Stationary Traveller

Stationary Traveller is the 10th studio album by English progressive rock band Camel. Like much of Camel’s output, it is a concept album, in this case centering around the trials of East German refugees attempting to cross the Berlin Wall into West Berlin.

Track listingsAll songs written by Susan Hoover and Andy Latimer, except where noted

Original Release (1984 Side One)

1.”Pressure Points (instrumental)” (Latimer) – 2:10
2.”Refugee” – 3:47
3.”Vopos” – 5:32

4.”Cloak and Dagger Man” – 3:55
5.”Stationary Traveller (instrumental)” (Latimer) – 5:34

Side Two

1.”West Berlin” – 5:10
2.”Fingertips” – 4:29
3.”Missing (instrumental)” (Latimer) – 4:22
4.”After Words (instrumental)” (Ton Scherpenzeel) – 2:01
5.”Long Goodbyes” – 5:14

Personnel

Andy Latimer – electric, acoustic & 12 string guitars, bass, piano, drum synthesiser, flute, lead vocals
Ton Scherpenzeel – organ, grand piano, Prophet synthesizer, Yamaha CS80, Juno 60, Korg, PPg, accordion
Paul Burgess – drums
David Paton – bass (A 3, 4), fretless bass (B 2, 5), back vocals
Chris Rainbow – lead vocals (A 4, B 5)
Mel Collins – sax (B 2)
Haydn Bendall – Fairlight synthesizer (A 1, 3), PPg synthesizer (B 3)