Almost a Dance
1993 studio album by The Gathering
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| Studio album by The Gathering | ||||
| Released | 2 October 1993 | |||
| Recorded | September 1993 | |||
| Studio | Spitzbergen Studios, Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands | |||
| Genre | Doom metal, gothic metal | |||
| Length | 54:22 | |||
| Label | Foundation 2000 | |||
| Producer | Tom Holkenborg, Mark Fritsma | |||
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| Rock Hard |   [2] |
Almost a Dance is the second studio album by the Dutch doom metal band The Gathering.
Track listing
Credits adapted from the original release.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "On a Wave" | Niels Duffhuës | The Gathering | 5:53 |
| 2. | "The Blue Vessel" | Duffhuës | René Rutten | 6:04 |
| 3. | "Her Last Flight" | Duffhuës | Frank Boeijen, Hugo Prinsen Geerligs, Rutten | 8:47 |
| 4. | "The Sky People" | Duffhuës | Boeijen | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Nobody Dares" | Duffhuës | Duffhuës | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Like Fountains" | Duffhuës, Martine van Loon | Boeijen, Rutten | 7:41 |
| 7. | "Proof" | Duffhuës | Boeijen, Jelmer Wiersma | 6:18 |
| 8. | "Heartbeat Amplifier" | Duffhuës | Boeijen, Rutten | 4:51 |
| 9. | "A Passage to Desire" | Duffhuës, van Loon | Boeijen, Prinsen Geerligs, Rutten | 6:44 |
| Total length: | 54:22 | |||
Personnel
- The Gathering
- Niels Duffhuës – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, arrangements on track 5
- Martine van Loon – female vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6, and 9)
- René Rutten – guitars, theremin, digeridoo
- Jelmer Wiersma – guitars
- Frank Boeijen – keyboards
- Hugo Prinsen Geerligs – bass guitar, flute, triangle
- Hans Rutten – drums, arrangements
- Production
- Tom Holkenborg – producer, engineer, mixing
- Mark Fritsma – executive producer
References
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The Gathering
- René Rutten
- Hans Rutten
- Frank Boeijen
- Silje Wergeland
- Hugo Prinsen Geerligs
- Marjolein Kooijman
- Jelmer Wiersma
- Bart Smits
- Marike Groot
- Niels Duffhues
- Martine van Loon
- Anneke van Giersbergen
- Always (1992)
- Almost a Dance (1993)
- Mandylion (1995)
- Nighttime Birds (1997)
- How to Measure a Planet? (1998)
- if_then_else (2000)
- Souvenirs (2003)
- Home (2006)
- The West Pole (2009)
- Disclosure (2012)
- Afterwords (2013)
- Beautiful Distortion (2022)
- Superheat (2000)
- Sleepy Buildings (2004)
- A Noise Severe (2007)
- Black Light District (2002)
- City from Above (2009)
- Downfall (2001)
- Accessories (2005)
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