''Revelation'' is the ninth studio album by British
new wave rock band
Ultravox
Ultravox (earlier styled as Ultravox!) were a British new wave band, formed in London in April 1974 as Tiger Lily. Between 1980 and 1986, they scored seven Top Ten albums and seventeen Top 40 singles in the UK, the most successful of which wa ...
, released in 1993. The album was issued after the dissolution of the band in 1988 and the reformation of a new line-up in 1992, with
Tony Fenelle
Tony Fennell (born 16 November 1963) is a British musician, songwriter, composer and producer. He was the lead singer, lyricist and musician for the band Ultravox from 1992 until 1994, as well as a composer and producer of music for television.
F ...
as lead vocalist/guitarist and keyboard player
as the only original member left.
Track listing
Personnel
;Ultravox
*
–
synthesizer
A synthesizer (also synthesiser or synth) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis a ...
,
keyboards,
drum machine
A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns. Drum machines may imitate drum kits or other percussion instruments, or produce unique sounds, such as synthesized electronic tones. A d ...
,
viola
The viola ( , () ) is a string instrument of the violin family, and is usually bowed when played. Violas are slightly larger than violins, and have a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the ...
,
violin
The violin, sometimes referred to as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino picc ...
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Tony Fenelle
Tony Fennell (born 16 November 1963) is a British musician, songwriter, composer and producer. He was the lead singer, lyricist and musician for the band Ultravox from 1992 until 1994, as well as a composer and producer of music for television.
F ...
–
guitar
The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...
s,
lead vocals
The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ...
;Additional musicians
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Gerry Laffy
Gerry Laffy (born 4 January 1960) is a British singer and guitarist who has played in the bands Girl (band), Girl, The London Cowboys, Sheer Greed (band), Sheer Greed, John Taylor (bass guitarist)#1997-2001: Solo career, John Taylor, and Ultr ...
– additional guitars on tracks 1 and 7
*Neal Wilkinson – drums on tracks 1 and 4
*Jackie Williams – background vocals on tracks 2 and 3
*
Richard Niles
Richard Niles is an American composer, arranger, record producer, guitarist, broadcaster, and journalist.
Biography Early years
Niles was born May 28, 1951, in Hollywood. He is the son of Tony Romano, a composer, singer, and guitarist who writ ...
– conductor, string arrangements on tracks 1 and 10
;Production
*Rod Gammons – producer, engineer, programming, mixing on track 3
*Jonathan Garfield – assistant recording engineer
*Mike Bigwood – strings recording engineer
*Graham Bonnet – mixing on tracks 1, 4–8, 10
*Rupert Coulson – mixing on track 2
*Dave Ford – mixing on track 9
*Dave Chelsea – assistant engineer
*Jack Adams – mastering at The Hit Factory, London
References
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Ultravox albums
1993 albums