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!  colspan="2" | <big>''Midnight Wire''</big>
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:curvedair-midnightwire.gif|200px]]
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!  colspan="2" | Studio album by [[Curved Air]]
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| <b>Released:</b>
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| [[1975-10-24]]
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| <b>Recorded:</b>
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| [[1975-08-06]] - [[1975-08-17]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Length:</b>
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| 35 minutes
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Label(s):</b>
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| [[BTM Records]], [[Repertoire Records]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Producer(s):</b>
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| Ron and Howard Albert
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| <b>Studio(s):</b>
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| [[Ramport Studios]]
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=Introduction=
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In May [[1975]] [[Curved Air]] tried to record this album at [[Island Studios]], but the whole production was rejected by their record company. So the album was re-recorded in August [[1975]] at [[Ramport Studios]] in London, England, UK.
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=Personnel=
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==Band==
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* [[Stewart Copeland]] — Drums
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* [[Mick Jacques]] — Guitars
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* [[Sonja Kristina]] — Vocals
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* [[Darryl Way]] — Violin, Keyboards, Vocals
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==Guest Musicians==
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* John Perry — Bass
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* Peter Wood — Keyboards
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* Derek Damain — Backing Vocals
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* Norma Tager — Lyrics
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=Track listing=
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# "[[Woman On A One Night Stand]]" ([[Sonja Kristina]]/Norma Tager) — 5:06
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# "[[Day Breaks My Heart]]" ([[Darryl Way]]/Norma Tager) — 4:38
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# "[[The Fool]]" ([[Darryl Way]]/Norma Tager/[[Mick Jacques]]) — 4:27
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# "[[Pipe Of Dreams]]" ([[Mick Jacques]]) — 3:58
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# "[[Orange Street Blues]]" ([[Darryl Way]]/Norma Tager) — 5:01
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# "[[Dance Of Love]]" ([[Darryl Way]]/Norma Tager/[[Mick Jacques]]) — 4:36
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# "[[Midnight Wire (song)|Midnight Wire]]" ([[Darryl Way]]/Norma Tager) — 7:32
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=Singles released=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=Variants, special editions and re-releases=
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* There is a completely different recording of this album, featuring [[Phil Kohn]] on bass and Jose Feliciano on acoustic guitar and backing vocals. This version of the album was rejected by the record company and also included several songs which remain today unreleased, including [[Freefall]], which had been performed live, and the song [[I Broke My Leg In Yucca Valley, But My Heart Lies In Palm Springs]] written by [[Phil Kohn]]. The recording sessions for this unreleased album took place from [[1975-05-01]] to [[1975-05-24]].
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=Charts=
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==Album==
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==Singles==
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=Awards, nominations, and certifications=
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==Awards==
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''This section needs more information.''
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| WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.)
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| AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)
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| CATEGORY
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==Nominations==
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''This section needs more information.''
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==Certifications==
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''This section needs more information.''
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=Quotations and trivia=
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* [[Sonja Kristina]] on Norma Tager, who wrote the lyrics for many of the songs on [[Midnight Wire (album)|Midnight Wire]]:
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"She and I became very close. I was very depressed over the breakup of my marriage, and that's why she wrote for me. She'd been a writer and had ghost-written things, screenplays, things like that. And you know sometimes when you're low you don't want to write, you're so miserable. So we wrote songs together. She wrote what I wanted to sing about, and I taught her how to put things into song form. So they were her lyrics, but the essence came from both of us."
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* [[Darryl Way]]:
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"The album that was rejected had a guest performance by Jose Feliciano and I have a cassette of some of the original album, but unfortunately not the track with Jose Feliciano on. The second version of ‘[[Midnight Wire]]’ was a very unpleasant experience all round. I only did a couple of sessions on it and all my keyboard parts were replaced by a session musician. Ron and Howard Albert who produced the album had scant regard for me and believe it or not, Stewart as well. Stewart had a terrible time in the studio with them, but was able to get his revenge a few years later, when he met them at a music awards ceremony at the height of [[The Police]]’s fame. I’m still waiting for mine.
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As a footnote. I was not totally surprised the album was turned down, because it was recorded in a somewhat ‘party’ atmosphere. I personally remember consuming a lot of Brandy, but there were probably other substances going down that I did not partake of."
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=See also=
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* [[Discography (Curved Air)]]
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=External links and reviews=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=References=
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sources: [[Curved Air]] homepage, [[Stewart Copeland]]'s [[1975]] calendar, [[Phil Kohn]] photos on facebook, [[Darryl Way]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 02:27, 10 February 2023


Midnight Wire
Curvedair-midnightwire.gif
Studio album by Curved Air
Released: 1975-10-24
Recorded: 1975-08-06 - 1975-08-17
Length: 35 minutes
Label(s): BTM Records, Repertoire Records
Producer(s): Ron and Howard Albert
Studio(s): Ramport Studios

Introduction

In May 1975 Curved Air tried to record this album at Island Studios, but the whole production was rejected by their record company. So the album was re-recorded in August 1975 at Ramport Studios in London, England, UK.

Personnel

Band

Guest Musicians

  • John Perry — Bass
  • Peter Wood — Keyboards
  • Derek Damain — Backing Vocals
  • Norma Tager — Lyrics

Track listing

  1. "Woman On A One Night Stand" (Sonja Kristina/Norma Tager) — 5:06
  2. "Day Breaks My Heart" (Darryl Way/Norma Tager) — 4:38
  3. "The Fool" (Darryl Way/Norma Tager/Mick Jacques) — 4:27
  4. "Pipe Of Dreams" (Mick Jacques) — 3:58
  5. "Orange Street Blues" (Darryl Way/Norma Tager) — 5:01
  6. "Dance Of Love" (Darryl Way/Norma Tager/Mick Jacques) — 4:36
  7. "Midnight Wire" (Darryl Way/Norma Tager) — 7:32

Singles released

This section needs more information.

Variants, special editions and re-releases

Charts

Album

Year Chart Country Position
YYYY CHART COUNTRY POSITION REACHED

Singles

Year Song Chart Country Position
YYYY SONG CHART COUNTRY POSITION REACHED

Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

This section needs more information.

Year Winner Award Category
YYYY WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Nominations

This section needs more information.

Year Nominee Award Category
YYYY NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Certifications

This section needs more information.

Country Certifier Classification Certification
COUNTRY CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Quotations and trivia

"She and I became very close. I was very depressed over the breakup of my marriage, and that's why she wrote for me. She'd been a writer and had ghost-written things, screenplays, things like that. And you know sometimes when you're low you don't want to write, you're so miserable. So we wrote songs together. She wrote what I wanted to sing about, and I taught her how to put things into song form. So they were her lyrics, but the essence came from both of us."

"The album that was rejected had a guest performance by Jose Feliciano and I have a cassette of some of the original album, but unfortunately not the track with Jose Feliciano on. The second version of ‘Midnight Wire’ was a very unpleasant experience all round. I only did a couple of sessions on it and all my keyboard parts were replaced by a session musician. Ron and Howard Albert who produced the album had scant regard for me and believe it or not, Stewart as well. Stewart had a terrible time in the studio with them, but was able to get his revenge a few years later, when he met them at a music awards ceremony at the height of The Police’s fame. I’m still waiting for mine.

As a footnote. I was not totally surprised the album was turned down, because it was recorded in a somewhat ‘party’ atmosphere. I personally remember consuming a lot of Brandy, but there were probably other substances going down that I did not partake of."

See also

External links and reviews

This section needs more information.

References

sources: Curved Air homepage, Stewart Copeland's 1975 calendar, Phil Kohn photos on facebook, Darryl Way

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