Rise and Fall

Album: Rise and Fall
Artist: John Holden
2020 John Holden Music
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John Holden: guitar, bass, keys, programming
Jon Camp: bass (2)
Zaid Crowe: guitar solo (4)
Oliver Day (2, 4, 5, 6): guitars, lap steel
Emily Dolan Davies: percussion (2)
Nick D'Virgilio: drums (2, 4-7)
Simon Fitzpatrick: bass (5, 7)
Peter Jones (1, 7): vocals, recorder, whistle
Sally Minnear: vocals (5-7)
Lauren Nolan: vocals (3, 7)
Jean Pageau: vocals (2, 7)
Joe Payne: vocals (3-5, 7)
Vikram Shankar (1-3, 5-7): piano, keys
Michel St-Pere: guitar solo (7)
Billy Sherwood: bass (4)
Oliver Wakeman (3, 4): piano, keys

Recorded, mixed and produced by J Holden
Executive producer: Elizabeth Holden
Mastered by Robin Armstrong
Booklet design by J Holden
Sculpture images © Nicola Godden

Tracks:
1. "Leap of Faith" (10:10)
    a. "The Comet (instrumental)" [mus: J Holden/Shankar]
    b. "Eilmer Reflects" [mus: J Holden; lyr: J Holden/E Holden]
    c. "Monastic Life" [mus: J Holden; lyr: J Holden/E Holden]
    d. "Study" [mus: J Holden; lyr: J Holden/E Holden]
    e. "The Plan" [mus: J Holden; lyr: J Holden/E Holden]
    f. "Ascent" [mus: J Holden; lyr: J Holden/E Holden]
    g. "Monks' Prayer" [mus: J Holden; lyr: J Holden/E Holden]
    h. "The Leap" [mus: J Holden; lyr: J Holden/E Holden]
    i. "Realisation" [mus: J Holden; lyr: J Holden/E Holden]
2. "Rise and Fall" [mus: J Holden; lyr: J Holden/E Holden] (6:23)
3. "The Golden Thread" [mus: J Holden; lyr: J Holden/E Holden; string arr. by Shankar] (4:56)
4. "Dark Arts" [mus: J Holden; lyr: J Holden/E Holden] (7:06)
5. "Heretic" [mus: J Holden; lyr: J Holden/E Holden] (9:20)
6. "After the Storm" [mus: J Holden/Day; lyr: J Holden/E Holden] (6:09)
7. "Ancestors and Satellites" [mus: J Holden; lyr: J Holden/E Holden] (8:57)

Notes: This is Holden's second album after Capture Light, with many of the same guests and some new faces, like Renaissance's Jon Camp. Pageau and St-Père are both in Mystery. Fitzpatrick is in Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy and Celestial Fire. Sally Minnear is also in Celestial Fire, as well as being Kerry Minnear's daughter. D'Virgilio is in Big Big Train and In Continuum, and has previously worked with Chris Squire and Genesis.

(7) was included on the cover CD for issue 107 of Prog magazine. (HP, 12 Jan 20; updated 7 Mar 20)

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