The Inconsolable Secret is the eighth studio album by American progressive rock band Glass Hammer, released on July 12, 2005, by Arion Records/Sound Resources.
It is the last album with singer Walter Moore as band member (though he would continue to collaborate with the band, including on 2014's Ode to Echo), and also the first without band leader Fred Schendel acting as drummer.
A special edition of the album was released on June 25, 2013, with an additional third disc featuring five songs entirely re-recorded by the band, with new members Jon Davison and Kamran Alan Shikoh on vocals and guitar respectively. The name "inconsolable secret" comes from C.S. Lewis's sermon, The Weight of Glory.C.S. Lewis The Weight of Glory (New York: Macmillan and Co., 1966), pp. 4-5.
Track listing
Personnel
Glass Hammer Walter Moore – lead vocals Susie Bogdanowicz – lead vocals Fred Schendel – keyboards, electric and steel guitars, vocals Steve Babb – keyboards, bass, vocals
Additional musicians Matt Mendians – drums Sarah Snyder – vocals Flo Paris – vocals on “Long and Long Ago” and “Having Caught a Glimpse” Eric Parker – acoustic guitar The Adonia String Trio Rebecca James – violin Susan Hawkins-Whitacre – viola Rachel Hackenberger – cello Bethany Warren – backing vocals and choir Stephanie Rumpza – recorder and choir, Latin and elvish (Quenya) lyrics Haley McGuire, Summer Hullender, Elimy Hammett and Natalie Pittman – choir Tom Hammett – vocals Laura Lindstrom – vocals on “Morrigan's Song” David Carter – lead guitar on "Long and Long Ago"
Production Fred Schendel and Steve Babb – production Bob Katz – mastering Roger Dean – cover art
New personnel in 2013 re-issue Jon Davison – lead vocals on "Long and Long Ago" and "The Morning She Woke" Kamran Alan Shikoh – electric and classical guitars on "The Morning She Woke" and "The Knight of the North" Johnny Bruhns – electric guitar on "Long And Long Ago" David Wallimann – electric guitar on "Having Caught A Glimpse" Donna Curry – flute on "Long And Long Ago" and "Having Caught A Glimpse" Kelly Luther Stultz – alto choir Josh Greene – baritone choir
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