Field of Fire is the second solo album by former Television

Television (band)

Television was an American rock band, formed in New York City in 1973. They are best known for the album Marquee Moon and widely regarded as one of the founders of "punk" and New Wave music. Television was part of the early 1970s New York underground rock scene, along with bands like the Patti...

 guitarist Richard Lloyd. It was released in 1986, seven years after his solo debut, Alchemy

Alchemy (Richard Lloyd album)

Alchemy is the debut solo album of Television guitarist, Richard Lloyd. It was released in 1979, one year after the breakup of Television and the release of their second album, Adventure...

. The album was recorded in Stockholm, Sweden, backed mostly by Swedish musicians.

The liner notes state that the album is "dedicated to the lodestone

Lodestone

A lodestone or loadstone is a naturally magnetized piece of the mineral magnetite. They are naturally occurring magnets, that attract pieces of iron. Ancient people first discovered the property of magnetism in lodestone...

". The album sleeve also includes a quote from St. Paul's epistle to the Romans

Epistle to the Romans

The Epistle of Paul to the Romans, often shortened to Romans, is the sixth book in the New Testament. Biblical scholars agree that it was composed by the Apostle Paul to explain that Salvation is offered through the Gospel of Jesus Christ...

 (chapter 15, verse 13, NIV): "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."

Side one

1. "Watch Yourself" - 3:10
2. "Losin' Anna" - 2:57
3. "Soldier Blue" - 4:04
4. "Backtrack" - 3:07
5. "Keep On Dancin" - 6:14

Side two

1. "Pleading" (Lloyd, Keith Patchel) - 3:57
2. "Lovin Man" - 3:07
3. "Black to White" - 4:38
4. "Field of Fire" - 8:30

Personnel

• Richard Lloyd - vocals, guitars, bass (on "Soldier Blue"), harmonica (on "Backtrack")
• Keith Patchel - guitars, background vocals (on "Losin Anna")
• Anders Astrom - bass
• Thomas Johansson - bass (on "Losin Anna", "Pleading" & "Black to White")
• Christian Falk - bass (on "Keep on Dancin")
• Peter Olsen - drums
• Ulf Sandquist - drums (on "Soldier Blue", "Backtrack" & "Field of Fire")
• Per Eriksson - drums (on "Keep on Dancin")
• Stefan Glaumann - percussion (on "Keep on Dancin")