1. "No One Receiving" 3:52 2. "Backwater" 3:43 3. "Kurt's Rejoinder" 2:55 4. "Energy Fools the Magician" 2:04 5. "King's Lead Hat" 3:56 6. "Here He Comes" 5:38 7. "Julie With ..." 6:19 8. "By This River" 3:03 9. "Through Hollow Lands" (For Harold Budd) 3:56 0. "Spider and I" 4:10 Brian Eno -- voices, synthesizers (Minimoog, EMS Synthi AKS, Yamaha CS-80), guitar, synthesised percussion, piano, brass, vibes, metallics, bellPaul Rudolph -- bass, rhythm guitar, harmonic bass Phil Collins -- drums Percy Jones -- fretless bass, analogue delay bass Rhett Davies -- agong-gong, stick Jaki Liebezeit -- drums Dave Mattacks -- drums Shirley Williams (Robert Wyatt) -- brush timbales, time Kurt Schwitters -- voice Fred Frith -- modified guitar, cascade guitars Andy Fraser -- drums Phil Manzanera -- rhythm guitar Robert Fripp -- guitar Achim Roedelius -- grand piano, electric piano Möbi Moebius -- bass fender piano Bill MacCormick -- bass Brian Turrington -- bass Before and After Science is the fifth studio album by British musician Brian Eno. Produced by Eno and Rhett Davies, it was originally released by Polydor Records in December 1977. Unlike Eno's previous albums which were written and recorded quickly, the album took over two years to complete. Several guest musicians from the United Kingdom and Germany helped with the album, including members of Roxy Music, Free, Fairport Convention, Can and Cluster. Over one hundred tracks were written with only ten making the album's final cut. The musical styles of the album range from energetic and jagged to the later tracks which are more languid and pastoral. The album marks Eno's last foray into rock music for the 1970s as a solo artist, with all his remaining albums of the decade showcasing more of Eno's avant-garde and ambient music, which was hinted at on the second half of Before and After Science. The album was Eno's second to chart in the United States. The song "King's Lead Hat", an anagram for Talking Heads, was remixed and released as a single although it didn't chart in the United Kingdom. Both initial and more recent critical response to the album was positive with several critics calling it one of Eno's best works.(Wiki)

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