After a 14-year break, Procol's principals reconvened for an album of new material.
The disappointments presented by this album, though, are apparent with a glance at the personnel and the lyric sheet.
Drummer B.J.
Wilson, an important architect of the Procol sound, died before this reunion was realized.
And a glance at song titles like "Holding On" and "One More Time" indicates that lyricist Keith Reid was writing in a mundane, conventional mode; one listen bears this out.
No whaling stories or whiter shades of pale here.
Brooker simply isn't given much to sing, despite being in top vocal form.
The Brooker-Fisher-Trower trio doesn't strike many sparks instrumentally, either.
Far too often, especially with the frequent use of synthesizers in place of Hammond organ, this could be any competent AOR group.
"(You Can't) Turn Back the Page" would later appear, more memorably, on the Brooker-produced The Long Goodbye: The Symphonic Music of Procol Harum.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Truth Won't Fade AwayGary Brooker, Keith Reid, Robin Trower | Procol Harum | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | Holding OnGary Brooker, Keith Reid | Procol Harum | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 3 | Man with a MissionGary Brooker, Matt Noble, Keith Reid | Procol Harum | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | (You Can't) Turn Back the PageGary Brooker, Matt Noble, Keith Reid | Procol Harum | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | One More TimeGary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, Keith Reid | Procol Harum | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | A Dream in Ev'ry HomeGary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, Keith Reid | Procol Harum | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | The Hand That Rocks the CradleGary Brooker, Keith Reid, C. Thompson | Procol Harum | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | The King of HeartsGary Brooker, Matt Noble, Keith Reid | Procol Harum | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | All Our Dreams Are SoldGary Brooker, Keith Reid, Robin Trower | Procol Harum | Play | 05:29 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 10 | Perpetual MotionGary Brooker, Matt Noble, Keith Reid | Procol Harum | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 11 | Learn to FlyGary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, Keith Reid | Procol Harum | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 12 | The Pursuit of HappinessGary Brooker, Matt Noble, Keith Reid | Procol Harum | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 51 mins | 118 MB | |||||
| 51 mins | 345 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Bronze | Bass |
| 2 | Gary Brooker | Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Piano, Producer, Vocals |
| 3 | Mark Brzezicki | Drums |
| 4 | Pete Christensen | Assistant Engineer |
| 5 | Matthew Fisher | Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Organ (Hammond), Producer |
| 6 | Carol Friedman | Photography |
| 7 | Darroll Gustamachio | Mixing |
| 8 | Lee Hammond | Art Direction |
| 9 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 10 | Stevie Lange | Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Eddie Murphy | Assistant Engineer |
| 12 | Matt Noble | Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 13 | David Perry | Cover Art |
| 14 | Procol Harum | Primary Artist |
| 15 | Keith Reid | Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 16 | Maggie Ryder | Vocals (Background) |
| 17 | Henry Spinetti | Drums |
| 18 | Miriam Stockley | Vocals (Background) |
| 19 | C. Thompson | Composer |
| 20 | Robin Trower | Composer |
Procol Harum
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |