Till We Have Faces (Steve Hackett album)
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| Released | September 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983–84 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, world | |||
| Length | 41:02 (1994 CD release: 52:09) | |||
| Label | Lamborghini Records (UK & Europe) Chrysalis (US & Canada) | |||
| Producer | Steve Hackett | |||
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| Kerrang! | (favorable) |
Till We Have Faces is the eighth solo album by guitarist Steve Hackett. The album is rock, with elements of world music. The majority of the album was recorded in Brazil, while the final mixing was done in London. The name of the album comes from a novel by C.S.Lewis, whose work is a long-time influence on Hackett.
As with most of Steve Hackett's records, the sleeve painting was created by his wife at the time, Kim Poor, the Brazilian artist, under the title Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats, after an instrumental piece by Hackett's former group Genesis, on the album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
"A Doll That's Made in Japan" was released as a single. The 7" featured an instrumental version of the song on the B-side. The 12" featured a longer version of the A-side and an exclusive track, "Just the Bones". Apart from the 7" A-side, none of the tracks appeared on the album or its 1994 re-issue.