Almost a Dance | ||||
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Released | 2 October 1993 | |||
Recorded | September 1993 | |||
Studio | Spitzbergen Studios, Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands | |||
Genre | Doom metal, gothic metal | |||
Length | 54:22 | |||
Label | Foundation 2000 | |||
Producer | Tom Holkenborg, Mark Fritsma | |||
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Almost a Dance is the second studio album by the Dutch doom metal band The Gathering.
Track listing
[edit]Credits adapted from the original release.[3]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "On a Wave" | Niels Duffhuës | The Gathering | 5:53 |
2. | "The Blue Vessel" | Duffhuës | René Rutten | 6:04 |
3. | "Her Last Flight" | Duffhuës | Frank Boeijen, Hugo Prinsen Geerligs, Rutten | 8:47 |
4. | "The Sky People" | Duffhuës | Boeijen | 4:27 |
5. | "Nobody Dares" | Duffhuës | Duffhuës | 3:32 |
6. | "Like Fountains" | Duffhuës, Martine van Loon | Boeijen, Rutten | 7:41 |
7. | "Proof" | Duffhuës | Boeijen, Jelmer Wiersma | 6:18 |
8. | "Heartbeat Amplifier" | Duffhuës | Boeijen, Rutten | 4:51 |
9. | "A Passage to Desire" | Duffhuës, van Loon | Boeijen, Prinsen Geerligs, Rutten | 6:44 |
Total length: | 54:22 |
Personnel
[edit]- The Gathering
- Niels Duffhuës – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, arrangements on track 5
- Martine van Loon – female vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6, and 9)
- René Rutten – guitars, theremin, digeridoo
- Jelmer Wiersma – guitars
- Frank Boeijen – keyboards
- Hugo Prinsen Geerligs – bass guitar, flute, triangle
- Hans Rutten – drums, arrangements
- Production
- Tom Holkenborg – producer, engineer, mixing
- Mark Fritsma – executive producer
References
[edit]- ^ Spencer, Trey (16 July 2007). "The Gathering – Almost a Dance". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "THE GATHERING Almost A Dance". Rock Hard (in German). No. 80. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Almost a dance (CD booklet). Woerden, Netherlands: Foundation 2000 Records FDN 2008 2. 1993.