Fourth Wall is the second studio album by English rock band the Flying Lizards.[1] It was released in 1981 by record label Virgin.[2][3] The album features numerous collaborators, including Robert Fripp.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Record Collector | [5] |
Trouser Press called it "well-produced and interesting as individual songs, but it fails to jell as an album".[6]
Track listing
All tracks are composed by David Cunningham except where indicated.
Tracks that were originally on side 1 of the LP:
- "Lovers and Other Strangers" (David Cunningham, Patti Palladin, Steve Beresford)
- "Glide/Spin" (Cunningham, Palladin)
- "In My Lifetime"
- "Cirrus"
- "A-Train" (Cunningham, Palladin)
- "New Voice"
Tracks that were originally on side 2 of the LP:
- "Hands 2 Take" (Nyman, Cunningham, Palladin)
- "An Age"
- "Steam Away"
- "Move On Up" (Curtis Mayfield)
- "Another Story"
- "Lost and Found" (Cunningham, Robert Fripp)
Personnel
- Patti Palladin - vocals
- David Cunningham - effects, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, percussion, violin, vocals
- Julian Marshall - keyboards, vocals
- J.J. Johnson - drums
with:
- Robert Fripp - guitar on "Glide/Spin" and "Lost and Found"
- Steve Beresford - bass, guitar, keyboards on "Lovers and Other Strangers"
- Peter Gordon - saxophone on "Glide/Spin"
- Val Haller - bass on "In My Lifetime" and "A-Train"
- Gareth Sager - saxophone on "A-Train"
- Cheryl Lewis - vocals on "New Voice"
- Michael Nyman - piano on "Hands 2 Take"
- Keith Thompson - baritone saxophone on "Hands 2 Take"
- Ben Grove - bass on "Hands 2 Take"
- Steve Saunders - trombone on "Hands 2 Take"
- Anne Barnard - horns on "Hands 2 Take"
- Edward Pillinger, Rory Allam - bass clarinet on "Hands 2 Take"
- Lucie Skeaping, Nick Hayley - rebec on "Hands 2 Take"
- Technical
- Al Williams, Dave Hunt, John Strudwick, Rob Doran - engineer
- David Cunningham, Laurie-Rae Chamberlain - artwork
References
- ^ Greene, Doyle (2014). The Rock Cover Song: Culture, History, Politics. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 181.
- ^ Gimarc, George (1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980-1982. St. Martin's Press. p. 167.
- ^ Jones, Peter (5 September 1981). "U.K. Sales Push for Catalog, New LPs". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 35. p. 4.
- ^ Monger, James Christopher. "The Flying Lizards/Fourth Wall – The Flying Lizards | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Shirley, Ian. "Give Them Your Money!". Record Collector (358). Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Flying Lizards". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
External links
- Fourth Wall at Discogs (list of releases)
