1984 (Rick Wakeman album)
| 1984 | ||||||||||
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 Cover to the standard edition of the album | ||||||||||
| Studio album by Rick Wakeman | ||||||||||
| Released | June 1981 | |||||||||
| Recorded | February 23, 1981-April 14, 1981 | |||||||||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||||||||
| Length | 45:36 | |||||||||
| Label | Charisma, Griffin (US 1991) | |||||||||
| Producer | Rick Wakeman | |||||||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
1984 is a 1981 solo concept album by British keyboardist Rick Wakeman, based on the classic novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. Tim Rice penned the lyrics.
Track listing
Source: Discogs:[2]
| Side One | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lead Vocals | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "1984 Overture / Wargames" | Chaka Khan | 10:57 | |||||||
| 2. | "Julia" | Chaka Khan | 4:45 | |||||||
| 3. | "Hymn" | Jon Anderson | 3:13 | |||||||
| 4. | "The Room (Brainwash)" | 4:16 | ||||||||
| Side Two | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lead Vocals | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Robot Man" | Chaka Khan & Kenny Lynch | 3:55 | |||||||
| 2. | "Sorry" | 3:18 | ||||||||
| 3. | "No Name" | Steve Harley | 3:06 | |||||||
| 4. | "Forgotten Memories" | 2:57 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Proles" | Tim Rice | 3:32 | |||||||
| 6. | "1984" | 6:28 | ||||||||
Personnel
- Rick Wakeman – keyboards
- Steve Barnacle – Fender bass
- Tim Stone – Guitar
- Gary Barnacle – Selmer saxophone
- Frank Ricotti – Ludwig drums
- Vocals: Chaka Khan, Kenny Lynch, Steve Harley, Tim Rice, Jon Anderson
Equipment
- Acoustic Piano
- Prophet 5
- Prophet 10
- RMI Synthesizer
- Organ
- OBX1
- Mini-Moog Synthesizers
- CS80 Organ
- String Machine
- Synclavier
References
- ↑ "1984 Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ↑ "1984 Information". Discogs. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
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