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Released
  
7 November 1987

Release date
  
7 November 1987

Producer
  
Steve Nye

Artist
  
David Sylvian

Label
  
Virgin Records

Genres
  
Avant-garde, Art Pop

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Recorded
  
1987, London and Bath, England; Chateau Miraval, Le Val, France; Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, The Netherlands

Length
  
34:30 original LP 40:31 CD reissue 43:59 Japanese CD

Secrets of the Beehive (1987)
  
Plight & Premonition (1988)

Similar
  
David Sylvian albums, Art Pop albums, Other albums

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Secrets of the Beehive is the fourth solo album by British singer-songwriter David Sylvian and was released in 1987. Produced by Steve Nye and David Sylvian, the album features Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Torn, Mark Isham and Steve Jansen among others. The album peaked at no.37 in the UK album chart.

Contents

September


Track listing

All songs written by David Sylvian except where noted.

  1. "September" – 1:17
  2. "The Boy With the Gun" – 5:19
  3. "Maria" – 2:49
  4. "Orpheus" – 4:51
  5. "The Devil's Own" – 3:12
  6. "When Poets Dreamed of Angels" – 4:47
  7. "Mother and Child" – 3:15
  8. "Let the Happiness In" – 5:37
  9. "Waterfront" – 3:23
CD bonus tracks
  1. "Forbidden Colours" (music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, lyrics by Sylvian) - 6:01 (1984 b-side version from the "Red Guitar" single. Does not appear on 2003 Remaster.)
  2. "Promise (The Cult of Eurydice)" - 3:28 (Japanese and 2003 Remaster bonus track)

Personnel

  • David Sylvian – vocals, piano (1), acoustic guitar (2, 4, 6), organ (2, 8), synths (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10), tapes (3, 5), treated piano (5)
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto – string arrangement (1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10), organ (2, 3, 5, 7, 8), synths (2, 4, 8), piano (4, 5, 7, 9, 10), treated piano (3), woodwind arrangement (5), brass arrangement (8)
  • Steve Jansen – drums (4, 8, 10)
  • David Torn - electric guitar (2, 7), guitar loop (3)
  • Danny Thompson - double bass (2, 4, 7)
  • Danny Cummings - percussion (2, 6, 7, 8)
  • Phil Palmer - slide guitar (4), acoustic guitars (6)
  • Mark Isham - flugelhorn (4,8), trumpet (6, 8)
  • Brian Gascoigne - orchestral arrangement (4), string arrangement (8)
  • Ann O'Dell - string arrangement (10)

    • Technical personnel

  • Steve Nye - producer, mixing, engineer
  • David Sylvian - assistant producer, assistant mixing
  • Peter Williams - co-engineer (10)
  • Richard Moakes - second engineer
  • Steve Parker - second engineer
  • John Timperley - second engineer
  • Jean-Jacques Lemoine - assistant engineer
  • Roland Prent - assistant engineer
  • Steve Williams - assistant engineer
  • Richard Chadwick - recording co-ordinating
  • Catherine Wilson - assistant in recording
  • Vaughan Oliver (23 Envelope) - design, typography
  • Nigel Grierson (23 Envelope) - still life photography
  • Yuka Fujii - portrait photography

    • Songs

    1September1:18
    2The Boy With the Gun5:19
    3Maria2:50

    References

    Secrets of the Beehive Wikipedia
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