Secrets of the Hive

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Secrets of the Hive
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ReleasedAugust 27, 2007
Recorded1967 - 2003
Genre Progressive rock
Label Union Square Music
Producer Rob Keyloch
Procol Harum chronology
Live at Union Chapel
(2004)
Secrets of the Hive
(2007)
One Eye to the Future – Live in Italy 2007
(2008)
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Secrets of the Hive, by Procol Harum, is a 2-CD best-of album that was released in 2007 to mark the 40th anniversary of their first single, "A Whiter Shade of Pale". The album contains tracks from previous albums (not including The Long Goodbye ), singles and the previously unreleased Into the Flood.

Procol Harum British band

Procol Harum is an English rock band formed in 1967. Their best-known recording is the 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", one of the few singles to have sold over 10 million copies. Although noted for their baroque and classical influence, Procol Harum's music also embraces the blues, R&B, and soul.

A greatest hits album, sometimes called a "best of" album or a catalog album, is a compilation of songs by a particular artist or band. Most often the track list contains previously released recordings with a high degree of notability. However, to increase the appeal, especially to people who already own the original releases, it is common to include remixes or alternate takes of popular songs; sometimes even new material will function as bonus tracks. At times, a greatest hits compilation is the original album release for songs that have been released as singles and charted successfully.

A Whiter Shade of Pale original song written and composed by Gary Brooker (music), Matthew Fisher (music), and Keith Reid (words)

"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut single by the British rock band Procol Harum, released 12 May 1967. The single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967 and stayed there for six weeks. Without much promotion, it reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. One of the anthems of the 1967 Summer of Love, it is one of the best selling singles in history, having sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.

Contents

Track listing

Disc one

No.TitleWriter(s)Place of OriginLength
1."A Whiter Shade of Pale" Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, Matthew Fisher Non-album UK single, 19674:08
2."A Christmas Camel"Brooker, Reid Procol Harum , 19674:49
3."Quite Rightly So"Brooker, Fisher, Reid Shine On Brightly , 19683:39
4."Long Gone Geek"Brooker, Fisher, Reid B-side to the "A Salty Dog" single, 19693:13
5."All This and More"Brooker, Reid A Salty Dog , 19693:50
6."Whisky Train" Robin Trower, Reid Home , 19704:31
7."Broken Barricades"Brooker, Reid Broken Barricades , 19713:10
8."Simple Sister"Brooker, ReidBroken Barricades5:49
9."A Salty Dog (Live)"Brooker, Reid Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra , 1972; originally from A Salty Dog5:36
10."Fires (Which Burnt Brightly)"Brooker, Reid Grand Hotel , 19735:10
11."Bringing Home the Bacon"Brooker, ReidGrand Hotel4:20
12."Beyond the Pale"Brooker, Reid Exotic Birds and Fruit , 19743:03
13."Nothing But the Truth"Brooker, ReidExotic Birds and Fruit3:12
14."Something Magic"Brooker, Reid Something Magic , 19773:36
15."Holding On"Brooker, Reid The Prodigal Stranger , 19914:17
16."Into the Flood (Live)"Brooker, Matt Noble, Reid Procol Harum – In Concert with the Danish National Concert Orchestra and Choir , 2009; originally a B-side to "The Truth Won't Fade Away" single, 19915:43
17."An Old English Dream"Brooker, Reid The Well's on Fire , 20034:40
18."Repent Walpurgis"FisherProcol Harum5:02

Disc 2

No.TitleWriter(s)Place of OriginLength
1."Homburg"Brooker, ReidNon-album single, 19673:57
2."She Wandered Through the Garden Fence"Brooker, ReidProcol Harum3:24
3."Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone)"Brooker, ReidShine On Brightly2:50
4."Shine On Brightly"Brooker, ReidShine On Brightly3:31
5."The Devil Came from Kansas"Brooker, ReidA Salty Dog4:36
6."Whaling Stories"Brooker, ReidHome7:07
7."Power Failure"Brooker, ReidBroken Barricades4:30
8."Conquistador (Live)"Brooker, ReidProcol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra; originally from Procol Harum4:34
9."Grand Hotel"Brooker, ReidGrand Hotel6:10
10."A Souvenir of London"Brooker, ReidGrand Hotel3:21
11."The Idol"Brooker, ReidExotic Birds and Fruit6:37
12."As Strong as Samson"Brooker, ReidExotic Birds and Fruit5:04
13."Pandora's Box"Brooker, ReidProcol's Ninth3:34
14."(You Can't) Turn Back the Page"Brooker, Noble, ReidThe Prodigal Stranger3:58
15."A Dream in Ev'ry Home"Brooker, Fisher, ReidThe Prodigal Stranger4:02
16."This World Is Rich (For Stephen Maboe)"Brooker, ReidThe Well's on Fire5:17
17."Weisselklenzenacht (The Signature)"FisherThe Well's on Fire5:21

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References

  1. Leggett, Steve (2011). "Secrets of the Hive: The Best of Procol Harum - Procol Harum | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.