Secrets of the Beehive

"Let the Happiness In"
Secrets of the Beehive
Studio album by David Sylvian
Released	7 November 1987
Recorded	1987, London and Bath, England; Chateau Miraval, Le Val, France; Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Genre	Art pop
Length	34:30 original LP; 40:31 CD reissue; 43:59 Japanese CD
Label	Virgin
Producer	Steve Nye
David Sylvian chronology
Singles from Secrets of the Beehive
	"Let the Happiness In"; Released: September 1987; "Orpheus"; Released: May 1988;

Secrets of the Beehive is the fourth solo album by British singer-songwriter David Sylvian and was released in 1987. Produced by Steve Nye and David Sylvian, the album features Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Torn, Mark Isham and Steve Jansen among others. The album peaked at no.37 in the UK album chart.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by David Sylvian, except as noted.

CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
10.	"Forbidden Colours (Version)" (Sylvian/Ryuichi Sakamoto; appeared on some original pressings only)	6:01
11.	"Promise (The Cult of Eurydice)" (Japanese and 2003 remaster bonus track)	3:28

David Sylvian – vocals, piano (1), acoustic guitar (2, 4, 6), organ (2, 8), synths (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10), tapes (3, 5), treated piano (5)
Ryuichi Sakamoto – string arrangement (1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10), organ (2, 3, 5, 7, 8), synths (2, 4, 8), piano (4, 5, 7, 9, 10), treated piano (3), woodwind arrangement (5), brass arrangement (8)
Steve Jansen – drums (4, 8, 10)
David Torn – electric guitar (2, 7), guitar loop (3)
Danny Thompson – double bass (2, 4, 7)
Danny Cummings – percussion (2, 6, 7, 8)
Phil Palmer – slide guitar (4), acoustic guitars (6)
Mark Isham – flugelhorn (4,8), trumpet (6, 8)
Brian Gascoigne – orchestral arrangement (4), string arrangement (8)
Ann O'Dell – string arrangement (10)

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