Secrets Of The Beehive

Third solo album

All songs composed and arranged by David Sylvian, except (Forbidden Colours, bonus track on CD version) composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian, arranged by David Sylvian and Steve Nye.
*The Japanese version omits Forbidden Colours and features Promise, composed by David Sylvian (miss-spelled as Promis)

Note that the Japanese booklet is extended to 22 pages with Japanese credit notes and all lyrics in English and Japanese.

Personnel

string(1,2,3,6,9,*), woodwind(5) and brass(8)arrangements by Ryuichi Sakamoto
orchestral(4) and string(8) arrangements by Brian Gascoigne
string(10) arrangement by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Ann O’Dell
Produced by Steve Nye, assisted by David Sylvian
Mixed by Steve Nye, assisted by David Sylvian
Engineered by Steve Nye, except “Forbidden Colours” by Steve Nye and Peter Williams
Second Engineers: Richard Moakes, Steve Parker, John Timperley
Assistant Engineers: Jean-Jacques Lemoine, Roland Prent, Steve Williams

Recorded: London and Bath, England & Chateau Miraval, Le Val, France
Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Holland / Cut by Tony Cousins 1987

Recording co-ordinated by Richard Chadwick, assisted by Catherine Wilson
Insert by 23 Envelope
Still-life photography: Nigel Grierson
Design and typography: Vaughan Oliver / Portrait photography: Yuka Fujii

Included, a picture taken from the book The Sketchbook of Ryuichi Sakamoto, featuring a letter from David to Ryuichi about the arrangements of the original tracklist:

1. Ride
2. Orpheus
3. The Boy With The Gun
4. On The Waterfront
5. Promise
6. September
7. The Devil’s Own
8. Let The Happiness In