In the House of Stone and Light (album)
1994 studio album by Martin Page
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In the House of Stone and Light is the debut album by Martin Page, released in 1994. It features the title song, "In the House of Stone and Light", which was a substantial Billboard Hot 100 hit (peaking at number 14) and AC (number 1) hit.
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| Released | (UK) July 26, 1994 (USA) | |||
| Recorded | 1993–1994 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, soft rock | |||
| Length | 50:44 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Martin Page | |||
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Background and composition
An EPK has been made for the album.[2] It features Martin Page himself, lyricist Bernie Taupin, musician Robbie Robertson, and other friends of Page. In the EPK they talk about his past with his band, Q-Feel, his collaborations with Taupin, and the album and Page himself.
Track listing
All tracks written by Martin Page, except tracks 6 and 9 (Martin Page/Bernie Taupin)
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "In the House of Stone and Light" | 5:00 |
| 2. | "Shape the Invisible" | 4:34 |
| 3. | "I Was Made For You" | 5:13 |
| 4. | "Keeper of the Flame" | 6:03 |
| 5. | "In My Room" | 5:33 |
| 6. | "Monkey In My Dreams" | 6:38 |
| 7. | "Put on Your Red Dress" | 5:13 |
| 8. | "Broken Stairway" | 2:49 |
| 9. | "Light In Your Heart" | 5:05 |
| 10. | "The Door" | 4:35 |
Personnel
The following personnel is adapted from the album's liner notes:[3]
- Martin Page – lead vocals, bass, keyboards, guitars, programming, background vocals, acoustic piano
- Jimmy Copley – drums (1–2, 4, 7, 10)
- Paul Joseph Moore – keyboards (1–3, 7)
- Robbie Robertson – guitar (1)
- Neil Taylor – guitar (1–7, 9–10), ebow (2–3)
- Bill Dillon – guitar (1–10), mandolin (1, 4, 10), guitorgan (1–10), rubber bass (6)
- Geoffrey Oryema – background vocals (1, 4)
- Brenda Russell – background vocals (1, 9)
- Phil Collins – drums (2–3, 9)
- Trevor Thornton – tribal sidesticks, handclaps (4); tambourine (4–7); drums (5); Live snare, sidesticks (6); gong tom (6, 10)
- Brian Fairweather, diane poncher, susan poncher – handclaps (4); guitar (5, 10)
- Jack Hues – background vocals (6), keyboards (8); acoustic steel guitar, nylon string guitar (10)
- Production
- Arranged & Produced By Martin Page
- Engineered By Jeff Lorenzen, Martin Page & Ed Thacker
- Mixed By Mike Shipley; assisted by Kyle Bess, Bill Cooper, Greg Goldman & Rail Jon Rogut
- Digital Editing By Jeff Lorenzen
- Mastered By Dave Collins