Solas (album)

Solas is the sixth studio album from Northern Ireland band The Answer, released on 28 October 2016 on Napalm Records.

Solas
Studio album by The Answer
Released	28 October 2016
Recorded	2016 at Studio A, London
Length	49:21
Label	Napalm Records
Producer	Andy Bradfield, Avril Mackintosh
The Answer chronology
Raise a Little Hell (2015) Solas (2016)

Track listing

All tracks written by The Answer (Cormac Neeson, Paul Mahon, James Heatley and Micky Waters) except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Solas"		4:36
2.	"Beautiful World"	Neil Davidge, The Answer	4:19
3.	"Battle Cry"		6:13
4.	"Untrue Colour"		4:09
5.	"In This Land"		3:46
6.	"Thief of Light"		4:06
7.	"Being Begotten"		4:39
8.	"Left Me Standing"		4:21
9.	"Demon Driven Man"		3:28
10.	"Real Life Dreamers"		4:38
11.	"Tunnel"		5:03
Total length:			49:21

Digipak bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"In This Land (Acoustic)"		2:30
13.	"Light In Darkness (Demo)"		3:56
14.	"Money (Pink Floyd cover)"	Roger Waters	6:14
Total length:			62:03

Personnel

The Answer

• Cormac Neeson — lead vocals
• Paul Mahon — guitars, mandolin, vocals
• Micky Waters — bass, vocals (credited as "Michael Waters")
• James Heatley — drums & percussion

Studio Personnel

Produced By: Avril Mackintosh & Andy Bradfield

Engineered By: Avril Mackintosh, Andy Bradfield, Paul Mahon

Programming: Andy Bradfield, Avril Mackintosh

Mixed By: Andy Bradfield

Additional personnel

• Fiona O'Kane - additional vocals on "Solas", "Battle Cry", "Left Me Standing", "Demon Driven Man", "Real Life Dreamers", "Tunnel"
• Keith Weir - keyboards on "Battle Cry", "In This Land", "Real Life Dreamers", "Tunnel"
• Streetwise Samba Band (Ross Magee, Liam Ritchie, Nora Rosalie) on "Battle Cry"