Time Passages is the eighth studio album by Al Stewart

Al Stewart

Al Stewart is a Scottish singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician.Stewart came to stardom as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s, and developed his own unique style of combining folk-rock songs with delicately woven tales of the great characters and events from history.He is...

, released in 1978. It is the follow-up to his 1976 album Year of the Cat

Year of the Cat

Year of the Cat is the seventh studio album by Al Stewart, released in 1976 and engineered by Alan Parsons; it is considered his masterpiece, its sales helped by the hit single "Year of the Cat," "one of those 'mysterious woman' songs," co-written by Peter Wood...

. The album, like its predecessor, was produced by Alan Parsons

Alan Parsons

Alan Parsons is a British audio engineer, musician, and record producer. He was involved with the production of several significant albums, including The Beatles' Abbey Road and Let It Be, as well as Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon for which Pink Floyd credit him as an important contributor...

. The album's title track

Time Passages (song)

"Time Passages" is the title of a 1978 Top Ten hit by singer Al Stewart which was the title track for Stewart's 1978 album release, produced by Alan Parsons. Reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1978, "Time Passages" also spent ten weeks at #1 on the Billboard Easy Listening...

 (which, when edited, reached #7 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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charts) and "End of the Day" were both co-written by Peter White

Peter White (musician)

Peter White is a smooth jazz and jazz fusion guitarist. He also plays the accordion and the piano. His brother, Danny White, was one of the original members who formed the UK based band Matt Bianco.-Career:...

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A digitally remastered version of the album was released in 2004.

Track listing

1. "Time Passages
   Time Passages (song)
   "Time Passages" is the title of a 1978 Top Ten hit by singer Al Stewart which was the title track for Stewart's 1978 album release, produced by Alan Parsons. Reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1978, "Time Passages" also spent ten weeks at #1 on the Billboard Easy Listening...
   
   " – 6:41
2. "Valentina Way" – 4:04
3. "Life in Dark Water" – 5:49
4. "A Man for All Seasons" – 5:50
5. "Almost Lucy" – 3:43
6. "The Palace of Versailles" – 5:20
7. "Timeless Skies" – 3:34
8. "Song on the Radio" – 6:22
9. "End of the Day" – 3:11

Historical references

• "A Man For All Seasons" refers to Sir Thomas More, statesman under Henry VIII of England
  Henry VIII of England
  Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
  
   (misidentified by Stewart as "Henry Plantagenet") and a Catholic martyr.
• "The Palace of Versailles", the residence of the French Kings and the site of the beginnings of the French Revolution
  French Revolution
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• "Life in Dark Water" is about the loneliness of a submarine
  Submarine
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Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Albums	10

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	"Time Passages"	Pop singles	7
1979	"Time Passages"	Adult contemporary	1
1979	"Song on the Radio"	Pop singles	29