Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes

Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes is the seventh studio album by German rock band Eloy, released in 1979.[3] It is the third and last studio album with the line-up of Frank Bornemann, Detlev Schmidtchen, Klaus-Peter Matziol and Jürgen Rosenthal.

Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes
Studio album by
Released10 January 1979[1][2]
RecordedNovember and December 1978 at "Sound N Studios", L'eau De Cologne.
Length43:26
LabelEMI Electrola
ProducerFrank Bornemann
Eloy chronology
Live
(1978)
Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes
(1979)
Colours
(1980)

Track listing edit

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."a) Astral Entrance (3:03)
b) Master of Sensation" (6:00)
Eloy9:03
2."The Apocalypse:
a) Silent Cries Divide the Night (4:17)
b) The Vision - Burning (7:15)
c) Force Majeure" (3:22)
Eloy14:54
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
3."Pilot to Paradise"Eloy7:01
4."De Labore Solis"Eloy5:12
5."Mighty Echoes"Eloy7:16
Total length:43:26

Personnel edit

  • Frank Bornemann — lead, electric, processed and acoustic guitars, lead and backing vocals
  • Detlev Schmidtchen — Hammond organ M3, backing vocals, Mini Moog and ARP synthesizers, Solina and String Ensembles, RMI keyboard computer, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Yamaha and Steinway grand pianos,
  • Klaus-Peter Matziol — Alembic bass, backing vocals, Moog Taurus pedal, Two-Minutes-Effect guitar
  • Jürgen Rosenthal — SONOR Genuine Rosewood 20" bass drum, 7,5x14" snare drum, Remo roto-toms, PAiSTe & Zildjian cymbals, gongs, kettle drums, percussion, flute, lyrics

Release Information edit

Gomah [4]

Year Type Label Catalog #
1979 LP Electrola 45269
1989 CD EMI CDP5387920212

References edit

  1. ^ "Silent Cries And Mighty Echoes (Remastered 2019) - Eloy". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Silent Cries And Mighty Echoes (Remastered 2019) - Eloy". Spotify. Spotify AB. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ Eloy: Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes at AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Gomah - Eloy-Lyrics "Silent Cries & Mighty Echoes"". June 2004. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-27.

External links edit