Seasons End

Steve Hogarth's first album with the band, which Kerrang! said proved he was no Fish clone.
Marillion, 1989

Released: 25 September 1989
Recorded: 28 April to July 1989
Studio: Hook End Recording Studios, Oxfordshire
Label: EMI
Producer: Marillion and Nick Davis
Length: 50:55

Most of the music was written before Hogarth joined, and John Helmer, commissioned earlier, wrote many of the lyrics. Hogarth called it the first album they wrote together, over a couple of weeks at a residential rehearsal studio near Brighton early in 1989, before the band moved into Hook End on 28 April. He contributed parts of Easter and The Space.

It reached seven in Britain and went gold. Mick Wall in Kerrang! said Hogarth was no Fish clone, and a 2024 Classic Rock review heard a subtle progression that peaked with Easter. Hooks in You, The Uninvited Guest and Easter were singles. After Me is on the CD only.

Track listing

The King of Sunset Town8:04
Easter5:58
The Uninvited Guest3:52
Seasons End8:10
Holloway Girl4:30
Berlin7:48
After Me3:20
Hooks in You2:57
The Space...6:14

Personnel

Steve Hogarth vocals
Steve Rothery guitars
Mark Kelly keyboards
Pete Trewavas bass
Ian Mosley drums
Phil Todd saxophone on Berlin
Jean-Pierre Rasle pipes on Easter
Nick Davis producer

More from Marillion

Script for a Jester's Tear (1983), Misplaced Childhood (1985), Marbles (2004)

Sources

Seasons End, Wikipedia
Seasons End, marillion.com
Marillion: Seasons End review, Louder (2024)