After the War (from the English. - "After the war") - the studio album of the Irish guitarist and singer Gary Moore , published in 1989 .
| After the war | ||||
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| Gary Moore's Studio Album | ||||
| Date of issue | January 25, 1989 | |||
| Recorded by | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Duration | 53:01 | |||
| Producer | Peter Collins | |||
| Label | Virgin records | |||
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Content
- 1 About the album
- 2 List of Songs
- 2.1 Vinyl Record
- 2.2 on the CD
- 2.3 Bonus Tracks on the 2002 Disc
- 3 Members
- 4 places on the charts
- 5 singles
About the album
- Like the previous Wild Frontier album, Celtic motifs are noticeable in it.
- Led Clones makes fun of imitators of Led Zeppelin such as Kingdom Come and Whitesnake .
- Blood of Emeralds Gary Moore dedicated the memory of Phil Lynott , with whom he had a long-standing friendship.
- Gary Moore's next hard rock album was Dark Days in Paradise , and before that he had released four blues albums.
List of Songs
The author of the compositions (unless otherwise indicated) is Gary Moore.
Vinyl Record
- Side 1
- After the War - 4:17
- Speak for Yourself (Gary Moore, Neil Carter) - 3:42
- Livin 'on Dreams - 4:14
- Led Clones (Gary Moore, Neil Carter) - 6:07
- Side 2
- The Messiah Will Come Again (instrumental) (Roy Buchanan) - 7:29
- Running from the Storm - 4:45
- This Thing Called Love - 3:22
- Ready for Love - 5:39
- Blood of Emeralds (Gary Moore, Neil Carter) - 8:19
On CD
- Dunluce Pt. 1 (instrumental) - 1:17
- After the War - 4:17
- Speak for Yourself (Gary Moore, Neil Carter) - 3:42
- Livin 'on Dreams - 4:14
- Led Clones (Moore, Carter) - 6:07
- The Messiah Will Come Again (instrumental) (Roy Buchanan) - 7:29
- Running from the Storm - 4:45
- This Thing Called Love - 3:22
- Ready for Love - 5:39
- Blood of Emeralds (Gary Moore, Neil Carter) - 8:19
- Dunluce Pt. 2 (instrumental) - 3:50
In the version on the audio cassette there is only one song Dunluce (the second in a row).
Bonus Tracks on 2002 Disc
- Emerald (Scott Gorham, Brian Downey, Brian Roberts, Phil Lynott ) - 4:06 (B-side to βAfter the Warβ)
- Over the Hills and Far Away (live) - 10:16
- Military Man (live) (Phil Lynott) - 6:26
- Wild Frontier (live) - 5:01
Record Members
- Gary Moore - guitar, vocals
- Neil Carter - keyboards, backing vocals
- Bob Daisley - Bass
- Cozy Powell - Drums
- Don Airy - keyboards (The Messiah Will Come Again, Running from the Storm, This Thing Called Love)
- Lawrence Cottle - bass (The Messiah Will Come Again)
- Charlie Morgan - Drums (After the War)
- Simon Phillips - Drums (Speak for Yourself, Blood of Emeralds)
- Brian Downey - Percussion (Emerald)
- Chris Thompson - backing vocals (After the War, Led Clones, Ready for Love), violin (Led Clones)
- Ozzy Osbourne - vocals (Led Clones), backing vocals (Speak For Yourself)
- Andrew Eldrich - Backing vocals (After the War, Speak for Yourself, Blood of Emeralds)
- Sam Brown - backing vocals (Ready for Love)
- Miriam Stockley - backing vocals (Ready for Love)
Chart places
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | United Kingdom | 23 |
Singles
- After the War (December 1988)
- Ready for Love (March 1989)
- Led Clones (July 1989)
- Livin 'on Dreams (October 1989)