Who Did What on “Be”

The performance credits of “Be” are simply listed in the liner notes as “all instruments, voices and sounds by Salem Hill.” Realizing that some of you want more. Here’s a detailed list of who did what. We’ll use these abbreviations: Michael Dearing=MD; Carl Groves=CG; Patrick Henry=PH; and Kevin Thomas=KT. Also, guitar=gtr, keyboards=keys, vocals/voices=vox, etc.

1. Reflect

MD: whispers

CG: acoustic gtrs, vox

2. Symposium

MD: electric gtr, gtr solo, keys in bridge

CG: electric gtr, keys, piano, key solo, ebow solo, lead vox

PH: bass and fuzz bass

KT: drums, mallet solo, backing vox

3. Nowhere is Home

MD: electric gtr, gtr solo, lead vox verses, backing vox

CG: acoustic gtr, keys, piano, lead vox choruses

PH: bass

KT: drums

4. The Great Stereopticon

MD: keys, lead vox chorus, backing vox

CG: gtrs, lead vox verses, backing vox, gtr solo

PH: bass and fuzz bass

KT: drums, tambourine, backing vox

5. Children of the Dust

MD: electric gtr, “answer” lead vox, backing vox

CG: gtrs, “call” lead vox, backing vox, keys

PH: bass

KT: drums, backing vox, bells, wind chimes

6. So Human

MD: lead vox, gtr, bass

CG: backing vox (L), piano, keys

KT: backing vox (R), drums, maraca, tambourine

7. The Red Pool

MD: vox, gtrs, gtr solo

CG: keys

PH: bass

KT: drums

8. Underneath

MD: gtr, mandolin

CG: gtr, keys, lead and backing vox verses

PH: bass

KT: drums, ‘Freddie Mercury’ lead vox choruses

9. Seattle (In Memory of…)

MD: fretless bass, fretless bass solo

CG: piano, vox

10. Apollyon

MD: vox, gtr, gtr solo over chorus

CG: keys, piano, ending gtr solos

PH: bass

KT: drums

11. A Perfect Light

MD: gtr, lead vox choruses, backing vox, keys

CG: piano, gtr, lead vox verses, backing vox, keys, Rhodes solo

PH: bass

KT: drums, backing vox, mallets

12. Love Won’t Save the World

MD: gtr, lead vox bridges and choruses, backing vox

CG: piano, keys, lead vox verse, backing vox, gtr solo

PH: bass

KT: drums, backing vox

13. I Didn’t Come for You

MD: gtr, lead vox chorus, backing vox

CG: gtr, lead vox verses, backing vox, keys, gtr solo

PH: bass

KT: drums, lead vox bridges, backing vox, tambourine, wind chimes

14. Beings

MD: keys

CG: gtrs, lead vox, gtr/ebow solo

PH: bass

KT: drums, backing vox, wind chimes, vibraphone, vibraphone solo

15. Regard Me

MD: gtr, keys, lead vox choruses and finale, backing vox

CG: piano, keys, gtr, lead vox verses, backing vox, ending gtr solo

PH: bass

KT: drums, backing vox, vibraphone