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''Aqualung'' ( 1971 ) An album by the Rock band Jethro Tull . Considered extremely culturally relevant for it's release at a time when "pop-Christianity" was gaining steam. The overall message of the lyrics are very pro-God, but anti-church, and tell how organized religion can actually restrict a person's relationship with their god instead of enhancing it. Band leader Anderson always denied any attempt to create a concept album. The album was one of the first albums to be recorded at the newly opened studios of Island Records in Basing Street, London . Led Zeppelin were mixing their Untitled Fourth Album at the same time. In an interview on the 25th anniversary edition of the album, Anderson reportedly said that trying to record in their studio was very difficult. There were two recording studios at the location; Led Zeppelin worked in the smaller studio while Tull got the larger, which was probably the original chapel based on Anderson's description of its "orchestral" feeling. ''Aqualung'' peaked at #7 on the Billboard Music Charts ' North America n pop albums chart. The single "Hymn 43" hit #91 on ''Billboard's'' pop singles chart. PERSONNEL
TRACK LISTING # (06:31) " Aqualung " # (04:06) "Cross-Eyed Mary" # (01:21) "Cheap Day Return" # (03:51) "Mother Goose" # (01:53) "Wond'ring Aloud" # (03:14) "Up To Me" # (07:08) "My God" # (03:14) "Hymn 43" # (01:13) "Slipstream" # (04:23) "Locomotive Breath" # (06:01) "Wind Up" #: The bonus tracks 12-17 are outtakes from the albums as well as three BBC recordings from the late 1960s. They were added on the 1996 25th anniversary and 1999 editions: # (02:46) "Lick Your Fingers Clean" (bonus) # (05:24) "Wind Up (Quad Version)" (bonus) # (13:59) "Excerpts From The Ian Anderson Interview" Magazine (bonus) # (02:51) "Song For Jeffrey" (bonus) # (02:57) "Fat Man" (bonus) # (03:58) "Bourée" (bonus) All songs by ), 17 (I. Anderson / Bach ). SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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