ELECTRIC EARL
We're Not Strangers (1985)

Earl and "Walter" in El Paso, 1955. Photo by Mom.

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1.	Invisible Bells   (4:01)				MP3		lyrics	chords
2.	If Thou Must Love Me (slow version)   (3:10)				MP3		lyrics	chords
3.	We're Not Strangers   (4:32)				MP3		lyrics	chords
4.	Forty Years Later   (2:29)				MP3		lyrics	chords
5.	Was A Time   (1:53)				MP3		lyrics	chords
6.	Paper Raft   (3:11)				MP3		lyrics	chords
7.	Guilty   (3:03)				MP3		lyrics	chords
8.	Hope [instrumental]   (1:11)				MP3
9.	Leadfoot Angels   (4:42)				MP3		lyrics	chords
10.	If Thou Must Love Me (original fast version)   (2:10)				MP3		lyrics	chords
11.	He Disappeared   (3:26)				MP3		lyrics	chords
12.	Ocean   (1:53)				MP3		lyrics	chords
13.	P-L-A-G-U-E   (1:31)				MP3		lyrics	chords
14.	More   (3:11)				MP3		lyrics	chords
15.	Sublimation   (2:07)				MP3		lyrics	chords
16.	Today   (4:28)				MP3		lyrics	chords
17.	If Thou Must Love Me (slow instrumental)   (3:09)				MP3
18.	Invisible Backwards   (4:13) (based on "Invisible Bells")				MP3

Total time:   55:04

CREDITS

#	title	musicians / singers
1.	Invisible Bells	EARL: vocal, guitar, keyboard, bass, drum machine MATT LANIUS: piano
2.	If Thou Must Love Me (slow version)	EARL: vocal, guitar, banjo, keyboard, bass, drum machine The title and basic concept came from the Elizabeth Barrett Browning poem of the same name.
3.	We're Not Strangers	EARL: vocal, guitar, bass, drum machine, wash basin ("tom-tom") MATT LANIUS: piano solo
4.	Forty Years Later	EARL: vocal, guitars, bass, drum machine
5.	Was A Time	EARL: vocal, guitar, piano, bass, drum machine MATT LANIUS: piano Nine years later I recycled the piano riff from this number in the instrumental solo in "Officially Speaking" on my graphomania album.
6.	Paper Raft	EARL: vocal, guitars, bass, drum machine, handclaps
7.	Guilty	EARL: vocal, guitar, keyboard, bass, drum machine
8.	Hope	EARL: guitar, banjo, bass, drum machine
9.	Leadfoot Angels	EARL: vocal, guitars, keyboard, bass, drum machine, handclaps
10.	If Thou Must Love Me (fast version)	EARL: vocals, guitar, bass, drum machine, percussion (drumstick on chair slats)
11.	He Disappeared	EARL: vocals, guitar, keyboard, bass, drum machine
12.	Ocean	EARL: vocals, guitars, bass, drum machine
13.	P-L-A-G-U-E	EARL: vocal, guitar, bass, drum machine
14.	More	EARL: vocal, guitar, keyboard, bass, drum machine
15.	Sublimation	EARL: vocal, guitar, bass, drum machine
16.	Today	EARL: vocals, guitars, drum machine
17.	If Thou Must Love Me (slow instrumental)	EARL: guitars, banjo, keyboard, drum machine
18.	Invisible Backwards	EARL: vocal, guitar, keyboard, bass, drum machine MATT LANIUS: piano "Invisible Backwards" came about as a result of a lucky accident. On a whim, I had flipped over one of the original 4-channel master tapes and played it backwards just to hear how it sounded. The backing track for "Invisible Bells" had a haunting, spacey quality that I quite liked. And so I used it, along with some of the lyrics from the original song, for a whole new recording.
Recorded 10/5/1985 through 12/10/1985. Engineered and mixed by Electric Earl. The original cassette version of this album had track #1-9 on side one, and #10-18 on side two. Instrumentation included a toy organ by Magnus (photos), and a Mattel Synsonic drum machine (photos). Although I had been billing myself as Electric Earl for my live shows since 1983, I continued to use my full legal name on recordings until 1986. All words and music by Earl P. Reinhalter.