Work of Heart


Work of Heart is the eleventh studio album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper and was first released in 1982.

History

The original album was released on Harper's own label, Public Records, formed with Mark Thompson,. Additionally, the album was chosen by Derek Jewell of The Sunday Times as "Album of the Year" in 1982.
The demo version of this album was later released on a limited edition vinyl release, titled Born in Captivity. The sound of Born in Captivity being more typical of previous Harper recordings; featuring him and guitar only.
Whilst Harper describes this period as his musical career nadir, it came at a time of the zenith for the United Kingdom hi-fi industry. Harper released a very limited number of so-called "Real-Time Mastered" compact audio cassette copies of the Work of Heart album. Unlike mass-market cassettes which at the time were produced at high speed from a multi-generational copy of the master, these issues were transcribed in real time from the original two track studio master tape. In order to eke maximum sound quality from this technique, the tape stock used was high quality Maxell Type I ferric oxide stock in conjunction with Dolby B Noise Reduction.
Work of Heart together with Born in Captivity form the double CD version of this album currently available.

Track listing

All tracks credited to Roy Harper

Side one

  1. "Drawn To The Flames" - 6:34
  2. "Jack Of Hearts"* - 4:14
  3. "I Am A Child" - 3:09
  4. "Woman" - 4:42
  5. "I Still Care" - 4:50

    Side two

  6. "Work of Heart" - 21:32
  7. #"No One Ever Gets Out Alive"
  8. #"Two Lovers in the Moon"
  9. #"We Are the People"
  10. #"All Us Children "
  11. #"We Are the People"
  12. #"No One Ever Gets Out Alive"

    1994 double CD reissue

Disc one – ''Born in Captivity''

  1. "Stan" - 5:03
  2. "Drawn to the Flames" - 4:43
  3. "Come To Bed Eyes" - 4:20
  4. "No Woman Is Safe"* - 4:42
  5. "I Am A Child" - 3:59
  6. "Elizabeth" - 4:47
  7. "Work of Heart" - 19:20
  8. #"No One Ever Gets Out Alive"
  9. #"Two Lovers in the Moon"
  10. #"We Are the People"
  11. #"All Us Children "
  12. #"We Are the People"
  13. #"No One Ever Gets Out Alive"

    Disc two – ''Work of Heart''

  14. "Drawn To The Flames" - 6:34
  15. "Jack Of Hearts"* - 4:14
  16. "I Am A Child" - 3:09
  17. "Woman" - 4:42
  18. "I Still Care" - 4:50
  19. "Work of Heart" - 21:32
  20. #"No One Ever Gets Out Alive"
  21. #"Two Lovers in the Moon"
  22. #"We Are the People"
  23. #"All Us Children "
  24. #"We Are the People"
  25. #"No One Ever Gets Out Alive"

    Personnel