Performer: Camel
Title: Stationary Traveller
Country: Germany
Released: 1984
Style: Pop Rock, Prog Rock
Rating: 4.9
Votes: 274
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Stationary Traveller is the tenth studio album by English progressive rock band Camel. The album also touches on the theme of politics between the two different government ideologies. It is the last Camel album to be recorded on the Decca label.
Stationary Traveller" is the 10th full-length studio album by UK progressive rock act Camel. The album was released through Decca Records in August 1984. The only original member of Camel left on "Stationary Traveller" is Andy Latimer (guitar, Flute, vocals).
Stationary Traveller. Although Stationary Traveller is a concept album, it musically falls into line with its predecessor The Single Factor, which found Camel trying to refashion themselves as the Alan Parsons Project. Where The Single Factor suffered from Camel's attempts to write pop hooks, Stationary Traveller finds the band breaking down the barriers, opening up their relatively concise songs with long, atmospheric instrumental passages. The album's lyrics, which were written by Susan Hoover, is about the divided Berlin and its political, emotional and physical divides.
Songs in album Camel - Stationary Traveller (2009 Remastered) (1984).
Camel – Stationary Traveller. Label: Deram – 820 020-2. Stationary Traveller. Drums – Paul BurgessElectric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Bass, Pipe – Andy Latimer Grand Piano, Keyboards – Ton Scherpenzeel. Drums – Paul BurgessGrand Piano, Keyboards – Ton ScherpenzeelGuitar, Bass, Vocals – Andy Latimer.
Stationary Traveller, Camel's 10th album, continues further down the pop road that was previously seen in 1982 with The Single Factor, featuring more synths and weaker songwriting than ever before. At first glance at a detailed tracklist, one would notice that there are four instrumental tracks to found on Stationary Traveller, something that could give a prog-head from the 70s some hope that Camel turned back on these pop stylings that were hinted at in 1982.
A1 | Pressure PointsInstruments [All Other] – Andy Latimer*Mixed By – Andy Latimer*, Haydn BendallSynthesizer [Fairlight] – Haydn Bendall |
2:11 |
A2 | RefugeeAccordion – Ton ScherpenzeelDrums – Paul BurgessPiano, Bass, Guitar, Vocals – Andy Latimer* |
3:37 |
A3 | VoposBass – David PatonElectronic Drums [Drumulator] – Andy Latimer*Guitar, Piano, Vocals – Andy Latimer*Synthesizer [Fairlight] – Haydn BendallSynthesizer [Ppg, Juno 60, Yamaha Cs-80] – Andy Latimer*Synthesizer [Yamaha Cs-80, Prophet] – Ton Scherpenzeel |
5:22 |
A4 | Cloak And Dagger ManBass – David PatonDrums – Paul BurgessGuitar [Electric And 12 String] – Andy Latimer*Synthesizer [Prophet, Juno 60] – Ton ScherpenzeelVocals – Chris Rainbow |
3:42 |
A5 | Stationary TravellerDrums – Paul BurgessGuitar [Electric And Classical], Bass, Panpipes – Andy Latimer*Piano [Grand], Synthesizer [Prophet, Ppg, Juno 60] – Ton Scherpenzeel |
5:27 |
B1 | West BerlinDrums – Paul BurgessGuitar, Bass, Vocals – Andy Latimer*Piano [Grand], Synthesizer [Prophet, Ppg] – Ton Scherpenzeel |
4:58 |
B2 | FingertipsBass [Fretless] – David PatonElectronic Drums [Drumulator], Vocals – Andy Latimer*Piano [Grand], Synthesizer [Korg, Ppg], Organ – Ton ScherpenzeelSaxophone – Mel Collins |
4:21 |
B3 | MissingInstruments [All] – Andy Latimer*Synthesizer [Ppg Voices] – Haydn Bendall |
4:04 |
B4 | After WordsWritten-By, Piano [Grand], Synthesizer [Prophet] – Ton Scherpenzeel |
1:55 |
B5 | Long GoodbyesBass [Fretless] – David PatonDrums – Paul BurgessGuitar, Flute – Andy Latimer*Piano [Grand], Synthesizer [Prophet] – Ton ScherpenzeelVocals – Chris Rainbow |
5:08 |
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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821 504-1 | Camel | Stationary Traveller (LP, Album) | Metronome | 821 504-1 | Germany | 1984 |
821620-2 | Camel | Stationary Traveller (CD, Album, RE) | Metronome | 821620-2 | Germany | Unknown |
DL 13050 | Camel | Stationary Traveller (LP, Album, TP, W/Lbl) | London Records | DL 13050 | Greece | 1984 |
820 020-2 | Camel | Stationary Traveller (CD, Album) | Deram | 820 020-2 | Germany | 1984 |
820 020-1 | Camel | Stationary Traveller (LP, Album) | Decca | 820 020-1 | Netherlands | 1984 |