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Track List
01) The Truth Won't Fade Away
02) Holding On
03) Man With a Mission
04) (You Can't) Turn Back the Page
05) One More Time
06) A Dream in Ev'ry Home
07) The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
08) The King of Hearts
09) All Our Dreams Are Sold
10) Perpetual Motion
11) Learn to Fly
12) The Pursuit of Happiness
01) The Truth Won't Fade Away
02) Holding On
03) Man With a Mission
04) (You Can't) Turn Back the Page
05) One More Time
06) A Dream in Ev'ry Home
07) The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
08) The King of Hearts
09) All Our Dreams Are Sold
10) Perpetual Motion
11) Learn to Fly
12) The Pursuit of Happiness
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First Released
1991
Psychedelic Rock
Good Natured
Rock/Pop
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The Prodigal Stranger is an album by Procol Harum, released in 1991. The album is dedicated to the memory of Barrie James (B. J.) Wilson, who had been the drummer on all of the group's previous albums. The album marked a brief reformation of past members and was recorded after a 14-year break.
Although Fisher hadn't played with the band since 1969's A Salty Dog, he stated at the time "I felt that I just sort of slotted back into it, like it had only been like the day before ... so it's not so much déjà vu as just carrying on where we left off." Fisher continued to perform and tour with Procol Harum until after the tour to support 2004's The Well's on Fire
The reunion of the remaining four (lyricist Keith Reid is considered a full member of the band) members didn't last long. Robin Trower performed on the album and co-wrote the music for "All Our Dreams are Sold" but he declined to join the group on the following tour and was replaced by Geoff Whitehorn. The tour to promote the album was well received and attended in both Europe and the United States reflecting the respect and status of the group but was not reflected in album sales. The album didn't chart in the Billboard Top 100 in the United States although the single "All Our Dreams Are Sold" got decent airplay rising to #29 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Charts.
The album received mixed reviews best summarized by the review at allmusic.com which stated that while Brooker was in fine voice the writing by Brooker's partner Keith Reid was "in a mundane, conventional mode" while Entertainment Weekly suggested "...and though the songs in The Prodigal Stranger are occasionally overproduced, singer Gary Brooker's powerfully soulful voice still makes the difference every time. Most of The Prodigal Stranger would have sounded perfectly wonderful in 1969 — and in this case, that's a compliment."
Gary Brooker - piano and vocals
Matthew Fisher - organ
Robin Trower - guitar
Mark Brzezicki - drums
Dave Bronze - bass guitar
Keith Reid - lyrics
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The Prodigal Stranger is an album by Procol Harum, released in 1991. The album is dedicated to the memory of Barrie James (B. J.) Wilson, who had been the drummer on all of the group's previous albums. The album marked a brief reformation of past members and was recorded after a 14-year break.
Although Fisher hadn't played with the band since 1969's A Salty Dog, he stated at the time "I felt that I just sort of slotted back into it, like it had only been like the day before ... so it's not so much déjà vu as just carrying on where we left off." Fisher continued to perform and tour with Procol Harum until after the tour to support 2004's The Well's on Fire
The reunion of the remaining four (lyricist Keith Reid is considered a full member of the band) members didn't last long. Robin Trower performed on the album and co-wrote the music for "All Our Dreams are Sold" but he declined to join the group on the following tour and was replaced by Geoff Whitehorn. The tour to promote the album was well received and attended in both Europe and the United States reflecting the respect and status of the group but was not reflected in album sales. The album didn't chart in the Billboard Top 100 in the United States although the single "All Our Dreams Are Sold" got decent airplay rising to #29 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Charts.
The album received mixed reviews best summarized by the review at allmusic.com which stated that while Brooker was in fine voice the writing by Brooker's partner Keith Reid was "in a mundane, conventional mode" while Entertainment Weekly suggested "...and though the songs in The Prodigal Stranger are occasionally overproduced, singer Gary Brooker's powerfully soulful voice still makes the difference every time. Most of The Prodigal Stranger would have sounded perfectly wonderful in 1969 — and in this case, that's a compliment."
Gary Brooker - piano and vocals
Matthew Fisher - organ
Robin Trower - guitar
Mark Brzezicki - drums
Dave Bronze - bass guitar
Keith Reid - lyrics
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