Clutching at Straws

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Tracklist

▼Cassette 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Hotel Hobbies assistant recording engineer: Richard Sullivan recording engineer: Nick Davis (producer, engineer) producer: Chris Kimsey assistant mixer: Avril Macintosh mixer: David Jacob drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Charisma Music Publishing Ltd recorded at: Westside Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom mixed at: Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: Hotel Hobbies lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas		3:37
A2	Warm Wet Circles assistant recording engineer: Richard Sullivan recording engineer: Nick Davis (producer, engineer) producer: Chris Kimsey assistant mixer: Avril Macintosh mixer: David Jacob drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) background vocals: Tessa Niles lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Charisma Music Publishing Ltd recorded at: Westside Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom mixed at: Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: Warm Wet Circles lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas		4:23
A3	That Time of the Night (The Short Straw) assistant recording engineer: Richard Sullivan recording engineer: Nick Davis (producer, engineer) producer: Chris Kimsey assistant mixer: Avril Macintosh mixer: David Jacob drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) background vocals: Tessa Niles lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Charisma Music Publishing Ltd recorded at: Westside Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom mixed at: Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: That Time of the Night lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas		5:56
A4	Just for the Record assistant recording engineer: Richard Sullivan recording engineer: Nick Davis (producer, engineer) producer: Chris Kimsey assistant mixer: Avril Macintosh mixer: David Jacob drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Charisma Music Publishing Ltd recorded at: Westside Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom mixed at: Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: Just for the Record lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas		3:08
A5	White Russian assistant recording engineer: Richard Sullivan recording engineer: Nick Davis (producer, engineer) producer: Chris Kimsey assistant mixer: Avril Macintosh mixer: David Jacob drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Charisma Music Publishing Ltd recorded at: Westside Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom mixed at: Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: White Russian lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas		6:26
B1	Incommunicado assistant recording engineer: Richard Sullivan recording engineer: Nick Davis (producer, engineer) producer: Chris Kimsey assistant mixer: Avril Macintosh mixer: David Jacob drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) background vocals: Chris Kimsey lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Charisma Music Publishing Ltd recorded at: Westside Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom mixed at: Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: Incommunicado lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas		5:14
B2	Torch Song assistant recording engineer: Richard Sullivan recording engineer: Nick Davis (producer, engineer) producer: Chris Kimsey assistant mixer: Avril Macintosh mixer: David Jacob drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) spoken vocals: John Cavanagh phonographic copyright (℗) by: Charisma Music Publishing Ltd recorded at: Westside Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom mixed at: Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: Torch Song lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas		4:05
B3	Slàinte Mhath assistant recording engineer: Richard Sullivan recording engineer: Nick Davis (producer, engineer) producer: Chris Kimsey assistant mixer: Avril Macintosh mixer: David Jacob drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Charisma Music Publishing Ltd recorded at: Westside Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom mixed at: Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: Slàinte Mhath lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas		4:40
B4	Sugar Mice assistant recording engineer: Richard Sullivan recording engineer: Nick Davis (producer, engineer) producer: Chris Kimsey assistant mixer: Avril Macintosh mixer: David Jacob drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley electric bass guitar: Pete Trewavas guitar: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Charisma Music Publishing Ltd recorded at: Westside Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom mixed at: Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: Sugar Mice lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas	2	5:44
B5	The Last Straw: Happy Ending assistant recording engineer: Richard Sullivan recording engineer: Nick Davis (producer, engineer) producer: Chris Kimsey assistant mixer: Avril Macintosh mixer: David Jacob bass: Pete Trewavas drums (drum set) and percussion: Ian Mosley guitar family: Steve Rothery keyboard: Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) lead vocals: Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) publisher: Charisma Music Publishing Ltd recorded at: Westside Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom mixed at: Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: The Last Straw lyricist: Derek William Dick composer: Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas		5:48

Credits

Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/7331248 [info]

Release Group

associated singles/EPs:	Incommunicado Sugar Mice Warm Wet Circles

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/16128 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Marillion/Clutching-at-straws [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/marillion/clutching_at_straws/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/14631/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000190932 [info]
Wikidata:	Q44579 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 5099924078542
Format:: Cassette
Length:: 49:01

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Cassette Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data Quality:: Normal

Labels

EMI
TC-EMD 1002
EMI
TCEMD 1002

Release events

United Kingdom
1987

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4.25 (see all ratings)

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