The Tower (Bob Catley album)

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The Tower
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Studio album by
Bob Catley
Released6 November 1998
RecordedStartrack Studios, Manchester, United Kingdom
1997
Genre Hard rock
Length57:57
Label Frontiers
Producer Gary Hughes
Bob Catley chronology
The Tower
(1998)		 Live at the Gods
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AOR Hard Rock Hotspot 9.4/10[ citation needed ]
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HeavyHarmonies Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
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SFK9.2/10[ citation needed ]

The Tower is the debut solo studio album by Bob Catley, released by Frontiers Records in 1998.

Contents

Bob Catley collaborated with Ten frontman, and longstanding Magnum fan, Gary Hughes who wrote all the songs on The Tower. He wrote the songs having in mind classic Magnum tunes and trying to combine the epic scope of On a Storyteller's Night with Wings of Heaven commercial appeal. [3]

"I dug out all my classic old Magnum records and they inspired me to write in this style for Bob. Tony Clarkin is such a great writer. I think he's one of the most underrated writers around. Songs like "Les Mort Dansant" and "How Far Jerusalem" are simply stunning pieces of songwriting." [4] — Gary Hughes

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Hughes.

Disc 1

  1. "Dreams" — 6:46
  2. "Scream" — 7:32
  3. "Far Away" — 6:01
  4. "Deep Winter" — 5:25
  5. "Fire and Ice" — 5:33
  6. "Madrigal" — 6:43
  7. "Steel" — 5:00
  8. "The Tower" — 6:33
  9. "Fear of the Dark" — 6:31
  10. "Epilogue" [Instrumental] — 1:53

Disc 2 (Japanese Release)

  1. "Dreams" [Live] — 6:46
  2. "Scream" [Live] — 7:32
  3. "Far Away" [Live] — 6:01
  4. "Deep Winter" [Live] — 5:25
  5. "Lonely Night" [Live] (Tony Clarkin) — 0:00
  6. "Fire and Ice" [Live] — 5:33
  7. "On a Storyteller's Night" [Live] (Tony Clarkin) — 0:00
  8. "The Tower" [Live] — 6:33
  9. "Fear of the Dark" [Live] — 6:31
  10. "Just Like an Arrow" [Live] (Tony Clarkin) — 0:00

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. ↑ "Bob Catley - The Tower CD. Heavy Harmonies Discography". Heavyharmonies.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Now & then Records: Bob Catley Profile". Archived from the original on 17 November 1999. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Gary Hughes...Ten/Bob Catley/Solo and More!". Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
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