Modern Times (Al Stewart album)

Modern Times is Al Stewart's sixth studio album, released in 1975. The album was re-released in 2007 with bonus tracks. A further remaster by Paschal Byrne was released on Esoteric Recordings in 2015.

Track listing
All tracks composed by Al Stewart except as indicated.

1975 original LP edition
Side 1
 * 1) "Carol" – 4:24
 * 2) "Sirens of Titan" – 2:50
 * 3) "What's Going On?" – 3:34
 * 4) "Not the One" – 4:34
 * 5) "Next Time" – 4:19

Side 2
 * 1) "Apple Cider Re-Constitution" – 5:19
 * 2) "The Dark and the Rolling Sea" – 5:21
 * 3) "Modern Times" (Dave Mudge, Stewart) – 8:21

2000 Beat Goes On edition bonus tracks

 * 1) "News from Spain" - 6:03
 * 2) "Elvaston Place" - 2:53
 * 3) "Swallow Wind" - 3:21

2007 Collector's Choice Music edition bonus tracks

 * 1) "Swallow Wind" - 3:23
 * 2) "A Sense of Deja Vu" - 4:50
 * 3) "Willie the King" - 4:01

Personnel

 * Al Stewart - vocals, acoustic guitar
 * Brian Bennett - backing vocals
 * David Ellis - acoustic guitar
 * Isaac Guillory - guitar
 * Simon Nicol - acoustic guitar
 * Tim Renwick - electric guitar
 * Andrew Powell - orchestral arrangement on "Modern Times"
 * Tony Carr - percussion
 * Gerry Conway - drums
 * Stuart Cowell - dobro, electric guitar
 * Barry De Souza - drums
 * George Ford - bass
 * Neil Lancaster - backing vocals
 * Chas Mills - backing vocals
 * Peter Moss - bass, fuzz bass
 * Graham Smith - harmonica
 * Pete Wingfield - keyboards
 * Peter Wood - keyboards, accordion
 * Technical
 * Alan Parsons - engineer, string arrangement on "Apple Cider Re-Constitution"
 * Peter James - engineer
 * Hipgnosis - sleeve design, photography

Charts
Album – Billboard (United States)