Cost of Living (Rick Wakeman album)

Cost of Living is a progressive rock album released in 1983 by British keyboard player Rick Wakeman. Actor Robert Powell provided narration on the last track of the album.[2]

For other uses, see Cost of living (disambiguation).
Cost of Living
Studio album by
Rick Wakeman
Released1983
Recorded1982–83
GenreHard rock, progressive rock
Length36:09
LabelCharisma
Voiceprint (reissue)
ProducerRick Wakeman
Rick Wakeman chronology
Rock 'n' Roll Prophet
(1982)		 Cost of Living
(1983)		 G'olé!
(1983)
Alternative cover
1991 reissue.
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The track on the album called "Gone But Not Forgotten" was played at a memorial service for Countdown host Richard Whiteley shortly after his death. The voice at the very start of "Bedtime Stories" is that of Rick Wakeman's son (Benjamin). He was just 3 years old at the time of the recording.[3]

Track listing
  1. "Twij" – 1:20
  2. "Pandamonia" – 3:58
  3. "Gone But Not Forgotten" – 3:43
  4. "One For The Road" – 4:44
  5. "Bedtime Stories" – 4:23
  6. "Happening Man" – 3:35
  7. "Shakespeare Run" – 3:27
  8. "Monkey Nuts" – 3:26
  9. "Elegy - Written in a Country Churchyard" — 8:24

Rick's Perspective Notes "Another nearly album. It has too much variation within the music for me to be really happy about it and again I ended up in a studio that I really didn't like that was picked by the record company at the time and so I couldn't change. There's a mixture of great playing and some very poor playing as well. Most disappointing is the piano sound as the piano in the studio was cheap and nasty. There are a couple of classic tracks on the album though such as Happening Man which I would love to re-record one day."

Personnel

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. RWCC > Rick Wakeman Discography
  3. RWCC > Rick Wakeman Discography
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