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The Impossible Dream (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band album)

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Released
  
October 1974

Length
  
43:09

Label
  
Vertigo Records

Genre
  
Rock music

Studio
  
Apple Studios, London

Release date
  
October 1974

Recorded
  
1974


Producer
  
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, David Batchelor "Sergeant Fury" by Derek Wadsworth

The Impossible Dream (1974)
  
Tomorrow Belongs to Me (1975)

Artist
  
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Similar
  
Tomorrow Belongs to Me, The Penthouse Tapes, Rock Drill, SAHB Stories, Live

The sensational alex harvey band the impossible dream


The Impossible Dream was the third album by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. It was released in 1974. The album was released separately on CD but can be hard to find, however, the CD is widely available on a 2 in 1 album, the other album being Tomorrow Belongs to Me. It was the band's first release to chart, reaching 16 in the UK charts.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Alex Harvey and Hugh McKenna; except where indicated

  1. "Hot City Symphony Part 1: Vambo" - 5:02
  2. "Hot City Symphony Part 2: Man in the Jar" (Alex Harvey, Hugh McKenna, Alistair Cleminson) - 8:11
  3. "River of Love" - 3:15
  4. "Long Hair Music" - 4:43
  5. "Hey" (Alex Harvey, Alistair Cleminson, Hugh McKenna) - 0:40
  6. "Sergeant Fury" (Alex Harvey, Hugh McKenna, David Batchelor) - 3:31
  7. "Weights Made of Lead" (Alex Harvey) - 2:41
  8. "Money Honey" (Jesse Stone) / "The Impossible Dream" (Mitch Leigh, Joe Darion) - 2:11
  9. "Tomahawk Kid" (Alex Harvey, Hugh McKenna, David Batchelor) - 4:30
  10. "Anthem" - 7:42

Personnel

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
  • Alex Harvey - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Zal Cleminson - guitar
  • Chris Glen - bass guitar
  • Hugh McKenna - keyboards, synthesizer
  • Ted McKenna - drums

    • with:

  • Vicky Silva - guest vocals on "Anthem"
  • 2 Pipers from the London-Scottish TA Regiment (including John Gilligan) - pipes on "Anthem"
    • Technical
  • Dave "Cyrano" Langston - engineer on "Sergeant Fury"
  • Martin Rushent - engineer
  • Keith Davis - cover illustration, design

    • Songs

    1The Hot City Symphony: Vambo / Man in the Jar13:13
    2River of Love3:10
    3Long Hair Music / Hey4:36

    References

    The Impossible Dream (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band album) Wikipedia
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