With Friends from the Orchestra
With Friends from the Orchestra | ||||
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Studio album by Marillion | ||||
Released | 29 November 2019 | |||
Studio | The Racket Club (Buckinghamshire) Real World Studios (Box, Wiltshire) | |||
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Length | 79:41 | |||
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With Friends from the Orchestra is an album by the English progressive rock band Marillion. It was released on 29 November 2019 through earMUSIC and Intact Records. The album consists of orchestral re-recordings of songs from the band's catalogue, spanning Seasons End (1989) to Sounds That Can't Be Made (2012). Recording took place at the Racket Club (the band's own studio) and Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios.[1] Strings were provided by the In Praise of Folly String Quartet, and string arrangements were written by Michael Hunter, who also co-produced the album with the band.[2] The release is the band's second album of re-recordings, after Less Is More (2009).
Track listing
All tracks are written by Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, and Ian Mosley, except "A Collection" and "Seasons End" written with John Helmer
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Estonia" | This Strange Engine, 1997 | 7:57 |
2. | "A Collection" | "No One Can", 1991 | 3:04 |
3. | "Fantastic Place" | Marbles, 2004 | 6:01 |
4. | "Beyond You" | Afraid of Sunlight, 1995 | 5:25 |
5. | "This Strange Engine" | This Strange Engine | 16:20 |
6. | "The Hollow Man" | Brave, 1994 | 4:23 |
7. | "The Sky Above the Rain" | Sounds That Can't Be Made, 2012 | 10:33 |
8. | "Seasons End" | Seasons End, 1989 | 8:00 |
9. | "Ocean Cloud" | Marbles | 18:00 |
Total length: | 79:41 |
"This Strange Engine" has an additional line of lyrics, which was left off during the original recording in 1997.[3]
Personnel
- Steve Hogarth – lead vocals
- Steve Rothery – guitar
- Mark Kelly – keyboards
- Pete Trewavas – bass guitar, additional vocals
- Ian Mosley – drums
- In Praise of Folly String Quartet
- Nicole Miller
- Margaret Hermant
- Annemie Osborne
- Maia Frankowski
- Sam Morris – french horn
- Emma Halnan – flute
- Phil Todd – saxophone (5)
Charts
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Polish Albums (ZPAV)[4] | 42 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 79 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] | 85 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 69 |
French Albums (SNEP)[8] | 179 |
References
- ^ Matts, Paul (16 January 2020). "Marillion - With Friends from the Orchestra (2019)". Something Else Reviews. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Marillion Release 9 Classic Tracks Re-Imagined with Friends from the Orchestra". V2. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Marillion - Explanations of Song Elements: This Strange Engine (WFftO version)". Marillion - Explanations of Song Elements. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Marillion – With Friends from the Orchestra" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Marillion – With Friends from the Orchestra". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Marillion – With Friends from the Orchestra". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
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