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Artwork for Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore Michael Collins, London Sinfonietta, John Adams

Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore

Michael Collins, London Sinfonietta, John Adams

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  1. Released on Nonesuch, also Lonely Boy (The Black Keys), Cosmogony (Björk) and Moon (Björk)

  2. Recorded at AIR Studios, also Every Breath You Take (The Police), Killer Queen (Queen) and Clara Bow (Taylor Swift)

  3. Engineered by Geoff Foster, also Music (Madonna), Young and Beautiful (Lana Del Rey) and What It Feels Like for a Girl (Madonna)

  4. Part of Gnarly Buttons / John's Book of Alleged Dances, also Gnarly Buttons: III. Put Your Loving Arms Around Me, Gnarly Buttons: II. Hoe-Down (Mad Cow) and John's Book of Alleged Dances: Toot Nipple (Kronos Quartet)

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Written by
John Adams
Produced by
Philip Waldway
Performed by
Christopher van Kampen, David Maric, David Purser, Gareth Hulse, Joan Atherton, John Orford, Lynda Houghton, Michael Collins, Rebecca Hirsch, Roger Chase, Shelagh Sutherland and Steve Smith
Engineered by
Geoff Foster and Kees De Visser
Part of
Gnarly Buttons / John's Book of Alleged Dances
Recorded at
AIR Studios
Released on
Nonesuch

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by Christopher van Kampen

    Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by Christopher van Kampen

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  2. 2MusicBrainz Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by David Maric

    Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by David Maric

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  3. 3MusicBrainz Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by David Purser

    Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by David Purser

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  4. 4MusicBrainz Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by Gareth Hulse

    Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by Gareth Hulse

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  5. 5MusicBrainz Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by Joan Atherton

    Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by Joan Atherton

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  6. 6MusicBrainz Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by John Orford

    Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by John Orford

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  7. 7MusicBrainz Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by Lynda Houghton

    Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by Lynda Houghton

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  8. 8MusicBrainz Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by Michael Collins

    Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by Michael Collins

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  9. 9MusicBrainz Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by Rebecca Hirsch

    Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by Rebecca Hirsch

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  10. 10MusicBrainz Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by Roger Chase

    Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by Roger Chase

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  11. 11MusicBrainz Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by Shelagh Sutherland

    Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by Shelagh Sutherland

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  12. 12MusicBrainz Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by Steve Smith

    Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was performed by Steve Smith

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  13. 13MusicBrainz Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was produced by Philip Waldway

    Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was produced by Philip Waldway

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  14. 14MusicBrainz Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was written by John Adams

    Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was written by John Adams

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  15. 15MusicBrainz Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore is part of the release Gnarly Buttons / John's Book of Alleged Dances

    Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore is part of the release Gnarly Buttons / John's Book of Alleged Dances

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  16. 16MusicBrainz Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was recorded at AIR Studios

    Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was recorded at AIR Studios

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  17. 17MusicBrainz Nonesuch is the label of the song Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore

    Nonesuch is the label of the song Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore

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  18. 18MusicBrainz Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was engineered by Geoff Foster

    Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was engineered by Geoff Foster

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  19. 19MusicBrainz Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was engineered by Kees De Visser

    Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was engineered by Kees De Visser

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  20. 20MusicBrainz Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was released on 1998-04-21

    Gnarly Buttons: I. The Perilous Shore was released on 1998-04-21

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