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.

1. Omega Metallicus
2. Darktown
3. Man Overboard
4. The Golden Age of Steam
5. Days of Long Ago – Steve Hackett, Jim Diamond
6. Dreaming with Open Eyes
7. Twice Around the Sun
8. Rise Again
9. Jane Austen’s Door
10. Darktown Riot
11. In Memoriam