X My Heart (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = X My Heart

| type = Album

| artist = Peter Hammill

| cover = Xmyheart.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 1996

| recorded = February–November 1995

| venue =

| studio = Terra Incognita, Bath

| genre = Art rock

| length = 50:28

| label = Fie! Records

| producer = Peter Hammill

| prev_title = Roaring Forties

| prev_year = 1994

| next_title = Everyone You Hold

| next_year = 1997

}}

{{Album ratings

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X My Heart is the 22nd studio album by Peter Hammill, originally released on Hammill's own Fie! Records in 1996. It is the last of Hammill's albums to date performed in what might be described as a full band style; the later albums have been more solo and intimate in style.

Two of the songs on the album, "A Better Time" and "Amnesiac", have been performed live regularly by Hammill since the album was released.

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Hammill.

{{Tracklisting

| title1 = A Better Time (Acapella)

| length1 = 5:14

| title2 = Amnesiac

| length2 = 5:36

| title3 = Ram Origami

| length3 = 5:28

| title4 = A Forest Of Pronouns

| length4 = 5:18

| title5 = Earthbound

| length5 = 5:23

| title6 = Narcissus (Bar And Grill)

| length6 = 6:45

| title7 = Material Possession

| length7 = 6:09

| title8 = Come Clean

| length8 = 5:02

| title9 = A Better Time

| length9 = 5:33

}}

Personnel

Peter Hammill – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass
David Jackson – saxophone, flute
Stuart Gordon – violin, viola, string arrangement
Manny Elias – drums, percussion

=Technical=

Peter Hammill – recording engineer, mixing (Terra Incognita, Bath)
Paul Ridout – cover

References

External links

[http://www.sofasound.com/nlmar96.htm Peter Hammill's notes on the album]

Category:Peter Hammill albums

Category:1996 albums