''Theme of Secrets'' was a '

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' album written and produced by

Eddie Jobson Edwin Jobson (born 28 April 1955) is an English musician who has been a member of several progressive rock bands, including Curved Air, Roxy Music, U.K. and Jethro Tull. He was also part of Frank Zappa's band in 1976–77. Noted for his key ...

, released in 1985.Prog Archives
/ref> Contrarily to his previous album '' The Green Album'' (1983), this record was not marketed as a band effort, instead being presented as an Eddie Jobson solo album and a showcase for the

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. A music video of one track, "Memories of Vienna", appeared on the Channel 4 programme ''Art of Landscape''. It featured scenes of the town of Vienna accompanied by the music. This also appeared on VH-1 in the United States. The album was released simultaneously on CD and on LP on

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label. It was re-released in South Korea in 2004. A sequel of the album entitled ''Theme of Mystery'' was recorded, but was never released. Jobson made available one track (entitled "Antarctica") to the members of the Zealot's Lounge, his personal fan club.

Background and recording

Jobson later recounted:

Reception

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's retrospective review consisted of a single sentence: "This masterpiece of soundscapes was created by using the

computer, and is a brilliant album from start to finish."

Track listing

Personnel

* Eddie Jobson – synthesizer, synclavier

Production

* Recorded on the Mitsubishi X80 at Beartracks Studio, Suffern, New York. * Produced by

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* Engineered by Peter Baumann and Eddie Jobson * Mastered by George Marino

Notes and references

1985 albums Eddie Jobson albums Private Music albums {{1980s-alt-rock-album-stub