Diary of a Hollow Horse
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Diary of a Hollow Horse is the fifth studio album by English
musical group China Crisis
. It was released on CD
, LP and Cassette in 1989. The CD version featured one bonus track: "Back Home".
England
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musical group China Crisis
China Crisis
China Crisis is an English pop/rock band. They were formed in 1979 in Kirkby, near Liverpool, Merseyside with a core of vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon...
. It was released on CD
Compact Disc
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, LP and Cassette in 1989. The CD version featured one bonus track: "Back Home".
Track listing
All tracks written by Daly/Johnson/Lundon/McNeill/Wilkinson.- "St. Saviour Square" – 4:09
- "Stranger By Nature" – 3:56
- "Sweet Charity in Adoration" – 4:51
- "Day After Day" – 5:07
- "Diary of a Hollow Horse" – 3:15
- "Red Letter Day" – 4:38
- "In Northern Skies" – 5:02
- "Singing the Praises of Finer Things" – 5:20
- "All My Prayers" – 4:04
- "Age Old Need" – 3:21
- "Back Home" – 3:54 (Only appears on the CD version)
Personnel
- Gary Daly - lead and backing vocals
- Brian McNeill - 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...
, backing vocals, marimbaMarimbaThe marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It consists of a set of wooden keys or bars with resonators. The bars are struck with mallets to produce musical tones. The keys are arranged as those of a piano, with the accidentals raised vertically and overlapping the natural keys ... - Eddie Lundon - acoustic & electric guitars, backing vocals
- Gary "Gazza" Johnson - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Kevin WilkinsonKevin WilkinsonKevin Wilkinson was a musician based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England.- Career :Born Kevin Michael Wilkinson in Stoke-on-Trent, he is credited as a former official member of several successful British pop groups, including The League of Gentlemen , The Waterboys , China Crisis and Squeeze...
- 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 ....
, 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...
, bouzoukiBouzoukiThe bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...