Swimming with a Hole in My Body

Swimming with a Hole in My Body is an album by American guitarist and composer Bill Connors recorded in 1979 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Swimming with a Hole in My Body
Studio album by Bill Connors
Released	March 25, 1980
Recorded	August 1979
Studio	Talent Studio (Oslo, Norway)
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:21
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Bill Connors chronology
Of Mist and Melting (1977) Swimming with a Hole in My Body (1980) Step It (1983)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Paul Kohler awarded the album 4½ stars calling it "Brilliant solo acoustic guitar with some overdubs. Required listening".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Connors

1. "Feet First" – 6:09
2. "Wade" – 3:24
3. "Sing and Swim" – 4:35
4. "Frog Stroke" – 5:08
5. "Surrender to the Water" – 10:45
6. "Survive" – 2:05
7. "With Strings Attached" – 2:47
8. "Breath" – 7:28

• Recorded at Talent Studio in Oslo, Norway in August 1979

Personnel

Musicians

• Bill Connors – acoustic guitar

Production

• Producer: Manfred Eicher
• Engineer: Jan Erik Kongshaug
• Photography by Isio Saba & cover photo by Joel Meyerowitz
• Design by Barbara Wojirsch & Dieter Rehm

References

1. ECM catalogue at www.ecmrecords.com, accessed April 20, 2019
2. Kohler, Paul. "Bill Connors - Hole in My Body (1980) album review | AllMusic" www.allmusic.com, accessed September 14, 2011

External links

• Bill Connors - Hole in My Body (1980) album review by Paul Kohler, credits & releases at AllMusic
• Bill Connors - Hole in My Body (1980) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Bill Connors - Hole in My Body (1980) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
• Bill Connors - Hole in My Body (1980) album to be listened as stream on Spotify