On May 4, 1999, “InsideOut Music” label released “Darktown”, the 14th Steve Hackett studio album. It was recorded 1998 – 1999, and was produced by Steve Hackett and Roger King.
Personnel:
- Steve Hackett – vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, strings, violin, choir, chorus, 12 string guitar, woodwind, rainstick, sequencing, orchestration, 12-string bass guitar, nylon string guitar, voiceover
- Bob Fenner – guitar, recorder
- Aron Friedman – piano, keyboards
- Julian Colbeck – keyboards
- Doug Sinclair – bass, fretless bass
- John Wetton – bass samples
- Roger King – bass, drums, flageolet, keyboards, woodwind, wood
- Hugo Degenhardt – drums
- Ben Fenner – mellotron
- Jim Diamond – vocals
- Ian McDonald – saxophone
- Billy Budis – cello
- John Hackett – flute, pan pipes
- Jerry Peal – strings, bells, woodwind
- Jamie McKena – choir coordinator
- Richard Buckland – engineer, ambience
- Billy Budis – engineer, mixing
- Lippa Pearce – design
- Paul Cox – photography
- Harry Pearce – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Steve Hackett, except where noted.
- Omega Metallicus
- Darktown
- Man Overboard
- The Golden Age of Steam
- Days of Long Ago – Steve Hackett, Jim Diamond
- Dreaming with Open Eyes
- Twice Around the Sun
- Rise Again
- Jane Austen’s Door
- Darktown Riot
- In Memoriam