Spirit of Eden
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Spirit of Eden is a 1988 album by Talk Talk, their fourth by this point. While not as noticed as its 1991 follow-up Laughing Stock, it bears a strong resemblance to it, and many fans actually prefer it to Laughing Stock. Talk Talk's label forced the band to choose a single from the album, and they chose "I Believe In You," which was a failure.
Track listing
(All songs written by Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene)
- "The Rainbow" - 9:09
- "Eden" - 6:34
- "Desire" - 6:57
- "Inheritance" - 5:23
- "I Believe in You" - 6:10
- "Wealth" - 6:43
Personnel
- Lee Harris - drums
- Paul Webb - electric bass
- Tim Friese-Greene - harmonium, piano, organ, guitar
- Mark Hollis - vocals, piano, organ, guitar
- Martin Ditcham - percussion
- Robbie McIntosh - dobro, 12 string guitar
- Mark Feltham - harmonica
- Simon Edwards - Mexican bass
- Danny Thompson - double bass
- Henry Lowther - trumpet
- Nigel Kennedy - violin
- Hugh Davies - shozygs
- Andrew Stowell - bassoon
- Michael Jeans - oboe
- Andrew Marriner - clarinet
- Christopher Hooker - cor anglais
- Choir of Chelmsford Cathedral