Out of Water

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Out of Water
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Studio album by
Peter Hammill
ReleasedFebruary 1990
RecordedJanuary – August 1989
StudioSofa Sound, Wiltshire; Terra Incognita, Bath
Genre Art rock
Length45:15
Label Enigma
Producer Peter Hammill, David Lord
Peter Hammill chronology
In a Foreign Town
(1988)		Out of Water
(1990)		 Room Temperature
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Guardian (favourable) [2]
Melody Maker (beautiful) [3]
Sounds (relevant) [4]

Out of Water is the 17th studio album by Peter Hammill, originally released on Enigma Records in 1990 and subsequently re-released on Hammill's own Fie! label. Hammill himself considers this album to be a turning point from his mid-eighties style. [5]

Contents

Two of the performers are credited by the nicknames they were given when they were part of Hammill's K Group in the 1980s: John Ellis (who also painted the picture on the cover) as "Fury" and Nic Potter as "Mozart". The song "A Way Out" is believed to be about the suicide of Hammill's brother. [5]

"Our Oyster" references the 1989 Tiananmen square massacre.

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Hammill.

  1. "Evidently Goldfish" – 5:02
  2. "Not the Man" – 4:24
  3. "No Moon in the Water" – 4:36
  4. "Our Oyster" – 5:33
  5. "Something about Ysabel's Dance" – 5:32
  6. "Green Fingers" – 4:35
  7. "On the Surface" – 8:14
  8. "A Way Out" – 7:17

Personnel

Technical

References

  1. ↑ "allmusic ((( Out of Water > Overview )))". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  2. ↑ The Guardian review
  3. ↑ Melody Maker review
  4. ↑ Sounds review
  5. 1 2 runoutgrooves.com (18 August 2024). "Peter Hammill 1991 letter". RunOutGrooves.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
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