''A Life Within a Day'' is the only studio album by the musical project Squackett, featuring English musicians

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). It was released on 28 May 2012, although it had been written and recorded a few years earlier. The title track, "A Life Within a Day" won the 'Anthem' award at the 2012 Progressive Music Awards. The song "Aliens" was first written as a Yes song titled "Aliens (Are Only Us from the Future)" which was performed during the first leg of Yes's ''In the Present'' world tour, but had never been released on an album. Three decades earlier, Hackett had worked with Squire's Yes bandmate

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in the band GTR. The project name Squackett is a

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of "Squire" and "Hackett". The artwork on the album cover that resembles a Chinese character is the word Squackett written using Square Word Calligraphy, written by artist

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. An edition that includes a DVD containing a 5.1 surround sound version of the album was released on 5 June 2012. Hackett performed "Stormchaser" during the first part of his 2009 tour with his band, which stands as the only performance of Squackett material to date.

Track listing

All songs by

and Roger King, except where noted.

Personnel

;Musicians *

– bass, vocals *

– guitars, harmonica, vocals * Roger King – keyboards *

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– drums * Amanda Lehmann – backing vocals ;String players on "Life Within a Day": * Christine Townsend – viola, violin * Richard Stewart – cello * Dick Driver – double bass ;Production * Roger King – producer, programming *

– cover image *

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– licensing * Mark Powell – project coordinator * Vicky Powell – coordination *

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– artwork, design * Angéla Vicedomini – photography * Maurizio Vicedomini – photography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Life Within a Day 2012 debut albums Progressive rock albums by British artists Chris Squire albums Steve Hackett albums Esoteric Recordings albums