Images at Twilight
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Images at Twilight is the second studio album by the Canadian progressive rock
band Saga
and was originally released in 1979.
Credits:
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band Saga
Saga (band)
Saga is a progressive rock quintet, formed in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Jim Crichton and Welsh-born vocalist Michael Sadler have been the principal songwriters for Saga. Ian Crichton is the band's guitarist; apart from his work with Saga, he has recorded several solo albums as well as sessions...
and was originally released in 1979.
The Chapters
Two of the songs, "Images (Chapter 1)," and "It's Time! (Chapter 3)," were part of a series of eight (but later sixteen) songs that Saga included within their first four albums called "The Chapters," which told the story of a young Albert Einstein. To date, there's been no official compilation of the chapters in their studio incarnation.Side one
- "It's Time (Chapter 3)" (Greg Chadd, Ian Crichton, Jim Crichton, Steve Negus, Michael Sadler) – 4:07
- "See Them Smile" (J. Crichton) – 3:27
- "Slow Motion" (J. Crichton, M. Sadler) – 3:56
- "You're Not Alone" (I. Crichton, J. Crichton, S. Negus, Peter Rochon) – 5:28
Side two
- "Take It or Leave It" (J. Crichton, M. Sadler) – 4:03
- "Images (Chapter 1)" (J. Crichton, M. Sadler) – 6:31
- "Hot to Cold"– (P. Rochon, M. Sadler) 5:00
- "Mouse in a Maze" (J. Crichton, S. Negus, P. Rochon) – 5:43
Personnel
Saga:- Greg Chadd – keyboards, vocals, Moog synthesizer, vocoder effects
- Ian Crichton – acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
, electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker... - Jim Crichton – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, Moog bass synthesizerMoog synthesizerMoog synthesizer may refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for older-generation analog music synthesizers. The Moog company pioneered the commercial manufacture of modular voltage-controlled... - Jim Gilmour – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, vocals - Steve NegusSteve NegusSteve Negus is a Canadian drummer and songwriter who was a member of the progressive rock band Saga for twenty-six years.-Biography:While playing at Larry's Hideaway, a club in Toronto, Steve Negus' drumming came to the attention of the Canadian rock band, Fludd. The band was searching for a new...
– percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Michael Sadler – keyboards, lead vocals, Moog synthesizer
Credits:
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– producer - Alan Thorne – engineer
- Mick Walsh – engineer
- Jeff Stobbs , Robin Brouwers – re-mixing assistant engineer
- Mark Wright – re-mixing engineer