Nude (Camel album)

Nude

Studio album by Camel

Released

January 1981

Recorded

September 1980 at Abbey Road Studios

Genre

Progressive rock

Length

44:45

Label

Gama/Decca

Producer

Camel, Tony Clark and Haydn Bendall

Camel chronology

I Can See Your House from Here
(1979)

Nude
(1981)

The Single Factor
(1982)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Nude is a concept album released by English progressive rock band Camel in 1981. It was their eighth studio album. The album is based on a true story of a Japanese soldier (Hiroo Onoda) marooned on an island in World War II who doesn't know that the war is over. "Nude" derives from his family name "Onoda". The album's lyrics were mainly written by Susan Hoover, except "Please Come Home", which was written by Andrew Latimer. It was the last Camel album to feature original drummer Andy Ward.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"City Life"	Andrew Latimer, Hoover	4:41
2.	"Nude"	Latimer	0:22
3.	"Drafted"	Latimer, Hoover	4:20
4.	"Docks"	Latimer, Kit Watkins	3:50
5.	"Beached"	Latimer	3:34
6.	"Landscapes"	Latimer	2:39

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Changing Places"	Latimer	4:11
2.	"Pomp & Circumstance"	Latimer	2:05
3.	"Please Come Home"	Latimer	1:12
4.	"Reflections"	Latimer, Jan Schelhaas	2:39
5.	"Captured"	Latimer	3:12
6.	"The Homecoming"	Latimer	2:49
7.	"Lies"	Latimer, Hoover	4:59

The Last Farewell:
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
8.	"The Birthday Cake"	Latimer	0:30
9.	"Nude's Return"	Latimer	3:42

2009 Expanded & Remastered Edition

Bonus tracks recorded at Hammersmith Odeon on 22 February 1981 for BBC Radio One "In Concert". Excerpts from "Nude" medley:

No.	Title	Length
16.	"City Life"
17.	"Nude/Drafted"
18.	"Docks"
19.	"Beached"
20.	"Landscapes"
21.	"Changing Places"
22.	"Reflections"
23.	"Captured"

The Last Farewell:
No.	Title	Length
24.	"The Birthday Cake"
25.	"Nude's Return"

Personnel

Camel

Andrew Latimer – guitars, vocals, flute, koto & various keyboards, lead vocals on "Please Come Home" and "Lies"
Colin Bass – bass, vocals, lead vocals on "City Life" and "Drafted"
Andy Ward – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Mel Collins – flute, piccolo, saxophones
Duncan Mackay – keyboards
Jan Schelhaas – *piano on "Drafted"
Chris Green – cello on "Drafted"
Gasper Lawal – all percussion on "Changing Places"
Herbie Flowers – tuba on "The Homecoming"

(*The liner notes credit Jan Schelhaas for piano on "The Last Farewell", which is incorrect because no piano was ever played on "The Last Farewell".)

Production

Engineered by Tony Clarke
Cover design by Mayblin/Shaw/Munday

References

↑ Jehnzen, Daevid (2011). "Nude - Camel | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 June 2011.

External links

"Ground and Sky review - Camel - Nude". www.progreviews.com. Retrieved 2009-05-08.

"Camel [www.progweed.net]". www.progweed.net. Retrieved 2009-05-08.

"LP Reviews C". www.vintageprog.com. Retrieved 2009-05-08.

Camel

Andrew Latimer Colin Bass Denis Clement Jason Hart Andy Ward Peter Bardens Doug Ferguson Mel Collins Richard Sinclair Jan Schelhaas Dave Sinclair Kit Watkins Chris Rainbow David Paton Ton Scherpenzeel Paul Burgess Mickey Simmonds Dave Stewart Guy LeBlanc

Studio albums	Camel Mirage The Snow Goose Moonmadness Rain Dances Breathless I Can See Your House from Here Nude The Single Factor Stationary Traveller Dust and Dreams Harbour of Tears Rajaz A Nod and a Wink

Live albums	Greasy Truckers Live at Dingwalls Dance Hall A Live Record Pressure Points: Live in Concert On the Road 1972 Never Let Go On the Road 1982 On the Road 1981 Coming of Age Gods of Light '73-'75 The Paris Collection

Compilations	Chameleon – The Best Of Camel The Collection A Compact Compilation Landscapes Echoes: The Retrospective Camel - Master Series Lunar Sea

Singles	"Never Let Go"

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