The Snow Goose

about this album

Music Inspired by The Snow Goose is the third album released by the band Camel in 1975. The success of the White Rider suite (based on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and appearing on the band's previous album, Mirage), inspired the group to write more novel-inspired conceptual suites. The band considered several novels on which to base their next album. For a time they settled on Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, and some songs were written before the idea was abandoned in favor of Paul Gallico's novel The Snow Goose. The album's name, originally simply "The Snow Goose", was altered to accommodate legal protests by Gallico. The album reached silver status in 1981, and is considered by many to be their most accessible work. It is remarkable for having no lyrics and orchestral (plus rock) instrumentation. Track listing All songs by Peter Bardens and Andrew Latimer. 1. "The Great Marsh" – 2:02 2. "Rhayader" – 3:01 3. "Rhayader Goes to Town" – 5:19 4. "Sanctuary" – 1:05 5. "Fritha" – 1:19 6. "The Snow Goose" – 3:11 7. "Friendship" – 1:43 8. "Migration" – 2:01 9. "Rhayader Alone" – 1:50 10. "Flight of the Snow Goose" – 2:40 11. "Preparation" – 3:58 12. "Dunkirk" – 5:19 13. "Epitaph" – 2:07 14. "Fritha Alone" – 1:40 15. "La Princesse Perdue" – 4:43 16. "The Great Marsh" – 1:20 Bonus tracks on the 2002 remaster: 1. "Flight of The Snow Goose (Single Edit)" 2:05 2. "Rhayader (Single Edit)" 3:09 3. "Flight of the Snow Goose

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