Open (Steve Hillage album)
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| Released | 12 October 1979 | |||
| Recorded | August 1979 | |||
| Studio | Ridge Farm Studio | |||
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| Label | Virgin | |||
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Open is the sixth studio album by British progressive rock musician Steve Hillage, released by Virgin Records in October 1979.
Confusingly, Hillage had added a young second guitar player to his band called Dave Stewart, but this was not his old Uriel and Khan bandmate and keyboard player of the same name, although the latter does make a guest appearance with a solo on the closing track, "The Fire Inside".
When the album was released on CD in 1990 the four studio tracks from the earlier live album Live Herald were added at the beginning and the running order of the original album was revised. The remastered CD edition from 2007 retains this running order and also adds two further bonus tracks, including an early version of "Don't Dither Do It" from the Fish Rising sessions.
Original 1979 track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Day After Day" | Dave Stewart, Miquette Giraudy, Steve Hillage | 6:17 |
| 2. | "Getting In Tune" | Hillage | 3:16 |
| 3. | "Open" | Giraudy, Paul Francis, Hillage | 5:16 |
| 4. | "Definite Activity" | Andy Anderson, Stewart, Giraudy, Francis, Hillage | 4:43 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 5. | "Don't Dither Do It" | Hillage | 5:04 |
| 6. | "The Fire Inside" | Giraudy, Hillage | 6:15 |
| 7. | "Earthrise" | Oum Kalsoum, Steve Hillage (adapted) | 8:34 |
1990 CD track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Talking To The Sun" | Giraudy, Hillage | 5:59 |
| 2. | "1988 Aktivatior" | Hillage | 2:29 |
| 3. | "New Age Synthesis (Unzipping The Zype)" | Anderson, John McKenzie, Giraudy, Hillage | 8:52 |
| 4. | "Healing Feeling" | Giraudy, Hillage | 6:05 |
| 5. | "Earthrise" | Oum Kalsoum, Steve Hillage (adapted) | 8:34 |
| 6. | "Open" | Giraudy, Francis, Hillage | 5:17 |
| 7. | "Definite Activity" | Anderson, Stewart, Giraudy, Francis, Hillage | 4:43 |
| 8. | "Getting Better" | Lennon/McCartney | 2:59 |
| 9. | "Day After Day" | Stewart, Giraudy, Hillage | 6:19 |
| 10. | "Getting In Tune" | Hillage | 3:15 |
| 11. | "Don't Dither Do It" | Hillage | 5:04 |
| 12. | "The Fire Inside" | Giraudy, Hillage | 6:14 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Don't Dither Do It (1974 Power Trio Backing Track)" | Hillage | 4:46 |
| 14. | "Four Ever Rainbow (Part 3 Alternative Mix)" | Hillage | 8:57 |
