The Well's on Fire

The Well's on Fire
Studio album by Procol Harum
Released	4 March 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Progressive rock, art rock
Label	Eagle Records
Producer	Rafe McKenna & Procol Harum
Procol Harum chronology
One More Time - Live in Utrecht 1992 (1999) The Well's on Fire (2003) Live at Union Chapel (2004)

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Allmusic	[1]

The Well's on Fire is the eleventh and final studio album by Procol Harum, released in 2003. The album was Matthew Fisher's last studio album with the band, and his last live release with them was Live at Union Chapel, recorded in December 2003 and including many of the songs from the studio album.

Track listing

All music by Gary Brooker and lyrics by Keith Reid, except where noted.

1. "An Old English Dream"
2. "Shadow Boxed"
3. "A Robe of Silk"
4. "The Blink of an Eye"
5. "The VIP Room"
6. "The Question" (Matthew Fisher, Keith Reid)
7. "This World Is Rich" (for Stephen Maboe)
8. "Fellow Travellers" - based on "Lascia Ch'io Pianga" by George Frideric Handel (Matthew Fisher, Keith Reid)
9. "The Wall Street Blues"
10. "The Emperor's New Clothes"
11. "So Far Behind"
12. "Every Dog Will Have His Day" (Brooker, Fisher, Reid)
13. "Weisselklenzenacht (The Signature)" (Fisher)

Personnel

• Gary Brooker - piano, vocals
• Matthew Fisher - organ
• Geoff Whitehorn - guitar
• Matt Pegg - bass guitar
• Mark Brzezicki - drums, percussion
• Keith Reid - lyrics
• Roger Taylor - backing vocals (2)
• Rafe McKenna - Producer
• Joshua J Macrae - Engineer

Cover Version

Les Fradkin covered "Fellow Travellers" as part of a "Beyond The Pale" Compilation. It also appears in his 2006 release: "Goin' Back".

References

1. Esch, Jim (2011). "The Well's on Fire - Procol Harum | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.

External links

• ProcolHarum.com - ProcolHarum.com's page on this album