Guitar Noir

Guitar Noir is the tenth album by Steve Hackett, released in 1993. On this record, he started turning to a much darker guitar sound, yet still retaining the fluidity he has become known for.

Guitar Noir
Studio album by Steve Hackett
Released	May 1993
Recorded	1991–93
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	57:34
Label	Permanent Records (UK) Viceroy Music (US)
Producer	Steve Hackett
Steve Hackett chronology
Time Lapse (1992) Guitar Noir (1993) Blues with a Feeling (1994)

Track listing (UK Version)

1. "Sierra Quemada" (Steve Hackett) – 5:19
2. "Take These Pearls" (Hackett, Aron Friedman) – 4:14
3. "There Are Many Sides to the Night" (Hackett) – 7:23
4. "In The Heart of the City" (Hackett) – 4:35
5. "Dark As The Grave" (Hackett, Friedman) – 4:38
6. "Lost in Your Eyes" (Hackett, Dave 'Taif' Ball, Julian Colbeck, Hugo Degenhardt) – 4:56
7. "Little America" (Hackett, Ball, Colbeck, Degenhardt) – 4:55
8. "Like An Arrow" (Hackett) – 2:51
9. "Theatre of Sleep" (Hackett) – 3:04
10. "Walking Away From Rainbows" (Hackett) – 3:10
11. "Paint Your Picture" (Hackett) – 2:58
12. "Vampyre with a Healthy Appetite" (Hackett) – 5:30
13. "Tristesse" (Friedman) – 4:02

• 1997 remastered bonus tracks

1. "Sierra Quemada" (demo) (Hackett) – 4:31
2. "Take These Pearls" (rough mix) (Hackett, Friedman) – 4:11
3. "In The Heart of the City" (original version) (Hackett) – 4:19
4. "Vampyre with a Healthy Appetite" (demo) (Hackett) – 4:41

The original (1993) version of the CD did not include the track "Theatre of Sleep".

Track listing (US Version)

1. "Lost in Your Eyes" (Hackett, Ball, Colbeck, Degenhardt) – 4:56
2. "In The Heart of the City" (Hackett) – 4:35
3. "Sierra Quemada" (Hackett) – 5:19
4. "Vampyre with a Healthy Appetite" (Hackett) – 5:30
5. "Take These Pearls" (Hackett, Friedman) – 4:14
6. "Little America" (Hackett, Dave 'Taif' Ball, Colbeck, Degenhardt) – 4:55
7. "There Are Many Sides to the Night" (Hackett) – 6:55
8. "Walking Away From Rainbows" (Hackett) – 3:10
9. "Like An Arrow" (Hackett) – 2:51
10. "Dark As The Grave" (Hackett, Friedman) – 4:38
11. "Paint Your Picture" (Hackett) – 2:58
12. "Tristesse" (Friedman) – 4:02
13. Cassandra (Hackett) – 3:42 (unlisted song featuring Brian May of Queen recorded in 1986)

Personnel (on UK Version)

• Steve Hackett – guitar, vocals (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12), stepp (3, 10, 11), noises off (3), harmonica (6, 7, 12), string arrangements (8), rainstick (11)
• Julian Colbeck – keyboards (1, 4, 6, 7, 12), backing vocals (7)
• Dave "Taif" Ball – bass (1, 4, 6, 7, 12)
• Hugo Degenhardt – drums (1, 4, 6, 7, 12)
• Aron Friedman – keyboards (2, 5, 8, 13), programming (2, 5, 8, 13), string arrangements (8)
• Nick Magnus – keyboards (9), programming (9)
• Bimbo Acock – clarinet (9)
• Billy Budis – backing vocals (11)