Midnight Wire

Midnight Wire is the fifth studio album by Curved Air and was recorded in 1975. It marked another line-up change in the band, with Darryl Way and Sonja Kristina recruiting new musicians after the end of the reunion tour marked by the Curved Air - Live album. Kristina's friend Norma Tager, who had helped design the costumes she wore on stage from Curved Air's reunion in 1974 to their breakup in 1976,[3] contributed all the lyrics to the songs.

Midnight Wire
Studio album by
Curved Air
Released1975
RecordedAugust 1975
StudioRamport Studios, London[1]
GenreProgressive rock, Folk rock
Length35:18[2]
LabelBTM
ProducerRon and Howard Albert for FAT Productions
Curved Air chronology
Curved Air – Live
(1975)		 Midnight Wire
(1975)		 Airborne
(1976)

Background and recording

The album's recording was marked by intense and bitter arguments between the band and producers Ron and Howard Albert, who often vehemently criticized the band members.[4]

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Woman On A One Night Stand" (Sonja Kristina, Norma Tager) – 5:06
  2. "Day Breaks My Heart" (Darryl Way, Tager) – 4:38
  3. "The Fool" (Way, Mick Jacques, Tager) – 4:27
  4. "Pipe of Dreams" (Jacques) – 3:58

Side two
  1. "Orange Street Blues" (Way, Tager) – 5:01
  2. "Dance of Love" (Jacques, Way, Tager) – 4:36
  3. "Midnight Wire" (Way, Tager) – 7:32

Personnel
Curved Air
Guest musicians
Technical
  • Will Reid-Dick - engineer
  • Bob Searles, Liz Gilmore - sleeve design

"Thanks to Beric Wickens, Carolann Nicholls, Ian Copeland, Miles Copeland, Moray McMillin, Nick Blackburn"

References
  1. "Curved Air - Midnight Wire (Vinyl, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  2. "CURVED AIR Midnight Wire music reviews and MP3". www.progarchives.com. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  3. "Cherry Red TV interview". Cherry Red Records. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
  4. Sutcliffe, Phil & Fielder, Hugh (1981). L'Historia Bandido. London and New York: Proteus Books. ISBN 0-906071-66-6. p. 16.
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