Ship of Fools (album)

Ship of Fools
Studio album by Tuxedomoon
Released 1986 (1986)
Recorded December 1985 – January 1986
Studio Daylight Studios
(Brussels, BE)
Genre Post-punk, new wave
Length 28:03
Label Cramboy
Producer Gilles Martin, Tuxedomoon
Tuxedomoon chronology
Holy Wars
(1985)
Ship of Fools
(1986)
You
(1987)

Ship of Fools is the fifth studio album by American post-punk band Tuxedomoon, released in 1986 by Cramboy.[1][2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead VocalsLength
1."Atlantis"  Steven Brown, Peter DachertSteven Brown5:03
2."Reeding, Righting, Rhythmatic"  Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Luc Van LieshoutSteven Brown4:53
3."Break the Rules"  Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Luc Van LieshoutSteven Brown and Bruce Geduldig4:09
4."A Piano Solo"  Steven Brown 2:54
5."Lowlands Tone Poem"  Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Luc Van Lieshout 1:55
6."Music for Piano + Guitar"  Steven Brown, Peter Dachert 1:50
7."An Afternoon With N"  Steven Brown 2:29
8."The Train"  Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Ivan GeorgievSteven Brown4:50

Personnel

Adapted from the Ship of Fools liner notes.[3]

Tuxedomoon
  • Steven Brown – lead vocals (1–3, 8), soprano saxophone (1–3), piano (5–7), keyboards (3), clarinet (8)
  • Peter Dachert (as Peter Principle) – bass guitar (1, 3, 5, 6, 8), guitar (1, 2, 6), percussion (1–3), EBow (6)
  • Ivan Georgiev – organ (1), synthesizer (1, 3), bass guitar (2), piano (8)
  • Luc Van Lieshout – trumpet (1, 3, 7), flugelhorn (1, 5, 8), synthesizer (2, 8),organ (2), harmonica (3), percussion (6)

Additional musicians
  • Marcia Barcellos – backing vocals (2)
  • Bruce Geduldig – lead vocals (3)
  • Thierry Szyfer – drums (8)
Production and additional personnel
  • Jean-Marie Jacobs – photography
  • Daniel Leon recording (8)
  • Gilles Martin – production, recording
  • Tuxedomoon – production, arrangement

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Netherlands 1986 Cramboy CD, LP CBoy 6060
United States Restless LP 72149
Greece Virgin VG 50188

References

  1. "Tuxedomoon: Ship of Fools > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  2. Payes, Robert; Sheridan, David (2007). "Tuxedomoon". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  3. Ship of Fools (booklet). Tuxedomoon. Brussels, Belgium: Cramboy. 1986.
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