Face to Face (Barclay James Harvest album)

Face to Face
Studio album by Barclay James Harvest
Released	30 January 1987 (original version) 23 October 2006[1] (remastered CD)
Recorded	Friarmere Studios, Delph, Chipping Norton Studios, autumn 1986
Genre	Progressive rock, folk rock, pop rock
Length	60:45 (original CD version) 76:47 (2006 remastered CD)
Label	Polydor Records Eclectic Discs
Producer	Barclay James Harvest & Gregg Jackman
Barclay James Harvest chronology
Victims of Circumstance (1984) Face to Face (1987) Welcome to the Show (1990)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Face to Face is the fourteenth studio album by British rock band Barclay James Harvest, released in 1987.

The working title for the album whilst recording was in progress was Elements, but there was a last-minute change to Face to Face.^[1]

Track listing

Original LP version

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Prisoner of Your Love"	L. Holroyd	04:34
2.	"He Said Love"	J. Lees	05:03
3.	"Alone in the Night"	J. Lees	05:05
4.	"Turn the Key"	L. Holroyd	04:46
5.	"Guitar Blues"	J. Lees	05:24

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"African"	J. Lees	05:55
7.	"Following Me"	L. Holroyd	04:23
8.	"All My Life"	L. Holroyd	05:09
9.	"Panic"	J. Lees	04:30
10.	"Kiev"	L. Holroyd	05:25

Original CD version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Prisoner of Your Love"	L. Holroyd	04:35
2.	"He Said Love"	J. Lees	05:04
3.	"Alone in the Night"	J. Lees	05:07
4.	"Turn the Key"	L. Holroyd	04:47
5.	"You Need Love"	J. Lees	04:10
6.	"Kiev"	L. Holroyd	05:26
7.	"African"	J. Lees	05:51
8.	"Following Me"	L. Holroyd	04:22
9.	"All My Life"	L. Holroyd	05:31
10.	"Panic"	J. Lees	04:30
11.	"Guitar Blues"	J. Lees	05:18
12.	"On the Wings of Love"	L. Holroyd	05:56
Total length:			60:45

2006 Eclectic ECLCD 1051 remastered CD bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"He Said Love (single edit)"	J. Lees	04:15
14.	"Panic (12-inch single remix)"	J. Lees	06:05
15.	"On the Wings of Love (single edit)"	L. Holroyd	05:31
Total length:			76:47

Personnel

Barclay James Harvest

• Les Holroyd – bass, keyboards, guitars, vocals
• John Lees – guitars, vocals
• Mel Pritchard – drums, percussion

Guest musicians

Additional keyboards were by Kevin McAlea, Bias Boshell and Paul Wickens. The string arrangement on "Guitar Blues" was written and performed by Andrew Jackman. Dick Morrissey played saxophone. Additional percussion came from Frank Ricotti. Finally, the backing vocalists on "African" were George Chandler, Richard Jon Smith, Jimmy Chambers, Lee Vanderbilt, Bill Fredericks and Jimmy Thomas.^[1]

Production

• Produced by Barclay James Harvest & Gregg Jackman except tracks "Prisoner of Your Love", "Turn the Key", "African", "Following Me", "All My Life" and "Kiev" produced by Pip Williams, Gregg Jackman and Barclay James Harvest
• Engineered by Gregg Jackman and assisted by Richard Bland
• Recorded at John Lees's own Friarmere Studios in Delph, with additional keyboard and percussion overdubs added at Chipping Norton Studios, autumn 1986
• Mixed at Mayfair Studios and Advision Studios in London
• Sleeve design by Green Ink under the art direction of Alwyn Clayden

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1987	UK Albums Chart	65[3]
1987	German Albums Chart	9[4]

References

1. "Face to Face page on the Barclay James Harvest official website".
2. Collins, Paul. "Face to Face overview". Allmusic.
3. "Barclay James Harvest chart positions in the UK". The Official Charts Company.
4. "Face to Face chart position in Germany". Media Control Charts.

External links

• Barclay James Harvest official website