Wave" has been cut to the last segment of the original song, so that the vocal parts have been deleted, and it has been orchestrated. In "Mother and Child", the vocal parts have been replaced by the trumpet. "Upon This Earth" is shorter and re-recorded. "The Healing Place" is slightly shorter and played in a different key.

It was released in two versions. A standard single disc jewel case (CDVE 962) and as a limited edition 2CD digipak (CDVEX 962).

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Disc One 1.2 Disc Two (Limited Edition Only) 2 Personnel 3 Additional personnel

Track listing

Disc One

1. "All Of My Mother's Names"
2. "Red Earth (As Summertime Ends)"
3. "Answered Prayers"
4. "The Song Which Gives The Key To Perfection (Siddha Kunjika Stotram)"
   • originally featured on the CD accompanying the 2002 "Everything & Nothing" Tour Programme
5. "New Moon At Red Deer Wallow"
6. "Praise (Pratah Smarami)"
7. "Wave [Version]"
8. "Mother & Child [Version]"
9. "Plight (The Spiralling Of Winter Ghosts) [Detail]"
10. "Upon This Earth [Remix]"
11. "Big Wheels In Shanty Town"
12. "The Healing Place"
13. "Camphor"
    • originally featured on the CD accompanying the 2002 "Everything & Nothing" Tour Programme
14. "A Brief Conversation Ending in Divorce"

Disc Two (Limited Edition Only)

1. "Plight (The Spiralling Of Winter Ghosts) [Remixed Version]"
2. "Mutability (A New Beginning Is in the Offing) [Detail]"
3. "Premonition (Giant Empty Iron Vessel) [Remixed Version]"

Disc one:

• Tracks 1, 6 from Dead Bees on a Cake.
• Tracks 2, 5, 11 from Rain Tree Crow.
• Track 14 from Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities.

Personnel

Exclusively about the unreleased or re-recorded tracks.

• "Answered Prayers": Bill Nelson (acoustic guitar), David Sylvian (guitar, voice).
• "The Song Which Gives the Key to Perfection": Shree Maa (composer, tambura), David Sylvian (vocals, electric piano, guitar, bass, arrangement).
• "Wave (Version)" Steve Jansen (drums), Robert Fripp (guitar), Simon Jeffes (orchestration), David Sylvian (Hammond, synth, bass, remixing).
• "Mother and Child": David Torn (acoustic guitar), Danny Thompson (double bass), Danny Cummings (percussion), Ryuichi Sakamoto (piano, Hammond), Erik Honoré (remixing, sampler), Jan Bang (remixing, sampler, synth), Nils Petter Molvær (trumpet, effects).
• "Plight (The Spiralling of Winter Ghosts) Detail": Holger Czukay (electronics, organ, piano, orchestra, effects), David Sylvian (harmonium, guitar, synth, remixing).
• "Upon This Earth": Robert Fripp (guitar), David Sylvian (guitar, piano, synth, remixing).
• "The Healing Place": Bill Nelson (guitar solo), David Sylvian (guitar, synth).
• "Camphor": David Sylvian (all instruments).

Additional personnel

• Kevin Westenberg - photography
• Russell Mills - design
• Michael Webster - assistant designer