Footprints in the Desert

Footprints in the Desert
Footprints in the Desert
Studio album by Hugh Cornwell
Released	April 2002
Recorded	1990–1996
Genre	Alternative rock; Post-punk
Length	50:41
Label	Track
Producer	James Cadsky
Hugh Cornwell chronology

Footprints in the Desert is the fifth studio album by Hugh Cornwell, released in April 2002 by Track Record. This album, Cornwell's second "lost album",^[2] compiles rare and unreleased tracks^[3] from the mid-1990s that were not part of a record deal. It was recorded in Bath with James Cadsky, who engineered the Wired album.

The same year, Track Records also reissued Cornwell's 1999 album, Mayday, on CD.

In 2006, Cornwell told online music magazine Penny Black Music that the album "was a set of songs that I had recorded in the mid 90's which had never got released because I was out of a publishing deal and out of a record contract. On demand from the fan base we decided to put that out."^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hugh Cornwell, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If You Wanted To"		4:04
2.	"Everybody"		3:02
3.	"I Can't Handle It"		3:51
4.	"Fresh Air"		3:44
5.	"One Fine Thing"		4:01
6.	"Lady in Mind"		4:21
7.	"So Sexual"		3:43
8.	"Touch Touch"		3:39
9.	"Venus in Furs"	Lou Reed	5:07
10.	"For What It's Worth"	Stephen Stills	3:00
11.	"Keep It Under Your Hat"		3:18
12.	"Coming of Age"		4:00
13.	"Sex Bomb"		3:38
14.	"2000 Lights"		1:13

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[5]

Musicians

Hugh Cornwell – vocals, instrumentation
Phil Andrews – keyboards
Chris Goulstone – guitar
Ted Mason – guitar
Steve Lawrence – bass
Chris Bell – drums
Spencer May – percussion programming

Technical

Hugh Cornwell – engineer, mixing, liner notes
Phil Andrews – engineer, mixing
Spencer May – engineer
Robin Barclay – mixing
Trevor Curwen – mixing
Shaun Kirkpatrick – mixing
Chris Goulstone – mixing, mastering
Ra – graphic design
Eric Fagence – cover painting
Bob Whitfield – cover photo

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Hugh Cornwell Biography 2007". Archived from the original on 15 September 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ Clarkson, John (22 October 2006). "Hugh Cornwell - Interview". Pennyblackmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
^ "Footprints in the Desert - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Hugh Cornwell Biography 2007". Archived from the original on 15 September 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

[4] Clarkson, John (22 October 2006). "Hugh Cornwell - Interview". Pennyblackmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

[5] "Footprints in the Desert - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

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