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Guitar Noir

Guitar Noir is the tenth album by Steve Hackett, released in 1993. On this record, he started turning to a much darker guitar sound, yet still retaining the fluidity he has become known for.

Track listing (UK Version)

  1. "Sierra Quemada" <small>(Steve Hackett)</small> – 5:19
  2. "Take These Pearls" <small>(Hackett, Aron Friedman)</small> – 4:14
  3. "There Are Many Sides to the Night" <small>(Hackett)</small> – 7:23
  4. "In The Heart of the City" <small>(Hackett)</small> – 4:35
  5. "Dark As The Grave" <small>(Hackett, Friedman)</small> – 4:38
  6. "Lost in Your Eyes" <small>(Hackett, Dave 'Taif' Ball, Julian Colbeck, Hugo Degenhardt)</small> – 4:56
  7. "Little America" <small>(Hackett, Ball, Colbeck, Degenhardt)</small> – 4:55
  8. "Like An Arrow" <small>(Hackett)</small> – 2:51
  9. "Theatre of Sleep" <small>(Hackett)</small> – 3:04
  10. "Walking Away From Rainbows" <small>(Hackett)</small> – 3:10
  11. "Paint Your Picture" <small>(Hackett)</small> – 2:58
  12. "Vampyre with a Healthy Appetite" <small>(Hackett)</small> – 5:30
  13. "Tristesse" <small>(Friedman)</small> – 4:02
  • 1997 remastered bonus tracks
  1. "Sierra Quemada" (demo) <small>(Hackett)</small> – 4:31
  2. "Take These Pearls" (rough mix) <small>(Hackett, Friedman)</small> – 4:11
  3. "In The Heart of the City" (original version) <small>(Hackett)</small> – 4:19
  4. "Vampyre with a Healthy Appetite" (demo) <small>(Hackett)</small> – 4:41

The original (1993) version of the CD did not include the track "Theatre of Sleep".

Track listing (US Version)

  1. "Lost in Your Eyes" <small>(Hackett, Ball, Colbeck, Degenhardt)</small> – 4:56
  2. "In The Heart of the City" <small>(Hackett)</small> – 4:35
  3. "Sierra Quemada" <small>(Hackett)</small> – 5:19
  4. "Vampyre with a Healthy Appetite" <small>(Hackett)</small> – 5:30
  5. "Take These Pearls" <small>(Hackett, Friedman)</small> – 4:14
  6. "Little America" <small>(Hackett, Dave 'Taif' Ball, Colbeck, Degenhardt)</small> – 4:55
  7. "There Are Many Sides to the Night" <small>(Hackett)</small> – 6:55
  8. "Walking Away From Rainbows" <small>(Hackett)</small> – 3:10
  9. "Like An Arrow" <small>(Hackett)</small> – 2:51
  10. "Dark As The Grave" <small>(Hackett, Friedman)</small> – 4:38
  11. "Paint Your Picture" <small>(Hackett)</small> – 2:58
  12. "Tristesse" <small>(Friedman)</small> – 4:02
  13. Cassandra <small>(Hackett)</small> – 3:42 (unlisted song featuring Brian May of Queen recorded in 1986)

Personnel (on UK Version)

  • Steve Hackett – guitars, vocals (2–9, 11, 12), stepp (3, 10, 11), noises off (3), harmonica (6, 7, 12), string arrangements (8), rainstick (11)
  • Julian Colbeck – keyboards (1, 4, 6, 7, 12), backing vocals (7)
  • Dave "Taif" Ball – bass (1, 4, 6, 7, 12)
  • Hugo Degenhardt – drums (1, 4, 6, 7, 12)
  • Aron Friedman – keyboards (2, 5, 8, 13), programming (2, 5, 8, 13), string arrangements (8)
  • Nick Magnus – keyboards (9), programming (9)
  • Bimbo Acock – clarinet (9)
  • Billy Budis – backing vocals (11)

References