''Out of the Tunnel's Mouth'' is the 20th studio album by English guitarist and songwriter

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, released in October 2009 by Wolfwork and EAR Music. Hackett started recording the album in 2008 while he was involved in a legal case against his ex-wife

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, which created problems regarding its release. As a result, recording took place in his living room with his touring keyboardist Roger King serving as co-producer. The album includes performances by founding

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guitarist

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and

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bassist

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. ''Out of the Tunnel's Mouth'' was initially available through Hackett's website and his live shows, until it received a formal release by

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in April 2010. This included a 2-CD Special Edition with an extra disc two containing live tracks from the 2009 tour and a previously unreleased studio track. Hackett supported the album with his Around the World in 80 Trains Tour, recordings from which were released on the live album '' Live Rails'' (2011).

Songs

"Last Train to Istanbul" shows influences from Turkey.

makes appearances on "Fire on the Moon" and "Nomads".

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provides bass and Chapman Stick for the remaining songs. An additional guest is founding

guitarist

on "Emerald and Ash" and "Sleepers".

Track listing

#"Fire on the Moon" (

) #"Nomads" (Hackett, Jo Lehmann) #"Emerald and Ash" (Hackett, Roger King) #"Tubehead" (Hackett, King) #"Sleepers" (Hackett, Nick Clabburn, King, Lehmann) #"Ghost in the Glass" (Hackett, King) #"Still Waters" (Hackett, Lehmann) #"Last Train to Istanbul" (Hackett, King, Lehmann) ;Special edition bonus CD #" Blood on the Rooftops"

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(

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, Hackett) #" A Tower Struck Down"

(Steve Hackett, John Hackett) #"

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( Tony Banks, Collins,

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, Hackett,

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) #" Fly on a Windshield"

(Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Rutherford) #" Broadway Melody of 1974"

(Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Rutherford) #"Every Star in the Night Sky" (Hackett, Clabburn, King, Lehmann) ;Special edition CD Japan only bonus tracks #"Every Day" ive at Club Citta(Hackett) #"Fast Flower" (Hackett)

Personnel

;Studio tracks *Steve Hackett – vocals, guitars (1–8) *

–

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(3, 5) *

– bass guitar (1, 2) *

– bass guitar, Chapman stick (2, 3, 5–7) *Dick Driver – double bass (5) *Christine Townsend – violin, viola (5, 6, 8) *Ferenc Kovacs – violin (8) *Roger King – keyboards, programming (1–8) * John Hackett – flute (5, 8) *Amanda Lehmann – vocals (3, 5, 7) *Jo Lehmann – backing vocals (7) *Lauren King – backing vocals (7) *Rob Townsend – soprano saxophone (3, 8) *

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on "Every Star in the Night Sky" by Egerhazi Attila, Barabas Tamas, Kovacs Ferenc, Kovacs Zoltan, Banai Szilard, Steve Hackett, Jo Lehmann ;Live tracks *Steve Hackett – guitars, vocals *

– bass guitar, Chapman stick, vocals *Roger King – keyboards *Gary O'Toole – drums, lead vocals *Rob Townsend – saxophone, flute, whistle, percussion

External links

Official site

Notes

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