Divinities: Twelve Dances with God

Divinities: Twelve Dances with God (1995) is the second studio album by Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson.

Divinities: Twelve Dances with God
Studio album by
Ian Anderson
Released2 May 1995
RecordedAutumn 1994
GenreWorldbeat, Classical, new age
Length47:03
LabelEMI
ProducerIan Anderson
Ian Anderson chronology
Walk into Light
(1983)
Divinities: Twelve Dances with God
(1995)
The Secret Language of Birds
(2000)
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All 12 tracks are instrumental and are influenced by different ethnical musical traditions: Celtic ("In the Grip of Stronger Stuff"), Spanish ("In the Pay of Spain"), African ("En Afrique") and so on.

Anderson undertook a solo tour in 1995, playing the entire album, start-to-finish, as the first half of the concert. The second half was Jethro Tull material, many played as an instrumental version. The band was composed of Jethro Tull members Andrew Giddings and Doane Perry, future Tull member Jonathan Noyce, and Chris Leslie.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."In a Stone Circle"3:25
2."In Sight of the Minaret"3:54
3."In a Black Box"3:24
4."In the Grip of Stronger Stuff"2:48
5."In Maternal Grace"3:21
6."In the Moneylender's Temple"3:19
7."In Defence of Faiths"3:11
8."At Their Father's Knee"5:43
9."En Afrique"2:54
10."In the Olive Garden"2:50
11."In the Pay of Spain"4:05
12."In the Times of India (Bombay Valentine)"8:09
Total length:47:03

Personnel

  • Ian Anderson – concert and bamboo flutes
  • Andrew Giddings – keyboards
  • Doane Perry – tuned and untuned percussion
  • Douglas Mitchell – clarinet
  • Christopher Cowrieoboe
  • Jonathon Carrey – violin
  • Nina Gresin – cello
  • Randy Wigsharp
  • Sid GanderFrench horn
  • Den Redding – trumpet

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