Time Passages
Studio album by Al Stewart
Released September 1978 (US), November 1978 (UK)
Recorded June 1978 at Davlen Studios, Los Angeles
Genre Rock
Length 44:38
Label RCA (UK), Arista (US)
Producer Alan Parsons
Professional reviews
* Allmusic 4.5/5 stars link
Time Passages is the eighth album by Al Stewart, released in 1978. It is the follow up to his 1976 album Year of the Cat. The album, like its predecessor, was produced by Alan Parsons. The album's title track (which, when edited, reached #7 on the Billboard charts) and "End of the Day" were both co-written by Peter White.
Track listing
1. "Time Passages" – 6:41
2. "Valentina Way" – 4:04
3. "Life in Dark Water" – 5:49
4. "A Man for All Seasons" – 5:50
5. "Almost Lucy" – 3:43
6. "The Palace of Versailles" – 5:20
7. "Timeless Skies" – 3:34
8. "Song on the Radio" – 6:22
9. "End of the Day" – 3:11
Historical references
"A Man For All Seasons" - Sir Thomas More, statesman in Henry VIII's reign
"The Palace of Versailles" - The French Revolution, starting with the storming of the Bastille in 1789, through the Reign of Terror, the assassination of Jean-Paul Marat, and the military coup of Napoleon Bonaparte
"Life in Dark Water" - about the loneliness of a submariner; references the Marie Celeste