Cost of Living (Rick Wakeman album)
| Cost of Living | ||||
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| Studio album by Rick Wakeman | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1982-83 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 36:09 | |||
| Label |
Charisma Records Voiceprint Records (reissue) | |||
| Producer | Rick Wakeman | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 1991 reissue. |
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Cost of Living is a progressive rock album released in 1983 by British keyboard player Rick Wakeman. Actor Robert Powell provided narration on the last track of the album.[2]
The track on the album called "Gone But Not Forgotten" was played at a memorial service for Countdown host Richard Whiteley shortly after his death. The voice at the very start of "Bedtime Stories" is that of Rick Wakeman's son (Benjamin). He was just 3 years old at the time of the recording.[3]
Track listing
- "Twij" – 1:20
- "Pandamonia" – 3:58
- "Gone But Not Forgotten" – 3:43
- "One For The Road" – 4:44
- "Bedtime Stories" – 4:23
- "Happening Man" – 3:35
- "Shakespeare Run" – 3:27
- "Monkey Nuts" – 3:26
- "Elegy - Written in a Country Churchyard" — 8:24
Rick's Perspective Notes "Another nearly album. It has too much variation within the music for me to be really happy about it and again I ended up in a studio that I really didn't like that was picked by the record company at the time and so I couldn't change. There's a mixture of great playing and some very poor playing as well. Most disappointing is the piano sound as the piano in the studio was cheap and nasty. There are a couple of classic tracks on the album though such as Happening Man which I would love to re-record one day."
- rwcc.com
Personnel
- Rick Wakeman - Keyboards
- Hereward Kaye - Vocals
- Jackie McAuley - Guitar
- John Gustafson - Bass
- Robert Powell - Narration
- Tim Rice - Lyrics
- Tony Fernandez - Drums/Percussion