Seven (Suns of Arqa album)


Seven is the fifth studio album by the band Suns of Arqa, released in 1987 by Rocksteady Records. The album was produced by Suns of Arqa founder Michael Wadada.
It was not released on CD until 15 years later, with new artwork and a revised track listing. "Erasmus Meets The Earthling" and "Govinda" were omitted in favour of new tracks "Ishwara" and "Sunarqastra", performed with László Hortobágyi. "Libera Me" was edited and renamed "He Did Not Die". The CD also featured "Give Love" from India?, "Ark of the Arqans" from Ark of the Arqans, and a live rendition of "Beyond the Beyond".
The two omitted tracks "Erasmus Meets The Earthling" and "Govinda ", can be found on their compilation album, Land of a Thousand Churches, which was released in the early 1990s.

Original track listing

'Other side'

  1. "La Pucelle D'Orleans" – 3:06
  2. "Kalilotalove" – 4:29
  3. "Les Anciens Mystiques" – 2:41
  4. "Sisters Of Wyrd" – 2:56
  5. "Erasmus Meets The Earthling" – 5:49
  6. "Govinda " – 4:00

    'Requiem side'

  7. "Kyrie" – 3:20
  8. "Paradisum In Dub" – 3:19
  9. "The Truth Lies Therein" – 5:40
  10. "Libera Me" – 3:30
  11. "In Paradisum" – 3:19

    2002 reissue track listing

  12. "Kyrie" – 3:20
  13. "Ishwara" – 5:30
  14. "The Truth Lies Therein" – 5:40
  15. "He Did Not Die" – 2:19
  16. "Paradisum In Dub" – 3:19
  17. "Sunarqastra" – 4:13
  18. "Give Love" – 4:33
  19. "La Pucelle D'Orleans" – 3:06
  20. "Kalilotalove" – 4:29
  21. "Ark of the Arqans" – 4:45
  22. "In Paradisum" – 3:19
  23. "Les Anciens Mystiques" – 2:41
  24. "Sisters Of Wyrd" – 2:56
  25. "Beyond The Beyond " – 9:49

    Personnel

The band on this album were as follows:
Bass – Kendal Ernest, Lizard Logan, Wayne Worm
Cello – Colin Wood
Drums, Pennywhistle – Danny Sheals
Guitar, Producer – Michael Wadada
Hurdy-gurdy – Cliff Stapleton
Keyboards – Steve Hopkins
Percussion – Graham "Dids" Dowdall
Piano, Keyboards – James Young
Saxophone, Hammond organ – Moot Beret
Shenai, Santoor, Harmonium, Percussion – Kadir Durvesh
Sitar – John Perkins, Khalid
Tabla – Sharda Sahai
Violin, Strings – Marek Miczyk
Voice – Daniel Broad, Helen Watson, John Cooper Clarke, Prince Hammer, Sanyogita Kumari, Sarah Wildwitch, Professor Stanley Unwin
Voice, Bombarde – Denyse Macnamara