''Siamese Friends'' is the tenth solo album by singer/songwriter
Ian Matthews. The album was recorded at Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Oxfordshire, with some overdubs added at Maison Rouge in Fulham.
The original vinyl album was released in 1979 on the Rockburgh Records label in the UK (ROC 107), various labels across Europe, and on Mushroom Records (MRS-5014) in the US and Canada. ''Siamese Friends'' was reissued on CD by Line Records in Germany in 1987 and a remastered version was issued by BGO records in 2005 as a 2-on-1 remaster coupled with ''
Stealin' Home''.
Track listing
#"You Don't See Me" (
Ian Matthews/
Mark Griffiths/Bob Metzger) - 4:04
#"Survival" (
Marc Jordan
Marc Wallace Jordan (born March 6, 1948) is an American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, session musician, and actor. Covering a wide variety of genres, he has written songs for a number of well-known artists, including Diana Ro ...
) - 3:23
#"Heatwave" (Ian Matthews/Mark Griffiths) - 4:22
#"Home Somewhere" (
Jules Shear
Jules Mark Shear (born March 7, 1952) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He wrote the Cyndi Lauper hit single " All Through the Night", the Bangles' hit " If She Knew What She Wants", and the Ignatius Jones and Allison Moyet ...
) - 3:36
#"Crying In The Night" (
Stevie Nicks
Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist.
After starting her career as a duo with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham, releasing the album ...
) - 3:34
#"The Baby She's On The Street" (
Jona Lewie
Jona Lewie (born John Lewis; 14 March 1947) is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his 1980 UK hits "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties" and "Stop the Cavalry".
Career
Early career
Jona Lewie ...
) - 3:37
#"Hearts On The Line" (Ian Matthews/Judith Caldwell/Mark Griffiths) - 4:14
#"Anna" (
John Martyn
Iain David McGeachy (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), known professionally as John Martyn, was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a 40-year career, he released 23 studio albums and received frequent critical acclaim. ...
) - 3:27
#"Lies" (Ian Matthews/Mark Griffiths) - 3:33
#"Runaway" (Ian Matthews) - 3:34
Personnel
*
Ian Matthews - Vocals, acoustic guitar
*
Mark Griffiths - 4-string and fretless bass, electric guitar, backing vocals
*Bob Metzger - Electric and acoustic guitars
*Jim Russell - Drums
*
Mick Weaver
Mick Weaver (born 16 June 1944, Bolton, Lancashire, England) is an English session musician, best known for his playing of the Hammond B3 organ.
Career
Weaver's band performed as Wynder K. Frog and became popular on the student union and club ...
- Acoustic grand piano, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer and Yamaha CS80
*Craig Buhler - Tenor and alto saxophones
*Wynder K Frogg - Hammond organ
*
Mel Collins
Melvyn Desmond Collins (born 5 September 1947, Isle of Man) is a British saxophonist, flautist and session musician.
Collins has played in several progressive rock groups, having been a member of King Crimson on two occasions (the first from ...
- Soprano and alto saxophones on "Anna", "Home Somewhere" and "Survival"
*
Joel Tepp - Slide guitar on "The Baby She's On The Street" and "Anna"
*Simon Morton - Percussion
Production
*Produced by Sandy Roberton
*Recording: Chipping Norton Studios; recording engineer Barry Hammond
*Overdubs: Maison Rouge, Fulham; recording engineer Tony Taverner
*Front and back cover photos: Brian D McLaughlin
*Inside photos: Keith Morris
*Album design: Chris Moore
*Album title: Jeffrey Comanor
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