recorded in england, sweden, france, and the usa, august 2007-march 2008

produced by no-man
recorded and mixed by steven wilson at no man’s land

additional recording by tim bowness, stephen bennett and the musicians in their own studios

strings recorded at angel studios, engineer - steve price,
orchestra leader - perry montague-mason

all songs published by hands off it’s mine publishing ltd / copyright control

music by no-man, except beautiful songs you should know (bowness/erra) and song of the surf (no-man/murphy).
all lyrics by bowness.

all sweet things
tim bowness – vocals
steven wilson – piano, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, keyboards, glockenspiel, harmony vocals
peter chilvers – samples from ‘surfacing’

beautiful songs you should know
tim bowness – vocals
steven wilson - guitars, bass, keyboards
colin edwin – fretless acoustic bass
rick edwards – percussion
marianne de chastelaine – cello

pigeon drummer
tim bowness – vocals, mellotron
steven wilson – keyboards, electric guitars, bass, harp
pat mastelotto – drums, percussion

truenorth
tim bowness – vocals, piano (part 1), chime guitars, vocal loops
steven wilson – guitars, bass, keyboards, harmonium, percussion, harmony vocals
theo travis – flute, soprano sax (part 2)
fabrice lefebvre – yang t’chin (part 1)
andy booker – electronic percussion (part 3)
strings arranged by dave stewart and performed by the london session orchestra

wherever there is light
tim bowness – vocals
steven wilson – guitars, mellotron
bruce kaphan – pedal steel guitar
theo travis – flute

song of the surf
tim bowness – vocals
steven wilson – guitars, harp, bass, keyboards
pat mastelotto – drums, percussion

streaming
tim bowness – vocals
steven wilson – guitars, keyboards, drum programming
bruce kaphan – e-bow pedal steel guitar
pete morgan – bass
andy booker – drum loop

mixtaped
tim bowness – vocals, musical box
steven wilson – guitars, bass, musical box, electric piano, organ
theo travis – flute
gavin harrison - drums

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