1992 studio album by Kevin Ayers
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Still Life with Guitar is the fourteenth studio album by Kevin Ayers . It was the final recording to feature guitarist Ollie Halsall , who died shortly after its release. Ayers would not record another album of new material for fifteen years.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Kevin Ayers; except where noted.
"Feeling This Way" – 2:43
"Something in Between" (Ayers, Mark Nevin) – 3:15
"Thank You Very Much" – 3:18
"There Goes Johnny" – 4:03
"Ghost Train" (Ayers, Peter Halsall ) – 4:27
"I Don't Depend on You" – 3:36
"When Your Parents Go to Sleep" – 4:46
"M16" – 2:54
"Don't Blame Them" – 1:53
"Irene Goodnight " (Traditional; arranged by Ayers) – 3:29
Personnel
Musicians
Kevin Ayers – guitar, vocals
Ollie Halsall – acoustic guitar (tracks 5, 8–9), vibraphone (track 6)
Mark E. Nevin – acoustic guitar (tracks 3–4, 7, 10)
Mike Oldfield – guitar (track 6)
B.J. Cole – pedal steel guitar (tracks 4, 7)
Kevin Armstrong – guitar (tracks 1, 7)
Stuart Bruce – synthesizer (track 8), backing vocals (track 6)
Simon Clarke – Hammond organ (track 6)
Graham Henderson – Hammond organ (track 7), piano (track 2), accordion (track 4, 10)
Anthony Moore – synthesizer (track 2), keyboards (tracks 3, 5)
Danny Thompson – double bass (tracks 4–9)
Richard Lee – double bass (track 10)
Simon Edwards – guitarrón (track 3)
Roy Dodds – drums (tracks 3–5, 7, 9–10)
Gavin Harrison – drums (tracks 6, 8)
Steve Monti – drums (track 1)
Ben Darlow – backing vocals (track 6)
Technical
Kevin Ayers – producer
Dave Vatch – producer
Ben Darlow – engineer
Martin Mitchell – engineer
Stuart Bruce – engineer
Mathias Augustyniak, Michaël Amzalag – art direction , design, illustration
Dan Salzmann – photography
References
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