Happy Landings and Lost Tracks - Happy Landings 1997 Planned Album Release

Happy Landings 1997 Planned Album Release

The 1996 version of the Happy Landings album was not released, but eight of the tracks were subsequently re-recorded/remixed by Stephen W. Tayler and Sadia during February and March 1997 for a planned release of the album later that year (possibly October 23, 1997 - catalogue number BDC 22), with the newly recorded tracks of "Lonely As A Lighthouse" (recorded February 10–12, 1997 at Route One Studios, London) and "Life's What's Killing Me" replacing "Mayfly" and "Elected" (another track under development at this time was titled, "Peace Louise"):

  1. "Modern World"
  2. "Two Different Views"
  3. "Going Without"
  4. "Happy Landings"
  5. "Freeman"
  6. "We Once Held Hands"
  7. "Lonely As A Lighthouse"
  8. "Ocean Blue"
  9. "Life's What's Killing Me"
  10. "Sweet Pandemonium"
  • Cy Curnin — Lead Vocals, Guitar
  • Rupert Greenall — Keyboards, Vocals
  • Jamie West-Oram — Guitar, Vocals, Lead Vocals on "Sweet Pandemonium"
  • Adam Woods — Drums

Additional personnel

  • Jeff Scantlebury — Percussion
  • Chris Tait — Bass on "Modern World" and "Two Different Views"
  • Dennis Bovell — Bass on "Going Without", "Freeman" and "We Once Held Hands"
  • Dan K. Brown — Bass on "Sweet Pandemonium"
  • Matthew Kleinman & Jason McDermot — Brass on "Freeman"
  • Liz Skillings — Background Vocals on "Two Different Views", "Ocean Blue" and "Sweet Pandemonium"

Six of the 1997 session tracks ("Two Different Views", "Going Without", "Happy Landings", "We Once Held Hands", "Ocean Blue" and "Life's What's Killing Me") were subsequently re-recorded/remixed/edited for the Elemental album released in April 1998.

The 1997 version of "Sweet Pandemonium" was made available as a digital download.

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