And Close As This

And Close As This
Studio album by Peter Hammill
Released	Nov 1986
Recorded	(and mixed) Sofa Sound 7 August - 15 September 1986
Genre	Art rock
Length	40:06
Label	Virgin Records
Producer	Peter Hammill
Peter Hammill chronology
Skin (1986) And Close As This (1986) Spur of the Moment (1988)

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And Close As This is an album by Peter Hammill, released on Virgin Records in 1986. Each track is a song played and sung by Hammill solo at a keyboard, with the keyboard parts played in a single take. Two of the songs use a grand piano as the keyboard instrument; for the others, Hammill plays a MIDI master keyboard, using it to trigger a variety of MIDI sound modules, mainly electric piano and organ sounds.

Track listing

All songs written by Hammill, except where indicated:

1. "Too Many of My Yesterdays" – 4:47
2. "Faith" – 4:27
3. "Empire of Delight" (Hammill, Keith Emerson) – 4:43
4. "Silver" – 5:31
5. "Beside the One You Love" – 5:12
6. "Other Old Clichés" – 4:07
7. "Confidence" – 6:37
8. "Sleep Now" – 4:42

Personnel

Musicians:

• Peter Hammill – vocals, keyboards

Credits:^[4]

• Arun – mastering
• Anton Corbijn – photography
• Paul Ridout – computers, MIDI
• Phil Smee – packaging

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