When Damian Wilson released his sophomore solo album in 2001, it was in the wake of his tours with Rick Wakeman, so the singer’s hopes for “Disciple” were high, and indeed, that record deepened the listener’s impression of him as a composer and vocalist who could deliver stellar performances against rock and symphonic backdrop. Not a lot of people knew that getting uniform sonics across the platter which had been laid down in three studios – RG Jones, Abbey Road and St. Edward the Confessor – required certain sacrifices the artist didn’t feel too good about and wanted to present his work in original manner since. And now, close to the opus’s quarter-century anniversary, the time has come.
Disciple: The RG Jones Sessions
Prepared to be issued on December 5th, what’s now called “Disciple: The RG Jones Sessions” presents the album via those tracks that emerged in the titular location – most of them landed on the finished product, albeit it in a different way, in any case – and that Damian considers the ultimate variants. Given how far Wilson has come in the last 25 years, hearing these pieces as the nature intended should be a treat.
1. Never Close The Door
2. Heavenly Mine
3. Part Of Me
4. Beating Inside
5. What A Man Can Dream
6. Nothing Without You
7. Adam’s Child
8. Disciple
9. Brightest Way
10. See You There
