Gary Brooker’s 1985 solo debut “Echoes In The Night” was the album for all those fans who had been waiting eight years for a PROCOL HARUM reunion.
In addition to Gary Brooker‘s singing and keyboard work, it featured PROCOL HARUM organist MATTHEW FISHER, lyricist KEITH REID, and drummer B.J. WILSON. They didn’t appear on every track, but when they got together, notably on the title song (which also featured ERIC CLAPTON), “Saw The Fire,” and especially the ambitious “Ghost Train,” PROCOL HARUM was back. Even when FISHER and REID weren’t collaborating, as on “Mr. Blue Day,” Brooker aspired to a ‘Procol’ approach.
1. Count Me Out
2. Two Fools In Love
3. Echoes In The Night
4. Ghost Train
5. Mr. Blue Day
6. Saw The Fire
7. The Long Goodbye
8. Hear What You Saying
9. Missing Person
10. Trick Of The Night
11. Summer Nights
Gary Brooker - keyboards & vocals
Matthew Fisher - keyboards
Phil Palmer - guitar
Robert Ahwai - guitar
Tim Renwick - Rhythm uitar
Eric Clapton - lead guitar
Rory Gallagher - slide guitar
Dave Bronze - bass
John Giblin - bass
B.J. Wilson - drums
Henry Spinetti - drums
Matt Lettley - drums
Ray Cooper - percussion
Jamie Talbot - saxophone
Franky Brooker - background vocals
Jannette Sewell - background vocals
Jean Rich - background vocals
Linda Page - background vocals
Ronnie Carryl - background vocals
Shola Phillips - background vocals
National Philharmonic Orchestra
London Community Gospel Choir - voices