Rites of Passage (Roger Hodgson album)
Rites of Passage is a live album by Roger Hodgson, recorded in 1996 near Hodgson's home in Nevada City, California. It was the last gig of several Californian dates in the summer of 1996.[1]
The album features three Supertramp hits, six songs by Hodgson (five previously unreleased), two songs written and performed as lead vocalist by Mikail Graham and one song written and performed as lead vocalist by Hodgson's son Andrew.
The cover features the painting The Accolade (1901) by Edmund Blair Leighton.
Track listing
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"Every Trick in the Book" |
Roger Hodgson |
5:54 |
| 2. |
"In Jeopardy" |
R. Hodgson |
5:13 |
| 3. |
"Showdown" |
R. Hodgson |
4:45 |
| 4. |
"Don't You Want to Get High" |
R. Hodgson |
4:07 |
| 5. |
"Take the Long Way Home" |
R. Hodgson, Rick Davies |
4:28 |
| 6. |
"Red Lake" |
R. Hodgson |
5:14 |
| 7. |
"Melancholic" |
Andrew Hodgson |
4:31 |
| 8. |
"Time Waits for No One" |
R. Hodgson |
9:07 |
| 9. |
"No Colours" |
Mikail Graham |
4:24 |
| 10. |
"The Logical Song" |
R. Hodgson, Davies |
3:47 |
| 11. |
"Smelly Feat" |
Graham |
6:02 |
| 12. |
"Give a Little Bit" |
R. Hodgson, Davies |
4:17 |
Personnel
- musicians
- Roger Hodgson – lead vocals (1–6, 8, 10, 12), guitar (9, 11), piano (2, 3, 5, 10), twelve-string guitar (1, 4, 6, 8, 12)
- Andrew Hodgson – drums (1–6, 9–12), lead vocals (7), piano (7), percussion (8), didgeridoo (8), harmonica (9)
- John Helliwell – saxophone (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10–12), percussion (3), backing vocals (2–6, 10)
- Mikail Graham – guitar (1–4, 6, 8–12), lead vocals (9, 11), backing vocals (1–6, 10, 12), keyboards (5), percussion (5)
- Rich Stanmyre – bass (1–6, 8–12), backing vocals (1–6, 11, 12)
- Jeff Daniel – keyboards (1–6, 8–10, 12), Hammond organ (1–6, 10, 11, 12), percussion (3, 6, 8–11), backing vocals (1–6, 10, 12)
- Terry Riley – tambura (8), backing vocals (8)
- Josh Newman – cello (7)
- Ian "Biggles" Lloyd-Bisley – noises (1)
- technicians
- Biff Dawes – live recording engineer
- Harry Andronis – live sound engineer
- Tony Shepherd – lighting direction, video direction
- Joe Gastwirt – mastering
- Ramón Bretón – mastering assistant
- Brian Foraker – mixing engineer
- Karuna Hodgson – production
- Ian "Biggles" Lloyd-Bisley – stage production manager
- art work
Production details
- mixed at Unicorn Studio
- recorded on the Westwood One mobile recording truck, 2 August 1996, Miners Foundry, Nevada City, California
- live sound by Delicate Productions
- mastered at Oceanview Digital Mastering
References