With Friends from the Orchestra
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| Released | 29 November 2019 | |||
| Studio | The Racket Club (Buckinghamshire) Real World Studios (Box, Wiltshire) | |||
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| Length | 79:41 | |||
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With Friends from the Orchestra is an album by the English progressive rock band Marillion. It was released on 29 November 2019 through earMUSIC and Intact Records. The album consists of orchestral re-recordings of songs from the band's catalogue, spanning Seasons End (1989) to Sounds That Can't Be Made (2012). Recording took place at the Racket Club (the band's own studio) and Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios.[1] Strings were provided by the in Praise of Folly String Quartet, and string arrangements were written by Michael Hunter, who also co-produced the album with the band.[2] The release is the band's second album of re-recordings, after Less Is More (2009).
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All tracks are written by Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, and Ian Mosley, except "A Collection" and "Seasons End" written with John Helmer.
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Estonia" | This Strange Engine, 1997 | 7:57 |
| 2. | "A Collection" | "No One Can", 1991 | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Fantastic Place" | Marbles, 2004 | 6:01 |
| 4. | "Beyond You" | Afraid of Sunlight, 1995 | 5:25 |
| 5. | "This Strange Engine" | This Strange Engine | 16:20 |
| 6. | "The Hollow Man" | Brave, 1994 | 4:23 |
| 7. | "The Sky Above the Rain" | Sounds That Can't Be Made, 2012 | 10:33 |
| 8. | "Seasons End" | Seasons End, 1989 | 8:00 |
| 9. | "Ocean Cloud" | Marbles | 18:00 |
| Total length: | 79:41 | ||
"This Strange Engine" has an additional line of lyrics, which was left off during the original recording in 1997.[3]
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Steve Hogarth – lead vocals
- Steve Rothery – guitar
- Mark Kelly – keyboards
- Pete Trewavas – bass guitar, additional vocals
- Ian Mosley – drums
- In Praise of Folly String Quartet
- Nicole Miller
- Margaret Hermant
- Annemie Osborne
- Maia Frankowski
- Sam Morris – French horn
- Emma Halnan – flute
- Phil Todd – saxophone (5)
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[4] | 42 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 79 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[6] | 85 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 85 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 69 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 179 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10] | 14 |
References
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- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Marillion – With Friends from the Orchestra" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Marillion – With Friends from the Orchestra". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Marillion – With Friends from the Orchestra" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Marillion – With Friends from the Orchestra". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 July 2025.