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Time Passages
Time Passages
Studio album by Al Stewart
Released	8 September 1978
Recorded	June 1978
Studio	Davlen Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Soft rock, folk rock
Length	44:38
Label	UK: RCA (original release); EMI (1991 reissue); US: Arista (original release); Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (audiophile release); Rhino (2004 remaster)
Producer	Alan Parsons
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AllMusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

Time Passages is the eighth studio album by Al Stewart, released in September 1978. It is the follow-up to his 1976 album Year of the Cat. The album, like 1975's Modern Times and 1976's Year of the Cat, was once again produced by Alan Parsons. The album's title track (which, when edited, reached #7 on the Billboard charts) and "End of the Day" were both co-written by Peter White. The title track also reached #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts for 10 weeks.

A digitally remastered version of the album was released in 2004.

Artwork[edit]

The album's front and back cover were designed by Hipgnosis. As Storm Thorgerson stated in For the Love of Vinyl: The Album Art of Hipgnosis, "For Al's Time Passages we showed a radio being tuned on the shelf of a kitchen window but at the same time "tuning" the view of the landscape outside the window".^{[citation needed]} The front cover photograph was taken at Indian Route 42, Monument Valley, Arizona.^[4]

Track listing[edit]

Songs written by Al Stewart unless otherwise noted.

"Time Passages" (Al Stewart; Peter White) – 6:41
"Valentina Way" – 4:04
"Life in Dark Water" – 5:49
"A Man for All Seasons" – 5:50
"Almost Lucy" – 3:43
"The Palace of Versailles" – 5:20
"Timeless Skies" – 3:34
"Song on the Radio" – 6:22
"End of the Day" (Al Stewart; Peter White) – 3:11

Historical references[edit]

"A Man For All Seasons" refers to Sir Thomas More, statesman under Henry VIII of England (misidentified by Stewart as "Henry Plantagenet"^[5]) and a Catholic martyr.
"The Palace of Versailles", the former residence of the French Kings and a key site in early days of the French Revolution. The lyrics contain specific allusions to many events and figures of the revolution.
"Life in Dark Water" – references the Mary Celeste, questioning the usage of the inaccurate term "Marie Celeste". (Also see J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement)

Personnel[edit]

Al Stewart - guitars, keyboards, vocals
Peter White - guitars, lead guitar (tracks 1, 2 and 9), keyboards, accordion
J. Peter Robinson - grand piano, organ on "Valentina Way"
Peter Solley - synthesizer on "Palace of Versailles"
Peter Wood - keyboards, organ, piano
Tim Renwick - electric guitar, lead guitar (tracks 3, 4, 5 and 6)
Robin Lamble - bass guitar
Mark Goldenberg - rhythm guitar on "Valentina Way"
Phil Kenzie - alto saxophone on tracks 1 and 8
Stuart Elliott - drums (except track 2)
Jeff Porcaro - drums on "Valentina Way"
Al Perkins - pedal steel guitar
Bill Linnane - guitar
Art Tripp lll, Lindsay Elliott - percussion
Brian Huddy, Joe Puerta, David Pack, James R. West, Krysia Kristianne, Jeff Borgeson - backing vocals
Andrew Powell - string arrangements

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[6]	15
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[7]	28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[9]	33
UK Albums (OCC)^[10]	39
US Billboard 200^[11]	10

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1979)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[12]	20

Certifications and sales[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[13]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[14]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ "BPI".
^ AllMusic review
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 672.
^ "Musical Maps".
^ Nichols, Thomas M. (Spring 2001). "Soldiers and War: A Top Ten List". International Journal. 56 (2). Canadian International Council: 312–323, 317 n.1. doi:10.2307/40203558. JSTOR 40203558. In a 1980 interview, Stewart lamented his reference in the song about More to Henry Plantagenet when he meant Henry Tudor. How many of his fans caught the error is unknown.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 294. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Al Stewart – Time Passages" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Al Stewart – Time Passages" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Charts.nz – Al Stewart – Time Passages". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Al Stewart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1979. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "British album certifications – Al Stewart – Time Passages". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "American album certifications – Al Stewart – Time Passages". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

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[1] "BPI".

[2] AllMusic review

[RS-3] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 672.

[4] "Musical Maps".

[5] Nichols, Thomas M. (Spring 2001). "Soldiers and War: A Top Ten List". International Journal. 56 (2). Canadian International Council: 312–323, 317 n.1. doi:10.2307/40203558. JSTOR 40203558. In a 1980 interview, Stewart lamented his reference in the song about More to Henry Plantagenet when he meant Henry Tudor. How many of his fans caught the error is unknown.

[aus-6] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 294. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[ac_Netherlands_Al_Stewart-7] "Dutchcharts.nl – Al Stewart – Time Passages" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[ac_Germany4_Al_Stewart-8] "Offiziellecharts.de – Al Stewart – Time Passages" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[ac_New_Zealand_Al_Stewart-9] "Charts.nz – Al Stewart – Time Passages". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[ac_UK2_-10] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[ac_Billboard200_Al_Stewart-11] "Al Stewart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[12] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1979. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[United_KingdomAl_StewartTime_PassagesalbumCertRef-13] "British album certifications – Al Stewart – Time Passages". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[United_StatesAl_StewartTime_PassagesalbumCertRef-14] "American album certifications – Al Stewart – Time Passages". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

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 A digitally remastered version of the album was released in 2004.
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v t e Al Stewart
Studio albums	Bed-Sitter Images (1967) Love Chronicles (1969) Zero She Flies (1970) Orange (1972) Past, Present and Future (1973) Modern Times (1975) Year of the Cat (1976) Time Passages (1978) 24 Carrots (1980) Russians & Americans (1984) Last Days of the Century (1988) Famous Last Words (1993) Between the Wars (1995) Down in the Cellar (2000) A Beach Full of Shells (2005) Sparks of Ancient Light (2008)
Live albums	Live/Indian Summer (1981) Rhymes in Rooms (1992) Uncorked (2009)
Singles	"Year of the Cat" (1976) "Time Passages" (1978) "Song on the Radio" (1979) "Midnight Rocks" (1980)