Released 15 January 1996 Length 62:14 | Recorded 1994–1995 Harbour of Tears(1996) Rajaz(1999) Release date 12 January 1996 | |
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Harbour of Tears is a studio concept album by English progressive rock band Camel. It tells the story of an Irish family who are painfully separated as their young ones depart to the United States to seek a better future. Released in 1996, it was their twelfth studio album.
Contents
- Nature and organisation bloodstreamruns
- Title and lyrics
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Additional musicians
- Other credits
- Songs
- References
Nature and organisation bloodstreamruns
Title and lyrics
Band vocalist and guitarist Andrew Latimer learned that the last sight of Ireland his grandmother's family would have seen was Cóbh Harbour, a deep water port that witnessed the fracturing of thousands of families as their sons and daughters departed towards America. Thus the album was titled as the common alias of the port, 'Harbour of Tears'.
Track listing
All songs written by Susan Hoover and Andy Latimer, except where noted.
- "Irish Air" (Traditional Gaelic) – 0:57
- "Irish Air" (Instrumental Reprise) (Latimer) – 1:57
- "Harbour of Tears" – 3:13
- "Cóbh" (Latimer) – 0:51
- "Send Home the Slates" – 4:23
- "Under the Moon" (Latimer) – 1:16
- "Watching the Bobbins" – 7:14
- "Generations" (Latimer) – 1:02
- "Eyes of Ireland" – 3:09
- "Running from Paradise" (Latimer) – 5:21
- "End of the Day" – 2:29
- "Coming of Age" (Latimer) – 7:22
- "The Hour Candle (A Song for My Father)" (Latimer) – 23:00 (actual music 8:03)
Personnel
Additional musicians
Other credits
Songs
1Irish Air0:57
2Irish Air (instrumental reprise)1:57
3Harbour of Tears3:13