XYZ is a 1987 album by Andy Summers

Andy Summers

Andy Summers is an English guitarist born in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England. Best known as the guitarist for rock band The Police, he has also recorded twelve solo albums, collaborated with many other artists, toured extensively under his own name, published several books, and composed...

. It is the only Andy Summers solo album to feature his vocals, though an uncredited vocal by Summers appears on World Gone Strange

World Gone Strange

Allmusic's review of the album consisted of a single sentence fragment: "Not really standard jazz, but some fine playing."-Track listing:All songs written by Andy Summers.# "World Gone Strange" - 6:14# "Ruffled Feathers" - 4:23# "Bacchante" - 6:28...

. The title "XYZ" comes from the middle names of Summers's three children. His daughter Layla (Born 1978) has the middle name 'Z', and his twin sons, Malcolm and Anton, (Born 1987) have the middle names 'X' and 'Y'.

Track listing

All lyrics by Andy Summers, and all tracks composed by Andy Summers except "Nowhere," "How Many Days" and "Hold Me" composed by Andy Summers and David Hentschel, and "XYZ" composed by Andy Summers, David Hentschel, and Charlotte Caffey.

Side one

1. "Love is the Strangest Way"
2. "How Many Days"
3. "Almost There"
4. "Eyes of a Stranger"
5. "The Change"

Side two

1. "Scary Voices"
2. "Nowhere"
3. "XYZ"
4. "The Only Road"
5. "Hold Me"

Another track, "Carry Me Back" (5:04), was recorded during the XYZ sessions but released only on the B-side of the 12 inch version of the "Love is the Strangest Way" single.

Personnel

• Andy Summers: guitar, bass, vocals
• David Hentschel
  David Hentschel
  David Hentschel is an English recording engineer, writer and music producer who engineered on George Harrison's All Things Must Pass and Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, as well as with artists including Genesis, Elton John, Ringo Starr, Queen, Marti Webb, Andy Summers, Mike Oldfield, Peter...
  
  : keyboards, drum programs
• Michael G Fisher: percussion on "Nowhere", "Love Is The Strangest Way" and "Almost There"
• Nan Vernon
  Nan Vernon
  Nan Vernon is a Canadian singer and actress". She is notable for providing the end credit music of both of Rob Zombie's Halloween films and for being part of the "singer-songwriter trend" of women nurturing folk music's rebirth.-Early career:The Eurythmic's Dave Stewart discovered Vernon...
  
  : accompanying vocals on "Love Is The Strangest Way", "How Many Days" and "Almost There"; backing vocals on "Eyes of a Stranger"
• Chris Childs
  Chris Childs
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  : bass on "Eyes of a Stranger"
• Rik May: bass on "Hold Me"
• Abraham Laboriel
  Abraham Laboriel
  Abraham Laboriel, Sr. is a Mexican bassist of Garifuna descent who has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks. Guitar Player Magazine described him as "the most widely used session bassist of our time". Laboriel is the father of drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. and of producer, songwriter, and...
  
  : bass on "Scary Voices"
• Oren, Julia & Maxine Walters: backing vocals on "Nowhere", "Hold Me" and "How Many Days"
• Greta Gold: additional backing vocals on "Eyes of a Stranger"