As Close as You Think

As Close As You Think
Studio album by Kevin Ayers
Released	June 1986
Recorded	1986
Studio	Boz Burrell Studio (London)
Genre	Rock
Length	38:02
Label	Illuminated
Producer	Ollie Halsall & Poli Palmer
Kevin Ayers chronology
Deià...Vu (1984) As Close As You Think (1986) Falling Up (1988)
Singles from As Close as You Think
"Stepping Out" Released: May 1986

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As Close As You Think is the twelfth studio album by Kevin Ayers, released on Illuminated Records in 1986. It was his release of newly recorded material in three years. (His previous studio album Deià...Vu, had been recorded in 1980 but not released until 1984.)

Track listing

1. "Stepping Out" (Kevin Ayers, Ollie Halsall) – 4:26
2. "Fool After Midnight" (Ayers, Halsall, Zanna Gregmar) – 3:17
3. "Wish I Could Fall" (Ayers) – 3:30
4. "Only Heaven Knows" (Ayers) – 2:51
5. "Too Old to Die Young" (Ayers) – 5:47
6. "The Howlin' Man" (Ayers, Halsall) – 4:01
7. "Never My Baby" (Ayers) – 4:04
8. "Budget Tours (part one)" (Ayers, Halsall) – 7:57
9. "Budget Tours (part two)" (Ayers, Halsall) – 2:09

Personnel

Musicians

• Kevin Ayers – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (track 5)
• Ollie Halsall – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocal (track 7)
• Pat Crumly – flute, saxophone
• Poli Palmer – synthesizer, Fairlight programming

Technical

• Ollie Halsall – producer
• Poli Palmer – producer, engineer
• Luc Carson – photography
• Colin Burns – sleeve design

References

• Original LP sleevenotes