1981 studio album by Peter Hammill From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sitting Targets is the tenth studio album by Peter Hammill, released on Virgin Records in June 1981. It contains several songs in the raw new wave style typical of Hammill's work in the late 1970s and early 1980s, following the dissolution of his band Van der Graaf Generator, and one of his occasional tender ballads, "Ophelia". "Stranger Still", "Sign" and "Central Hotel" have all been regularly performed by Hammill live in recent[when?] years.
| Sitting Targets | ||||
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| Released | 5 June 1981[1] | |||
| Recorded | November 1980–February 1981 | |||
| Studio | Sofa Sound, Wiltshire | |||
| Genre | Art rock | |||
| Length | 44:24 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Peter Hammill | |||
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"Ophelia" was re-worked for Hammill's 1984 album The Love Songs.
The cover features crash test dummies in photographs supplied by the Ford Motor Company.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Breakthrough" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "My Experience" | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Ophelia" | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Empress's Clothes" | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Glue" | 3:49 |
| 6. | "Hesitation" | 4:11 |
| Total length: | 22:41 | |
All tracks are written by Peter Hammill
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sitting Targets" | 5:27 |
| 2. | "Stranger Still" | 5:00 |
| 3. | "Sign" | 3:50 |
| 4. | "What I Did" | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Central Hotel" | 4:42 |
| Total length: | 22:41 | |
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