Born in Captivity

1984 studio album by Roy Harper

Born in Captivity

Studio album by

Roy Harper

Released| 1984
Recorded| England
Genre| Folk rock, progressive folk
Label| Hardup PUB 5002,
Awareness AWL1001,
Science Friction HUCD008
Producer| Roy Harper
Roy Harper chronology
| Work of Heart
(1982)  | Born in Captivity
(1984)  | Whatever Happened to Jugula?
(1985)

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Born in Captivity is the 12th studio album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper. It was first released in 1984. Essentially, Born in Captivity is the demo tape for his previous 1982 release, Work of Heart.

## History

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Originally, Born in Captivity was released as a collectors item on Harper's Hardup label. 830 copies were made and sold quickly to Harper's fans. Demand was such that the record was reissued in 1985 (with variations to the sleeve notes, colours and labels[2]) on the Awareness Records label. Awareness Records also released cassette and CD versions in 1989.

In 1994, Harper's own label, Science Friction, combined Born in Captivity with Work of Heart to form the double CD version of this album currently available.

The album's cover shows Harper behind bars, the numbers "120641" represent his date of birth (12 June 1941) and the "No.006" is a reference to Patrick McGoohans character, "Number Six", in the British, 1960s TV programme, The Prisoner. Harper referenced this programme earlier in his career on his 1969 album Folkjokeopus, with a track entitled "McGoohans Blues". The song "Stan" references famous footballer Sir Stanley Matthews of Blackpool F.C. and England. A finished version of "Elizabeth" appeared on Harper's 1985 album Whatever Happened to Jugula?.

N.B. The songs "No Woman is Safe" and "Jack of Hearts" are basically the same, containing identical lyrics.

## Track listing

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All tracks credited to Roy Harper

### Side one

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1. "Stan" – 5:03
2. "Drawn to the Flames" (Demo Version) – 4:43
3. "Come to Bed Eyes" – 4:20
4. "No Woman Is Safe"* – 4:42
5. "I Am a Child" (Demo Version) – 3:59
6. "Elizabeth" – 4:47

### Side two

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1. "Work of Heart" (Demo Version) – 19:20
1. "No One Ever Gets Out Alive"
2. "Two Lovers in the Moon"
3. "We Are the People"
4. "All Us Children (So Sadly Far Apart)"
5. "We Are the People" (reprise)
6. "No One Ever Gets Out Alive" (finale)

## 1994 double CD reissue

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### Disc one – Born in Captivity

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1. "Stan" – 5:03
2. "Drawn to the Flames" (Demo Version) – 4:43
3. "Come To Bed Eyes" – 4:20
4. "No Woman Is Safe"* – 4:42
5. "I Am A Child" (Demo Version) – 3:59
6. "Elizabeth" – 4:47
7. "Work of Heart" (Demo Version) – 19:20
1. "No One Ever Gets Out Alive"
2. "Two Lovers in the Moon"
3. "We Are the People"
4. "All Us Children (So Sadly Far Apart)"
5. "We Are the People" (reprise)
6. "No One Ever Gets Out Alive" (finale)

### Disc two – Work of Heart

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1. "Drawn To The Flames" – 6:34
2. "Jack Of Hearts"* – 4:14
3. "I Am A Child" – 3:09
4. "Woman" – 4:42
5. "I Still Care" – 4:50
6. "Work of Heart" – 21:32
1. "No One Ever Gets Out Alive"
2. "Two Lovers in the Moon"
3. "We Are the People"
4. "All Us Children (So Sadly Far Apart)"
5. "We Are the People" (reprise)
6. "No One Ever Gets Out Alive" (finale)

(* The songs "Jack of Hearts" and "No Woman is safe" are basically the same, containing identical lyrics.)

## Personnel

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* Roy Harper\- vocals and guitar

## References

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1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Discography and cover notes

## External links

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* Roy Harper Official Site
* Excellent Roy Harper resource
* Roy Harper discography

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Roy Harper

Studio albums|

* Sophisticated Beggar
* Come Out Fighting Ghengis Smith
* Folkjokeopus
* Flat Baroque and Berserk
* Stormcock
* Lifemask
* Valentine
* HQ
* Bullinamingvase
* The Early Years
* The Unknown Soldier
* Work of Heart
* Born in Captivity
* Whatever Happened to Jugula?
* Descendants of Smith
* Loony on the Bus
* Once
* Death or Glory?
* Commercial Breaks
* Garden of Uranium
* Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles
* The Dream Society
* The Green Man
* Man and Myth

Live albums|

* Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion
* In Between Every Line
* Born in Captivity II
* Unhinged
* Live at Les Cousins
* Royal Festival Hall Live – June 10th 2001
* Beyond the Door

Compilations|

* An Introduction to .....
* Hats off
* East of the Sun
* Today Is Yesterday
* Counter Culture
* From Occident to Orient
* Songs of Love and Loss

Collaborations|

* "Have a Cigar"
* "Breathing"
* The Edges of Twilight
* "Time"

Singles / 12" singles / EPs|

* "When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease"
* "The Death of God"

Songs & poems|

* "Another Day"
* "Three Hundred Words"

Related articles|

* Nick Harper
* "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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