On May 28, 2007, “ACP Recordings” label released “The Ideal Condition”, the debut Paul Hartnoll studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Angel  Studiosd”, and was produced by Paul Hartnoll and Chris Elliott.

Track listing:

• Paul Hartnoll – vocal, guitar, synthesizer, mixing
• David Nolte – guitar, autoharp
• Chris Elliot – piano
• Chris Laurence, Markus Van Horn, Mary Scully, Patrick Lannigan – double bass
• Frank Ricotti – percussion
• Michael Smith – alto and tenor saxophone
• Andy Findon – saxophone
• Bruce White, Ian Balmain, Paul Archibald – trumpet
• Helen Keen, Philippa Davies – flute
• Andy Wood, Mike Hext, Simon Gunton – tenor trombone
• Dave Stewart – bass trombone
• Anthony Pike, Nicholas Bucknall – clarinet
• Julie Andrews, Richard Skinner – bassoon
• David Thorne – oboe
• Leila Ward – oboe, cor Anglais
• Mike Thompson, Richard Berry, Richard Watkins – French horn
• Boguslaw Kostecki, Chris Clad, Chris Tombling, David Emanuel, Dave Woodstock, Dermot Crehan, Liz Edwards, Emlyn Singleton, Everton Nelson, Gavyn Wright, Jackie Shave, Jonathan Rees, Julian Leaper, Mark Berrow, Patrick Kiernan, Perry Montague Mason, Simon Fischer, Steve Morris, Thomas Bowes, Warren Zielinski – violin
• Bruce White, Catherine Bradshaw, Chris Pitsillides, Ivo Van Der Werff, Jom Thorne, Kate Musker, Morgan Goff, Peter Lale – viola
• Andy Nice, Anthony Pleeth, Dave Daniels, Frank Schafere, Jonathan Williams, Marton Loveday – violoncello
• Joy Smith – harp
• Chris Elliot – arrangements, conductor
• Rachel Weston – soprano vocal
• Gibson, Alison Jiear, A. Busher, Ann De Renais, Catherine Bott, Cherith Milburn Erver, Christopher Foster, David Porter Thomas, Deborah Miles Johnson, Emma Brain Gabbott, Gerrad Bentall, G. O’Beirne, H. Cairncross, Helen Brookes, Helen Templeton, Janet Mooney, Jenny O’Grady, John Kingsley Smith, Karen Woodhouse, Lawrence Wallington, Michael Clarke, Mary Carewe, Michael Pearn, Morag MacKay, Payl Badley, Rachel Weston, Samantha Shaw, Sarah Eyden, Simon Preece, Stephen Alder, Tom Pearce – choir
• Jenny O’Grady – chorus master
• Iestyn Polson – engineer, mixing
• Gary Thomas – engineer, mixing
• Gordon Davidson – engineer
• Paul Hartnol – mixing
• Kevin Metcalf – mastering
• Mutt Ink. LLC – illustration, design
• David Butterworth – score, copyist

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Hartnoll, except where noted.

1. Haven’t We Met Before?
2. For Silence
3. Simple Sounds
4. Please
5. The Unsteady Waltz
6. Nothing Else Matters
7. Patchwork Guilt
8. Aggro
9. Dust Motes