Footprints in the Desert
Footprints in the Desert is the fifth studio album by Hugh Cornwell, released in April 2002 by Track Record. This album, Cornwell's second "lost album",[2] compiles rare and unreleased tracks[3] from the mid-1990s that were not part of a record deal. It was recorded in Bath with James Cadsky, who engineered the Wired album.
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| Released | April 2002[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1990-1996 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock Post-punk | |||
| Length | 50:41 | |||
| Label | Track | |||
| Producer | James Cadsky | |||
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The same year, Track Records also reissued Cornwell's 1999 album, Mayday, on CD.
In 2006, Cornwell told online music magazine Penny Black Music that the album "was a set of songs that I had recorded in the mid 90's which had never got released because I was out of a publishing deal and out of a record contract. On demand from the fan base we decided to put that out."[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Hugh Cornwell, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If You Wanted To" | 4:04 | |
| 2. | "Everybody" | 3:02 | |
| 3. | "I Can't Handle It" | 3:51 | |
| 4. | "Fresh Air" | 3:44 | |
| 5. | "One Fine Thing" | 4:01 | |
| 6. | "Lady in Mind" | 4:21 | |
| 7. | "So Sexual" | 3:43 | |
| 8. | "Touch Touch" | 3:39 | |
| 9. | "Venus in Furs" | Lou Reed | 5:07 |
| 10. | "For What It's Worth" | Stephen Stills | 3:00 |
| 11. | "Keep It Under Your Hat" | 3:18 | |
| 12. | "Coming of Age" | 4:00 | |
| 13. | "Sex Bomb" | 3:38 | |
| 14. | "2000 Lights" | 1:13 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[5]
- Musicians
- Hugh Cornwell – vocals, instrumentation
- Phil Andrews – keyboards
- Chris Goulstone – guitar
- Ted Mason – guitar
- Steve Lawrence – bass
- Chris Bell – drums
- Spencer May – percussion programming
- Technical
- Hugh Cornwell – engineer, mixing, liner notes
- Phil Andrews – engineer, mixing
- Spencer May – engineer
- Robin Barclay – mixing
- Trevor Curwen – mixing
- Shaun Kirkpatrick – mixing
- Chris Goulstone – mixing, mastering
- Ra – graphic design
- Eric Fagence – cover painting
- Bob Whitfield – cover photo
References
- http://www.trackrecords.co.uk/catalogue/track/hugh_cornwell/hc_fitd.php
- http://www.trackrecords.co.uk/store/index.php?item=19 second "Lost album"
- http://www.hughcornwell.com/bio.html Archived 2011-09-15 at the Wayback Machine "compilation of rare and unreleased tracks"
- Clarkson, John (22 October 2006). "Hugh Cornwell - Interview". Penny Black Music. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- "Footprints in the Desert - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2022.