Ring of Changes

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Ring of Changes
Studio album by Barclay James Harvest
Released May 16, 1983 (original version)
June 25, 2012[1] (remastered CD)
Recorded Far Studios, Frankfurt,
January - March, 1983
Genre Progressive rock, folk rock, pop rock
Length 48:10
Label Polydor Records
Esoteric Recordings
Producer Pip Williams
Barclay James Harvest chronology

Turn of the Tide
(1981)		 Ring of Changes
(1983)		 Victims of Circumstance
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

Ring of Changes is the twelfth studio album by British rock band Barclay James Harvest, released in 1983.

Track listing

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Fifties Child"  J. Lees 4:18
2. "Looking from the Outside"  L. Holroyd 5:17
3. "Teenage Heart"  J. Lees 4:30
4. "High Wire"  L. Holroyd 5:04
5. "Midnight Drug"  J. Lees 5:13
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
6. "Waiting for the Right Time"  L. Holroyd 6:19
7. "Just a Day Away (Forever Tomorrow)"  J. Lees 4:12
8. "Paraiso Dos Cavalos"  J. Lees 5:51
9. "Ring of Changes"  L. Holroyd 7:17
Total length:
 48:10
2012 Esoteric ECLEC2332 remastered CD bonus tracks
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
10. "Blow Me Down"  J. Lees 4:54
11. "Waiting for the Right Time (edited and remixed version)"  L. Holroyd 3:27
12. "Ring of Changes (single version)"  L. Holroyd 4:39

Credits

Barclay James Harvest

Guest musicians

"Special Guest Musician" on Ring of Changes was Bias Boshell, founder member of English folk band Trees, working with Barclay James Harvest for the first time. The orchestration on "Fifties Child" and "Paraiso Dos Cavalos" was arranged by Pip Williams and performed by the New World Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Katz. Kevin McAlea played keyboards on "Midnight Drug" and Henry Morris provided "occasional backing vocals".[1]

Production

  • Produced by Pip Williams
  • Engineered by Gregg Jackman
  • Recorded digitally at Far Studios, Frankfurt and mixed at RAK Studios, London
  • Assistant engineer – Chris Dickie
  • Mastered at Strawberry Mastering by Melvyn Abrahams
  • Concept and design – Alwyn Clayden & David Walker
  • Art direction and supervision – Alwyn Clayden
  • Photography – Tony Latham, Alwyn Clayden & Bob Norris
  • Creative assistance and artwork – Main Titles Associates
  • Retouching – Wade Wood

Charts

Year Chart Position
1983 UK Albums Chart 36[3]
1983 German Albums Chart 4[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ring of Changes page on the Barclay James Harvest official website". 
  2. ↑ "Ring of Changes editor rating". Allmusic. 
  3. ↑ "Barclay James Harvest chart positions in the UK". The Official Charts Company. 
  4. ↑ "Ring of Changes chart position in Germany". Media Control Charts. 

External links

Barclay James Harvest
  • John Lees
  • Craig Fletcher
  • Kevin Whitehead
  • Jez Smith
  • Les Holroyd
  • Colin Browne
  • Steve Butler
  • Michael Byron-Hehir
  • Louie Palmer
Studio albums
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