Third solo album by the English singer-songwriter, originally released in 1986. The album is a two-record set featuring one record of experimental rock songs with vocals and one consisting entirely of ambient instrumental tracks. Guest artists include Robert Fripp (who co-wrote three songs) and Bill Nelson (who co-wrote one song).

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

Length

1.Taking the Veil

David Sylvian

4.4

2.Laughter & Forgetting

David Sylvian

3.18

3.Before the Bullfight

David Sylvian

9.2

4.Gone to Earth

David Sylvian

3.06

5.Wave

David Sylvian

9.11

6.River Man

David Sylvian

4.54

7.Silver Moon

David Sylvian

6.19

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

Length

1.The Healing Place

David Sylvian

5.34

2.Answered Prayers

David Sylvian

3.1

3.Where the Railroad Meets the Sea

David Sylvian

2.52

4.The Wooden Cross

David Sylvian

5.04

5.Silver Moon Over Sleeping Steeples

David Sylvian

2.22

6.Camp Fire: Coyote Country

David Sylvian

3.51

7.A Bird of Prey Vanishes Into a Bright Blue Cloudless Sky

David Sylvian

3.16

8.Home

David Sylvian

4.33

9.Sunlight Seen Through Towering Trees

David Sylvian

3.02

10.Upon This Earth

David Sylvian

6.3

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