Bankstatement

Bankstatement
Studio album by Tony Banks
Released August 1989
Recorded 1988–1989
Genre Rock
Length 53:35
Label Virgin
Atlantic (US and Canada)
Producer Tony Banks, Steve Hillage
Tony Banks chronology

Soundtracks
(1986)
Bankstatement
(1989)
Still
(1991)

Bankstatement is a solo project by Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks, issued under a band name. The other band members were singers Alistair Gordon[1] and Jayney Klimek. Banks had the idea for Bankstatement after hearing of the success that Mike + The Mechanics were having in both Europe and America. It was Banks' third studio album (his first issued under a band name and fifth album overall).

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AllMusic [2]

In a retrospective review, AllMusic praised the album for achieving well-crafted mainstream pop, and regarded it as a mystery that neither the album itself nor its singles were hits. They especially praised the three lead vocalists, saying they "do an outstanding job blending with fluid, often dark soundscapes."[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Tony Banks.

  1. "Throwback" – 4:39
  2. "I'll Be Waiting" – 5:56
  3. "Queen of Darkness" * – 4:26
  4. "That Night" – 4:41
  5. "Raincloud" – 4:40
  6. "The Border" – 5:52
  7. "Big Man" – 4:16
  8. "A House Needs a Roof" ** – 4:07
  9. "The More I Hide It" – 4:30
  10. "Diamonds Aren't So Hard" (omitted from LP version) – 5:12
  11. "Thursday the Twelfth" – 4:48

Singles

Personnel

L-R: Alistair Gordon, Jayney Klimek, and Tony Banks
Bankstatement
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Production

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