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1989 studio album by Gary Moore
After the War
Released 25 January 1989 (1989-01-25 ) Recorded 1988
Genre
Length 53 :01
Label
Virgin
Producer
Peter Collins
"After the War" Released: January 1989
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"Ready for Love" Released: March 1989
"Led Clones" Released: April 1989 (US)
"Livin' on Dreams" Released: October 1989
After the War is the seventh solo studio album by the Northern Irish guitarist
Gary Moore , released on 25 January 1989 by
Virgin Records .
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Background
Like its predecessor,
Wild Frontier , After the War contains elements of
Celtic music . The instrumental "Dunluce" is named after
Dunluce Castle in
Northern Ireland .
On "Led Clones",
Ozzy Osbourne , with whom Moore had worked before the singer united with
Randy Rhoads , shares lead vocals. The song pokes fun at bands such as
Kingdom Come which were popular at the time, and is based on a
Led Zeppelin -type sound and image. "That song was great fun," Ozzy recalled, "and it was an honour to record with Gary."
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The Sisters of Mercy frontman,
Andrew Eldritch , provides backing vocals on the songs "After the War", "Speak for Yourself" and "Blood of Emeralds". Moore again pays tribute to the memory of his long-time friend and colleague
Phil Lynott with the song "Blood of Emeralds".
After the War was Moore's last foray into conventional
hard rock , and his last rock album of any kind until
Dark Days in Paradise in 1997. Starting with his next album,
Still Got the Blues , he primarily played blues.
Although
Cozy Powell played drums on the album, he was replaced by
Chris Slade for the tour, as he was set to tour with
Black Sabbath , in support of the album,
Headless Cross , on which he also played drums.
Track listing
All tracks are written by
Gary Moore , except where indicated
Side one Title Writer(s) 1. "After the War" 4:17 2. "Speak for Yourself" Moore,
Neil Carter 3:42 3. "Livin' on Dreams" 4:14 4. "Led Clones (feat.
Ozzy Osbourne ) " Moore, Carter 6:07
Side two Title Writer(s) 1. "Running from the Storm" 4:45 2. "This Thing Called Love" 3:32 3. "Ready for Love" 5:39 4. "Blood of Emeralds" Moore, Carter 8:19
CD release Title Writer(s) 1. "Dunluce (Part 1)" (instrumental) 1:17 2. "After the War" 4:17 3. "Speak for Yourself" Moore, Carter 3:42 4. "Livin' on Dreams" 4:14 5. "Led Clones (feat.
Ozzy Osbourne ) " Moore, Carter 6:07 6. "The Messiah Will Come Again" (instrumental)
Roy Buchanan 7:29 7. "Running from the Storm" 4:45 8. "This Thing Called Love" 3:22 9. "Ready for Love" 5:39 10. "Blood of Emeralds" Moore, Carter 8:19 11. "Dunluce (Part 2)" (instrumental) 3:50
Personnel
Musicians
Production
Peter Collins – producer
Duane Baron – mixing
Ian Taylor – engineer, mixing
Steve Barnett, Stewart Young, Hard to Handle – management
Charts
Sales and certifications
See also
References
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ISSN
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