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Gone to Earth is the third full-length solo album by David Sylvian and was released in 1986. The first part of the record is featuring vocal songs and the second part consists entirely of ambient instrumental tracks. Guest artists included Robert Fripp (who co-wrote two songs) and Bill Nelson.


Poster: Xeyedone

Tracklist:

"Taking the Veil" ? 4:40 
"Laughter and Forgetting" ? 3:18 
"Before the Bullfight" ? 9:20 
"Gone to Earth" (Robert Fripp/Sylvian) ? 3:06 
"Wave" ? 9:11 
"River Man" ? 4:54 
"Silver Moon" ? 6:19 
"The Healing Place" ? 5:34 
"Answered Prayers" (Bill Nelson/Sylvian) ? 3:10 
"Where the Railroad Meets the Sea" ? 2:52 
"The Wooden Cross" ? 5:04 
"Home" ? 4:33 
"Upon This Earth" (Fripp/Sylvian) ? 6:30 


Personnel
David Sylvian - lead vocals, keyboards, guitar, electronics
Robert Fripp - guitar, Frippetronics  
Steve Jansen - drums
Phil Palmer - acoustic guitar
Ian Maidman - bass 
Kenny Wheeler - flugelhorn 
John Taylor - piano  
Bill Nelson - guitar
Richard Barbieri - electronics  
Harry Beckett - flugelhorn  
Mel Collins - sax  
B.J. Cole - pedal steel

Additional personnel
Russell Mills - design 
David Buckland - photography 
Steve Nye - engineer, piano 
Nick Blundell- assistant engineer 
Noel Haris - assistant engineer 
Catherine Wilson - assistant engineer 
Yuka Fujii - special thanks