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"Another Day" is a song by Roy Harper from his album Flat Baroque and Berserk. [1]The song has been covered by various artists that include: Susanna and the Magical Orchestra from the album 3; This Mortal Coil featuring the vocals of Elizabeth Fraser on the album It'll End in Tears; Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel who recorded a duet for her 1979 television special. [2]
Flat Baroque and Berserk was the first of Roy Harper's recordings to enter the charts, reaching number 20 in the UK album chart in January 1970. [2] Produced by Peter Jenner and recorded at Abbey Road Studios, it was also the first of eight albums recorded for EMI's Harvest label.
Roy Harper (born 12 June 1941) [1] is an English folk rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has released 22 studio albums (and 10 live ones) across a career that stretches back to 1966.
Released as a single twice, in 1975 and 1978, it is possibly Harper's best-known song. The song captures the atmosphere of a village cricket match and is an elegy to the game as played during Harper's youth. It features Harper's 12-string acoustic guitar, and is backed by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band.
Whilst duets are not commonplace on Roy Harper albums, Kate Bush accompanies Harper on the song "You". The song "Short and Sweet" features David Gilmour on guitar and is also found on Gilmour's first solo album, David Gilmour, released two years earlier. [4] Harper also sang the song as a guest at one of Gilmour's 1984 concerts in London. [4]
HQ is the eighth studio album by English folk/rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper.It was first released in 1975 by Harvest Records.In the United States the album was released under the title When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease, which is also the name of the LP's most popularly known track.
A lot of people think I can't sing, including me a bit. I'm very unclear about what singing is. I know I find it hard to pitch, and I know the sound of my voice isn't very good in purely aesthetic terms, and Roy Harper was recording his own album in another EMI studio at the time, he's a mate, and we thought he could probably do a job on it.
Bullinamingvase (wordplay on "Bull in a Ming vase") is the ninth studio album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper. It was first released in 1977 by Harvest Records . In the United States the album was released as One of Those Days in England .