Mirage (Camel album)

Mirage
Studio album by Camel
Released 1 March 1974 (1974-03-01)
Recorded November 1973
Studio
Genre Progressive rock
Length 38:22
Label
Producer David Hitchcock
Camel chronology
Camel
(1973)
Mirage
(1974)
The Snow Goose
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]
ProgArchives
MelodicMusic
SputnikMusic [2]

Mirage is the second studio album by the English progressive rock band Camel, released on March 1, 1974. It features some of their best-known songs, including "White Rider" and "Lady Fantasy". It is also a showcase for Andrew Latimer's flute, notably on "Supertwister".

There are five tracks on Mirage, two over 9 minutes. Those two are multi-part songs: "Lady Fantasy" and "Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider", the latter being about The Lord of the Rings. The album was released on Gama Records/Deram Records.

The album was voted no. 51 in the Top 100 Prog albums of All Time by readers of 'Prog' magazine in 2014.

Track listing

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Freefall"  Peter Bardens 5:53
2. "Supertwister" (instrumental)Bardens 3:22
3. "Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider"  Andrew Latimer 9:17
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
4. "Earthrise" (instrumental)Bardens, Latimer 6:40
5. "Lady Fantasy"
a) "Encounter"
b) "Smiles for You"
c) "Lady Fantasy"  
Bardens, Latimer, Andy Ward, Doug Ferguson 12:45
Bonus tracks on 2002 remaster
No. Title Length
6. "Supertwister" (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club - 30 October 1974) 3:14
7. "Mystic Queen" (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club - 30 October 1974) 6:09
8. "Arubaluba" (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club - 30 October 1974) 7:44
9. "Lady Fantasy: Encounter/Smiles for You/Lady Fantasy" (Original Basing Street Studios Mix - November 1973) 12:59

Personnel

Camel
Production

Release details

References

  1. Jehnzen, Daevid. "Mirage - Camel | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

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