The Battle of Hastings (album)

This article is about the album by Caravan. For other uses, see Battle of Hastings (disambiguation).

The Battle of Hastings
Studio album by Caravan
Released	September 28, 1995
Recorded	Apr 1995-May 1995
Genre	Progressive rock, Canterbury scene, hard rock
Length	52:21
Label	Castle
Producer	Julian Gordon-Hastings
Caravan chronology
The Best of Caravan – Canterbury Tales (1994)The Best of Caravan – Canterbury Tales1994 The Battle of Hastings (1995) Travelling Man (1998)Travelling Man1998

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The Battle of Hastings is the 1995 album released by Caravan.

Track listing

1. "It's a Sad, Sad Affair" (Hastings) – 3:23
2. "Somewhere in Your Heart" (Hastings) – 5:42
3. "Cold as Ice" (Hastings) – 4:09
4. "Liar" (Hastings) – 6:07
5. "Don't Want Love" (Hastings, Hastings) – 6:48
6. "Travelling Ways" (Sinclair) – 3:51
7. "This Time" (Hastings) – 5:19
8. "If It Wasn't for Your Ego" (Hastings) – 3:36
9. "It's Not Real" (Hastings) – 5:29
10. "Wendy Wants Another 6" Mole" (Hastings) – 2:25
11. "I Know Why You're Laughing" (Hastings) – 5:32

Personnel

• Richard Coughlan – drums
• Pye Hastings – accordionist, electric guitarist, vocalist, harmony vocalist, Leslie guitarist
• Jim Leverton – bass guitarist, vocalist, harmony vocalist
• Geoff Richardson – acoustic guitarist, clarinet, mandolin, violinist, accordion, electric guitarist, tambourine, violist, wind, kalimba, harmony vocals, shaker, amplifiers
• Dave Sinclair – keyboards, harmony vocalist

Additional personnel

• Jimmy Hastings – clarinet, flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo, soprano sax, tenor sax

Releases information

• 1999 Castle 520
• 1996 CD HTD 41
• 2002 CD Castle 72042
• 1995 CD Castle 41

External links

• Allmusic
• Calyx, The Canterbury Website