Album: Songs We were Taught
Artist: Prog Collective
2022 Purple Pyramid Records (Cleopatra Records, Inc.)
LP: CLO2882LP
Billy Sherwood: drums (all), bass
(all), guitars (1, 2, 6, 8, 10), keys (3-7, 9, 10), lead
vocals (2), backing vocals (1-2, 5, 7)
Jon Davison: lead vocals (1)
Geoff Downes: keys (1)
Rik Carter: additional Mellotron (1, 6, 10), additional organ (6,
10)
David Sancious: keys (2)
David Clayton-Thomas: lead vocals (3)
Steve Hillage: guitars (3)
Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal: lead & backing vocals (4), guitars (4)
Roine Stolt: lead & backing vocals (5), additional guitars (5)
Steve Morse: guitars (5)
Sonja Kristina: lead vocal (6)
Martin Barre: acoustic & nylon guitars (6)
Rod Argent: lead vocal (7)
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter: acoustic guitars (7), electric guitars (7),
12-string (7), pedal steel (7)
Rosalie Cunningham: lead vocal (8)
Patrick Moraz: keys (8)
Candice Night: lead vocal (9)
Dweezil Zappa: guitars (9)
Martin Turner: lead vocal (10)
Jerry Goodman: electric violin (10)
Produced by Sherwood
Engineered by Bruce Robb (7)
2nd engineer: Max Kessler (7)
Mix & additional production by Mark Gemini Thwaite
A&R/artist relations: John Lappen
Painting by James McCarthy
Tracks:
Side A
1. "The Sound of Silence" [Paul Simon], originally by Simon &
Garfunkel
2. "Year of the Cat" [Peter Wood/Al Stewart], originally by Al
Stewart
3. "House of the Rising Sun" [trad.], traditional but popularised by
The Animals
4. "In the Land of Grey and Pink" [David Sinclair/Pye
Hastings/Richard Coughlan/Richard Sinclair], originally by Caravan
5. "Summer Breeze" [Darrel Crofts/Jimmy Seals], originally by Seals
and Croft
Side B
6. "Fire and Rain" [James Taylor], originally by James Taylor
7. "The Weight" [Robbie Robertson], originally by the Band
8. "Wild World" [Yusuf Islam], originally by Cat Stevens
9. "It's Too Late" [Carole King/Toni Stern], originally by Carole
King
10. "The Times They are a-Changin'" [Bob Dylan], originally by Bob
Dylan
Notes: With an official release date of 1 Jul 2022 on digital, CD
and limited edition purple LP, although the LP shipped earlier, the
album is described as "a trip through some of the most recognizable
and influential folk and art-rock songs of their generation". It
thus represented a further move towards covers rather than original
material for the Prog Collective series. (HP, 2 Jun 22; thanks to
Bruno Sampaio for info)
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