Voyage of the Acolyte

Voyage of the Acolyte
Studio album by Steve Hackett
Released	October 1975
Recorded	June-July 1975 at Kingsway Recorders
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	40:52 (Original issue)
Label	UK:Charisma US:Chrysalis
Producer	Steve Hackett, John Acock
Steve Hackett chronology
Voyage of the Acolyte (1975) Please Don't Touch (1978)

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Voyage of the Acolyte is the debut solo album from then-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett. It was released in 1975 on Chrysalis Records in the US and Charisma Records for the rest of the free world. It featured heavy contributions from Genesis bandmates Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford. After this album, Hackett began to feel stifled within the democratic approach to the way Genesis placed music on their albums.

The tracks are named after, or with reference to, the Major Trumps of the Tarot card deck.

The album was reissued in 2005 by Virgin Records, and in the US in 2006 by Astralwerks, featuring bonus tracks.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Technical personnel 3 References 4 See also

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Hackett, except where indicated.

1. "Ace of Wands" – 5:23
2. "Hands of the Priestess I" – 3:28
3. "A Tower Struck Down" (Steve Hackett, John Hackett) – 4:53
4. "Hands of the Priestess II" – 1:31
5. "The Hermit" – 4:49
6. "Star of Sirius" – 7:08
7. "The Lovers" – 1:50
8. "Shadow of the Hierophant" (Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford) – 11:44

• The timings for "The Lovers" and "Shadow of the Hierophant" on the original vinyl were listed as 8:59 and 5:23, respectively. Both were incorrect.

• 2005 Remaster Bonus Tracks

9. "Ace of Wands" (Live) - 6:32
10. "Shadow of the Hierophant" (Extended Playout Version) - 17:01

Personnel

• Steve Hackett - electric & acoustic guitars, Mellotron, harmonium, bells, autoharp, vocal on "The Hermit", effects
• John Hackett - flute, ARP synthesizer, bells
• Mike Rutherford - bass guitar, bass pedals, 12-string fuzz-bass
• Phil Collins - drums, vibes, percussion, vocals on "Star of Sirius"
• John Acock - Elka synthesizer, Mellotron, harmonium, piano
• Sally Oldfield - vocal on "Shadow of the Hierophant"
• Robin Miller - oboe, English horn
• Nigel Warren-Green - cello
• Percy Jones - additional bass guitar on "A Tower Struck Down"
• Johnny Gustafson - bass guitar on "Star of Sirius"

Technical personnel

• Engineering by John Acock
• Artwork by Kim Poor – this album art won Album Cover of the Year 1976.

References

See also

• Steve Hackett discography

Steve Hackett Bands Genesis · GTR · Quiet World Solo Discography Voyage of the Acolyte · Please Don't Touch · Spectral Mornings · Defector · Cured · Highly Strung · Bay of Kings · Till We Have Faces · Momentum · Guitar Noir · Blues with a Feeling · Watcher of the Skies: Genesis Revisited · A Midsummer Night's Dream · Darktown · Sketches of Satie · Feedback 86 · Genesis Files · To Watch the Storms · Metamorpheus · Wild Orchids · Tribute · Out of the Tunnel's Mouth · Beyond the Shrouded Horizon Live Albums Time Lapse · There Are Many Sides to the Night · The Tokyo Tapes · Live Archive Series · Somewhere in South America... · Hungarian Horizons · Live Rails Compilations The Unauthorised Biography Videos & DVDs Steve Hackett Live · The Tokyo Tapes · Somewhere in South America... · Hungarian Horizons · Once Above a Time · Spectral Mornings Related Articles Camino Records · John Hackett