Flame (Richard Barbieri and Tim Bowness album)


"Flame" is the only album recorded by the duo of singer/lyricist Tim Bowness and keyboard player Richard Barbieri, released in 1994.
The two men met when Tim Bowness and Steven Wilson invited Richard Barbieri to join the live line-up of Bowness and Wilsons's band No-Man. Apart from Wilson, Karn and Jansen, "Flame" also features appearances by drummers Chris Maitland and Gavin Harrison. Also appearing is guitarist Michael Bearpark, from Bowness's Samuel Smiles band.
The title track of the album is a reworked version of a Barbieri-penned instrumental called "Long Tales, Tall Shadows", which appeared on the album "Stories Across Borders".
Portions of the recording sessions ran parallel to those of No-Man's Flowermouth album. Wire Magazine, in conjunction with the label, distributed a four-track sampler CD with their July 1994 issue which included two tracks from each release.

Track listing

Song credits

A Night In Heaven
Steve Jansen - drum programming
Mick Karn - saxophone
Richard Barbieri - keyboards, synthesisers, additional drum programming
Tim Bowness - vocal
Song Of Love And Everything
Steve Jansen - drum programming, guitar, hand percussion, bass synthetiser
Mick Karn - bass guitar
Steven Wilson - guitar
Richard Barbieri - keyboards, synthesisers
Tim Bowness - vocal
Brightest Blue
Chris Maitland - drum kit
Danny Thompson - acoustic bass
Michael Bearpark - guitar
Richard Barbieri - keyboards, synthesisers
Tim Bowness - vocal
Flame
Gavin Harrison - drum kit
Steve Jansen - drum programming
Mick Karn - bass guitar
Steven Wilson - guitar
Richard Barbieri - keyboards, synthesisers
Tim Bowness - vocal
Trash Talk
Steve Jansen - drum programming
Richard Barbieri - keyboards, synthesisers
Tim Bowness - vocal
Time Flown
Gavin Harrison - drum programming
Mick Karn - saxophone
Richard Barbieri - keyboards, synthesisers
Tim Bowness - vocal
Torch Dance
Steve Jansen - drum programming
Michael Bearpark - guitars
Richard Barbieri - keyboards, drum programming, treatments
Feel
Steve Jansen - drum programming, bass synthesisers
Michael Bearpark - guitar
Richard Barbieri - keyboards, synthesisers
Tim Bowness - vocal