Al Stewart - Time Passages (1978) AB-4190

Description: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThis article is about the album. For the song, see Time Passages (song).Time PassagesStudio album by Al StewartReleased8 September 1978[1]RecordedJune 1978StudioDavlen Studios, Los AngelesGenreSoft rock, folk rockLength44:38LabelUK: RCA (original release) EMI (1991 reissue) US: Arista (original release) Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (audiophile release) Rhino (2004 remaster)ProducerAlan ParsonsAl Stewart chronologyYear of the Cat (1976)Time Passages (1978)24 Carrots (1980)Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic[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. Like "Year of the Cat" and 1975's Modern Times, it was 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 occupied #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) – 3:11Historical 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, vocalsPeter White - guitars, lead guitar (tracks 1, 2 and 9), keyboards, accordionJ. Peter Robinson - grand piano, organ on "Valentina Way"Peter Solley - synthesizer on "Palace of Versailles"Peter Wood - keyboards, organ, pianoTim Renwick - electric guitar, lead guitar (tracks 3, 4, 5 and 6)Robin Lamble - bass guitarMark Goldenberg - rhythm guitar on "Valentina Way"Phil Kenzie - alto saxophone on tracks 1 and 8Stuart Elliott - drums (except track 2)Jeff Porcaro - drums on "Valentina Way"Al Perkins - pedal steel guitarBill Linnane - guitarArt Tripp lll, Lindsay Elliott - percussionBrian Huddy, Joe Puerta, David Pack, James R. West, Krysia Kristianne, Jeff Borgeson - backing vocalsAndrew Powell - string arrangementsCharts[edit]Weekly charts[edit]Chart (1978)Peak positionAustralian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6]15Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7]28German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8]8New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9]33UK Albums (OCC)[10]39US Billboard 200[11]10Year-end charts[edit]Chart (1979)PositionGerman Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]20Certifications and sales[edit]RegionCertificationCertified units/salesUnited Kingdom (BPI)[13]Silver60,000^United States (RIAA)[14]Platinum1,000,000^^ 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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