Guitar Noir

Guitar Noir is the tenth album by Steve Hackett, released in 1993. On this record, he started turning to a much darker guitar sound, yet still retaining the fluidity he has become known for.

Track listing (UK Version)

 * 1) "Sierra Quemada" (Steve Hackett) – 5:19
 * 2) "Take These Pearls" (Hackett, Aron Friedman) – 4:14
 * 3) "There Are Many Sides to the Night" (Hackett) – 7:23
 * 4) "In The Heart of the City" (Hackett) – 4:35
 * 5) "Dark As The Grave" (Hackett, Friedman) – 4:38
 * 6) "Lost in Your Eyes" (Hackett, Dave 'Taif' Ball, Julian Colbeck, Hugo Degenhardt) – 4:56
 * 7) "Little America" (Hackett, Ball, Colbeck, Degenhardt) – 4:55
 * 8) "Like An Arrow" (Hackett) – 2:51
 * 9) "Theatre of Sleep" (Hackett) – 3:04
 * 10) "Walking Away From Rainbows" (Hackett) – 3:10
 * 11) "Paint Your Picture" (Hackett) – 2:58
 * 12) "Vampyre with a Healthy Appetite" (Hackett) – 5:30
 * 13) "Tristesse" (Friedman) – 4:02
 * 1997 remastered bonus tracks
 * 1) "Sierra Quemada" (demo) (Hackett) – 4:31
 * 2) "Take These Pearls" (rough mix) (Hackett, Friedman) – 4:11
 * 3) "In The Heart of the City" (original version) (Hackett) – 4:19
 * 4) "Vampyre with a Healthy Appetite" (demo) (Hackett) – 4:41

The original (1993) version of the CD did not include the track "Theatre of Sleep".

Track listing (US Version)

 * 1) "Lost in Your Eyes" (Hackett, Ball, Colbeck, Degenhardt) – 4:56
 * 2) "In The Heart of the City" (Hackett) – 4:35
 * 3) "Sierra Quemada" (Hackett) – 5:19
 * 4) "Vampyre with a Healthy Appetite" (Hackett) – 5:30
 * 5) "Take These Pearls" (Hackett, Friedman) – 4:14
 * 6) "Little America" (Hackett, Dave 'Taif' Ball, Colbeck, Degenhardt) – 4:55
 * 7) "There Are Many Sides to the Night" (Hackett) – 6:55
 * 8) "Walking Away From Rainbows" (Hackett) – 3:10
 * 9) "Like An Arrow" (Hackett) – 2:51
 * 10) "Dark As The Grave" (Hackett, Friedman) – 4:38
 * 11) "Paint Your Picture" (Hackett) – 2:58
 * 12) "Tristesse" (Friedman) – 4:02
 * 13) Cassandra (Hackett) – 3:42 (unlisted song featuring Brian May of Queen recorded in 1986)

Personnel (on UK Version)

 * Steve Hackett – guitars, vocals (2–9, 11, 12), stepp (3, 10, 11), noises off (3), harmonica (6, 7, 12), string arrangements (8), rainstick (11)
 * Julian Colbeck – keyboards (1, 4, 6, 7, 12), backing vocals (7)
 * Dave "Taif" Ball – bass (1, 4, 6, 7, 12)
 * Hugo Degenhardt – drums (1, 4, 6, 7, 12)
 * Aron Friedman – keyboards (2, 5, 8, 13), programming (2, 5, 8, 13), string arrangements (8)
 * Nick Magnus – keyboards (9), programming (9)
 * Bimbo Acock – clarinet (9)
 * Billy Budis – backing vocals (11)