Ring of Changes

Ring of Changes is the twelfth studio album by British rock band Barclay James Harvest, released in 1983.

Ring of Changes
Studio album by Barclay James Harvest
Released	May 16, 1983 (original version) June 25, 2012[1] (remastered CD)
Recorded	January - March 1983
Studio	Far Studios, Frankfurt
Genre	Progressive rock, new wave, pop rock
Length	48:10
Label	Polydor Records Esoteric Recordings
Producer	Pip Williams
Barclay James Harvest chronology
Turn of the Tide (1981) Ring of Changes (1983) Victims of Circumstance (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fifties Child"	J. Lees	4:18
2.	"Looking from the Outside"	L. Holroyd	5:17
3.	"Teenage Heart"	J. Lees	4:30
4.	"High Wire"	L. Holroyd	5:04
5.	"Midnight Drug"	J. Lees	5:13

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Waiting for the Right Time"	L. Holroyd	6:19
7.	"Just a Day Away (Forever Tomorrow)"	J. Lees	4:12
8.	"Paraiso Dos Cavalos"	J. Lees	5:51
9.	"Ring of Changes"	L. Holroyd	7:17
Total length:			48:10

2012 Esoteric ECLEC2332 remastered CD bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Blow Me Down"	J. Lees	4:54
11.	"Waiting for the Right Time (edited and remixed version)"	L. Holroyd	3:27
12.	"Ring of Changes (single version)"	L. Holroyd	4:39

Personnel

Barclay James Harvest

• Les Holroyd – bass, keyboards, guitars, vocals
• John Lees – guitars, vocals
• Mel Pritchard – drums, percussion

Guest musicians

"Special Guest Musician" on Ring of Changes was Bias Boshell, founder member of English folk band Trees, working with Barclay James Harvest for the first time. The orchestration on "Fifties Child" and "Paraiso Dos Cavalos" was arranged by Pip Williams and performed by the New World Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Katz. Kevin McAlea played keyboards on "Midnight Drug" and Henry Morris provided "occasional backing vocals".[1]

Production

• Produced by Pip Williams
• Engineered by Gregg Jackman
• Recorded digitally at Far Studios, Frankfurt and mixed at RAK Studios, London
• Assistant engineer – Chris Dickie
• Mastered at Strawberry Mastering by Melvyn Abrahams
• Concept and design – Alwyn Clayden & David Walker
• Art direction and supervision – Alwyn Clayden
• Photography – Tony Latham, Alwyn Clayden & Bob Norris
• Creative assistance and artwork – Main Titles Associates
• Retouching – Wade Wood

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1983	UK Albums Chart	36[3]
1983	German Albums Chart	4[4]

References

1. "Ring of Changes page on the Barclay James Harvest official website".
2. "Ring of Changes editor rating". Allmusic.
3. "Barclay James Harvest chart positions in the UK". The Official Charts Company.
4. "Ring of Changes chart position in Germany". Media Control Charts.

External links

• Barclay James Harvest official website