The Wake (IQ album)

The Wake
Studio album by IQ
Released June 1985
Recorded March—April 1985
Studio Falconer Studios, London
Genre Neo-progressive rock
Length 49:06
Label Sahara
Producer
  • Mike Holmes
  • Tim Esau
IQ chronology
Tales from the Lush Attic
(1983)Tales from the Lush Attic1983		 The Wake
(1985)		 Living Proof
(1986)Living Proof1986
Singles from The Wake
  1. "Corners" / "The Thousand Days"
    Released: 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Wake is the second studio album by British neo-progressive rock band IQ, released in June 1985 by Sahara Records. Recorded at Falconer Studios in London from March to April 1985, it was produced by Mike Holmes and Tim Esau.

Wildly recognized as a definitive recording of the 1980s neo-progressive rock movement,[1] The Wake remains IQ's only album to reach the UK Charts, peaking at number 72 with a stay of one week.[2]

The cover art was designed by lead singer Peter Nicholls. In the image, most of the characters are original, except the central one, which is based on Canadian actress Rae Dawn Chong wearing clay face paint as Ika in the film Quest for Fire (1981). However, according to Nicholls, many fans of the band misinterpreted this as a self-portrait, since he wore extensive stage makeup at the time.

Track listing

All tracks written by Mike Holmes, Martin Orford, Peter Nicholls, Time Esau and Paul Cook.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Outer Limits"8:29
2."The Wake"3:50
3."The Magic Roundabout"6:33
4."Corners"6:22
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Widow's Peak"9:10
6."The Thousand Days"4:00
7."Headlong"7:27
Total length:49:06

Personnel

IQ

Technical personnel

  • Harun Coombes – engineer
  • George Bodnar – cover photography

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[2] 72

References

  1. 1 2 Couture, François. IQ: "The Wake" > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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