Dark Light (Gary Numan album)
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Dark Light is a live album
Live album
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 by English
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 musician
Musician
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 Gary Numan
Gary Numan
Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician, most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars". His signature sound consisted of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals.Numan is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music...

. The album was released in June 1995 in the United Kingdom
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. The album was not released in the United States
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 until August 1998. In April 2003 the album was remaster
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ed and reissue
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d. The album was recorded at Numan's concert at the Labatt's Hammersmith Apollo
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 in London
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 on 12 November 1994 during his Sacrifice Tour. The album reached number 107 on the UK Albums Chart
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.

Track listing

All tracks written by Gary Numan except where noted.

All timings are approximate and will vary slightly with different equipment.

1995 Numa CD release (NUMACD 1012)

CD One
  1. "Pray (Intro)" – 2:18
  2. "A Question of Faith" – 4:58
  3. "I Dream of Wires" – 5:04
  4. "Noise Noise" – 4:11
  5. "Listen to the Sirens" – 3:11
  6. "Everyday I Die" – 4:27
  7. "Desire" – 4:12
  8. "Friends" – 3:29
  9. "Scar" – 3:31
  10. "Magic" – 4:57
  11. "Praying to the Aliens" – 3:39
  12. "Replicas" – 5:22
  13. "Meanstreet" – 3:43


CD Two
  1. "Stormtrooper in Drag
    Stormtrooper in Drag
    "Stormtrooper in Drag" is the debut single by Paul Gardiner previously the bass-player for Tubeway Army) and Gary Numan.-Production background:...

    " (Paul Gardiner
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    , Numan) – 4:53
  2. "Deadliner" – 4:48
  3. "Bleed" – 6:03
  4. "The Dream Police" – 4:45
  5. "I Die: You Die
    I Die: You Die
    "I Die: You Die" is a Gary Numan single from 1980. Released shortly before his fourth album, Telekon, it continued the anthemic style Numan had begun earlier in the year with "We Are Glass". The composer himself described the two singles as "Much the same thing...

    " – 3:37
  6. "The Hunter" – 5:33
  7. "Remind Me to Smile" – 3:59
  8. "Are 'Friends' Electric?
    Are 'Friends' Electric?
    "Are 'Friends' Electric?" is a 1979 song written by Gary Numan, released under the name of his then-band Tubeway Army as a single and on the album Replicas...

    " – 6:11
  9. "Do You Need the Service?" – 3:00
  10. "Love and Napalm" – 5:28
  11. "Jo the Waiter
    Jo the Waiter
    "Jo the Waiter" is a song by Gary Numan, originally released by his band Tubeway Army on its self-titled debut album in 1978. The song is often cited by critics and fans as one of the high points of the album, and Numan has taken to performing it live in concert over the last decade or so .The...

    " – 3:21
  12. "I'm An Agent" – 5:02

1998 Cleopatra U.S. CD reissue (CLP 0334-2)

Same CD track listing as Numa release. Different front, rear and inner tray artwork.

2003 Eagle Records CD reissue (EDMCD 161)

Same CD track listing as Numa release. Different front, rear and inner tray artwork and an essay by Dominic Jones.

Personnel

  • Gary Numan
    Gary Numan
    Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician, most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars". His signature sound consisted of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals.Numan is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music...

     – vocals
    Singing
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    , guitar
    Guitar
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    , producer
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    , mixing
    Audio mixing (recorded music)
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  • John Webb – keyboards
    Keyboard instrument
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  • Ade Orange – keyboards, bass
    Bass guitar
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    , vocals
  • Kipper – guitar, vocals
  • Richard Beasley – drums
    Drum kit
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  • Scott Simon – photography
    Photography
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  • Brett Wallace – photography
  • Ivan Gadsby – photography
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