Afraid of Sunlight

Afraid of Sunlight
Studio album by
Publication (s)	June 24, 1995 (album) March 22, 1999 (double CD)
admission	January-June 1995
Label (s)	EMI Records
Format (s)	CD , LP
Genre (s)	Progressive rock
Title (number)	8 (album) 17 (double CD)
running time	51:25 (album) 100: 12 (double CD)
occupation	Steve Hogarth - vocals Steve Rothery - guitar Mark Kelly - keyboards Pete Trewavas - bass Ian Mosley - drums
production	Dave Meegan
Studio (s)	The Racket Club, Aylesbury (England)
chronology Brave (1994) Afraid of Sunlight This Strange Engine (1997)
Single release May 29, 1995 Beautiful

Afraid of Sunlight is the eighth studio album by the British progressive rock band Marillion . It was released in June 1995. Between 1997 and 1999 EMI released the Marillion albums created under their label as a 24-bit digital remaster 2-disc version , of which this album was the last in this series.

Emergence

Despite receiving critical acclaim, the previous album Brave was n't exactly a huge commercial success. In the wake of this self-doubt, after completing the Brave tour, the first jam fragments of Afraid of Sunlight emerged . Although the creative way of working of the band did not differ from that of other albums, these efforts were crowned with no presentable success. It wasn't until Brave producer Dave Meegan went through the material and put it together that something suddenly emerged. Although never intended as a concept album, there is a certain common thread that deals with the successful ones in show business and their crashes.

Track list

1. Gazpacho (John Helmer, Steve Hogarth, Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas) - 7:28
2. Cannibal Surf Babe (John Helmer, Steve Hogarth, Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas) - 5:25
3. Beautiful (Steve Hogarth, Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas) - 5:12
4. Afraid of Sunrise (John Helmer, Steve Hogarth, Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas) - 5:01
5. Out of This World (John Helmer, Steve Hogarth, Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas) - 7:54
6. Afraid of Sunlight (John Helmer, Steve Hogarth, Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas) - 6:49
7. Beyond You (Steve Hogarth, Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas) - 6:10
8. King (Steve Hogarth, Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas) - 7:03

Track list of the bonus CD

1. Icon - 6:04
2. Live Forever - 4:34
3. Second Chance (Dave Meegan Mix by Beautiful ) - 5:14
4. Beyond You (demo) - 5:17
5. Cannibal Surf Babe (Studio Outtake) - 5:59
6. Out of This World (Studio Outtake) - 7:27
7. Bass Frenzy - 1:17
8. Mirages (demo) - 6:02
9. Afraid of Sunlight (Acoustic Demo) - 6:49
10. Sympathy (for the Road Crew) (multimedia track, not shown in CD players)

Trivia

The song Out of This World , which tells of Donald Campbell's death , inspired a Marillion fan and amateur diver to dive for the sunken speedboat and Donald Campbell's corpse. This undertaking was crowned with success in 2001.

Web links

• Afraid of Sunlight at Allmusic (English)
• Reviews of Afraid of Sunlight on the baby blue pages

Individual evidence

1. ↑ information on the album , marillion.com
2. ^ Afraid of Sunlight ( Memento March 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), baldyslaphead.co.uk, accessed May 18, 2012.
3. ↑ An amazing examination of fame ( Memento of January 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), epinions.com, accessed on May 22, 2012.
4. ↑ Afraid of Sunlight ( Memento from August 1, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ), emimusic.de, accessed on May 14, 2012.
5. ↑ To sing at Donald Campbell's funeral was one of my biggest gigs ever ( Memento July 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), newsandstar.co.uk, accessed May 22, 2012.
6. ↑ The Bluebird Project ( Memento from January 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), simplemanblog.wordpress.com, accessed on May 22, 2012.
7. ↑ Bluebird's Return to Coniston Water , bbc.co.uk, accessed May 22, 2012.