These titles were provided by Anderson for the 1973 DJ pressing of the LP, though they were not included for the standard pressing. The gold Ultradisc Original Master Recording cd contains cueable tracks for each title, but the standard CD releases contain only one or two tracks, depending on the version. All songs written by Anderson unless stated otherwise. [edit]Side one "A Passion Play" (Part I) – 21:35 Act 1 01 "Lifebeats" (instrumental) – 1:14 02 "Prelude" (intrumental) – 2:14 03 "The Silver Cord" – 4:29 04 "Re-Assuring Tune" (instrumental) – 1:11 Act 2 01 "Memory Bank" – 4:20 02"Best Friends" – 1:58 03"Critique Oblique" – 4:38 04"Forest Dance #1" (instrumental) – 1:35 [edit]Side two 05"A Passion Play" (Part II) – 23:30 06"The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles" (Anderson, Hammond, Evan) – 4:18 Act 3 01 "Forest Dance #2" (instrumental) – 1:12 02 "The Foot of Our Stairs" – 4:18 03"Overseer Overture" – 4:00 Act 4 01"Flight from Lucifer" – 3:58 02"10:08 to Paddington" (instrumental) – 1:04 "Magus Perde" – 3:55 03"Epilogue" – 0:43 04[edit]Bonus tracks "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles" The 2003 release includes this additional 7-minute QuickTime video,[1] which was used in the original APP concerts. tracking breaks (as dictated by fade-outs) from the DJ Edited US release LP: SIDE A #2 (The Silver Cord) #3 (Re-Assuring Tune edit) #4 (Memory Bank I) #6 (Best Friends ending & Critique Oblique) #7 (The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles) #8 (The Foot Of Our Stairs & Overseer Overture intro) #9 (Overseer Overture edit) #10 (Flight From Lucifer edit) #11 (Magus Perde)
Personnel
Ian Anderson – flute, acoustic guitar, saxophones, Vocals Barriemore Barlow – drums, percussion Martin Barre – electric guitar John Evan – piano, organ, synthesisers, vocals Jeffrey Hammond – bass guitar, narrator on "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles"
Chart positions
Year Chart Position 1973 Billboard Pop Albums 1[5] 1973 U.K. album charts 13[6]
A Passion Play
Studio album by Jethro Tull Released 6 July 1973 (UK) 23 July 1973 (US) Recorded March 1973, Morgan Studios, London Genre Progressive rock, art Rock [1] Length 45:05 Label Chrysalis (UK & USA) Reprise (Argentina, Australia, Lebanon, Turkey and Uruguay) Producer Ian Anderson