Take Me to Your Leader (Hawkwind album)

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Take Me to Your Leader is the twenty fourth studio album by UK rock group Hawkwind. Released in 2005, it was their first studio album in five years. It featured guest appearances by Arthur Brown, Lene Lovich, the television presenter Matthew Wright and past member Lemmy. The first 2000 copies came with a DVD containing interviews with band members and some live and "behind the scenes" footage [1].

Take Me to Your Leader
Studio album by
Released12 September 2005
GenreSpace rock
Length50:00
LabelVoiceprint
ProducerDave Brock
Hawkwind chronology
Spaced Out in London
(2004)
Take Me to Your Leader
(2005)
Take Me to Your Future
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Spirit of the Age" (Brock, Calvert) – 6:43
  2. "Out Here We Are" (Davey) – 5:56
  3. "Greenback Massacre" (Davey) – 4:14
  4. "To Love a Machine" (Brock) – 6:00
  5. "Take Me to Your Leader" (Brock, Chadwick, Davey) – 5:50
  6. "Digital Nation" (Chadwick) – 5:25
  7. "Sunray" (Brown) – 3:55
  8. "Sighs" (Brock, Davey) – 1:22
  9. "Angela Android" (Brock, Chadwick) – 5:08
  10. "A Letter to Robert" (Brock, Brown, Chadwick) – 6:08

Bonus DVD

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  1. Interview With Dave Brock
  2. Interview With Alan Davey
  3. Interview With Richard Chadwick
  4. "Spirit of the Age" – Promo
  5. "Silver Machine" – Ruisrock Festival, Finland, 10 July 2004
  6. "The Right to Decide" – Live 1992
  7. "Spirit of the Age" – Live 2004
  8. "Psychedelic Warriors" – Live 2004

Personnel

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Hawkwind
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Charts

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Chart (2005) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[3] 32
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[4] 22

References

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  1. ^ Prato, Greg. Take Me to Your Leader at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.