The First Day (David Sylvian and Robert Fripp album)
| Professional ratings |
|---|
| Review scores |
|---|
| Source | Rating |
|---|
| Allmusic |   [1] |
The First Day is the first of three collaborations between David Sylvian and Robert Fripp. It was released in July 1993 and was something of a departure from David Sylvian’s usual work. It is a combination of Sylvian’s deep, thoughtful lyricism and vocals with Fripp's atmospheric and idiosyncratic guitar work, along with overt elements of electronica (particularly downtempo), avant-garde, hard rock, and progressive rock.
It was released in two versions. A regular jewel case CD (CDV 2712) and as a limited box-set with eight photo prints (CDVX 2712).
Track listing
All songs by David Sylvian (music & lyrics), Robert Fripp (music), and Trey Gunn (music), except where noted.
- "God's Monkey" (David Bottrill, Fripp, Gunn, Sylvian) - 4:58
- "Jean the Birdman" - 4:09
- "Firepower" - 10:25
- "Brightness Falls" - 6:05
- "20th Century Dreaming (A Shaman's Song)" - 11:50
- "Darshan (The Road to Graceland)" (Bottrill, Fripp, Gunn, Sylvian) - 17:17
- "Bringing Down the Light" (Fripp) - 8:31
Personnel and production
Additional personnel
- Richard Chadwick - recording co-ordination
- Natasha White - recording co-ordination assistant
- Dan McLoughlin, John Yates, Mark Glass, Trina Shoemaker - assistant engineers
- Catherine McRae - design co-ordination
- Kevin Westenberg - photography
- Dave Coppenhall, Vaughan Oliver - design
- John Sinks - technical and strategic Liaison
References
