Profiles

Nick Mason/Rick Fenn album. Released: August 19, 1985.

Nick Mason solo-album in collaboration with Rick Fenn, the former guitarist from 10CC and Mike Oldfield Band.

Thanks to: Mel Collins for saxophone solos on 'And The Address', 'Mumbo Jumbo' and 'Black Ice'
And to Craig Pruess for Emulator brass on 'Malta',
to Danny Peyronel for vocals on 'Israel',
to Maggie Reilly and David Gilmour for vocals on 'Lie For A Lie'

All other instruments played by Nick Mason and Rick Fenn

Special thanks to Aja Fenn (intro on 'Malta'), Paiste Cymbals, Ludwig Drum Co., Simmonds Electronics and Dave Storey (vibrato units)

Recorded and mixed at Britannia Row Studios N1 and Basement Studios SW14
Produced by Rick Fenn and Nick Mason
Engineered by Nick Griffiths (Britannia Row) and Rick Fenn (Basement). Assisted by Laura and Tim
Cover design by Jeremy Pemberton
Photography by Clive Arrowsmith

MALTA

Mason & Fenn 1985

Music: Mason, Rick Fenn

(Instrumental)

LIE FOR A LIE

Mason & Fenn 1985

Lyrics: Danny Peyronel
Music: Mason, Rick Fenn

A game's a game I hear you say
Enough emotion in a day
We'll never live enough to play
I hear you say

You make the you make the moves
Giving clues about the rules
But there's no way to warn the fools
They're only fools

Give me a lie for a lie
Give me a truth for a truth
Nothing is hard to believe
No one is hard to deceive
Leave me a light in the dark
Give me a lie for a lie
Give me a truth for a truth

So let the fire within me burn
You know something I should learn
But I don't know which way to turn
Still I turn

Give me a lie for a lie
Give me a truth for a truth
Nothing is hard to believe
No one is hard to deceive
Leave me a light in the dark
Give me a lie for a lie
Give me a truth for a truth

And when the flame begins to go
I'll be there inside the door
You'll never know that I care more
Than I can show

Give me a lie for a lie
Give me a truth for a truth
Nothing is hard to believe
No one is hard to deceive
Leave me a light in the dark
Give me a lie for a lie
Give me a truth for a truth

RHODA

Mason & Fenn 1985

Music: Mason, Rick Fenn

(Instrumental)

PROFILES, parts 1-3

Mason & Fenn 1985

Music: Mason, Rick Fenn

(Instrumental)

The title song of the album is a re-recording of a tune from the soundtrack of the Mason portraitfilm 'Life Could Be A Dream'.

ISRAEL

Mason & Fenn 1985

Lyrics: Danny Peyronel
Music: Rick Fenn

Were you here five thousands years ago
Promising the promised land
Corinthians, Corinthians
Dancing on unbroken burning sand

Where no trees or living things would grow
Selling the romantic dream
Phoenicians, Phoenicians
Real estate is hard to find, ideas undermined
Wrong place and wrong time

Goodbey, good thing
Africa's a lonely place
Goodbey, good thing
Missionaries in position pray
Oh Israel

Have you lost what others never find
Blame the unforgiving sun
Arabians, Arabians
Neighbours are so hard to tame
When you don't look the same
Give them a smile say

Goodbey, good thing
Africa's a lonely place
Goodbey, good thing
Missionaries in position pray
Oh Israel

AND THE ADDRESS

Mason & Fenn 1985

Music: Mason, Rick Fenn

(Instrumental)

MUMBO JUMBO

Mason & Fenn 1985

Music: Mason, Rick Fenn

(Instrumental)

ZIP CODE

Mason & Fenn 1985

Music: Mason, Rick Fenn

(Instrumental)

BLACK ICE

Mason & Fenn 1985

Music: Mason, Rick Fenn

(Instrumental)

AT THE END OF THE DAY

Mason & Fenn 1985

Music: Mason, Rick Fenn

(Instrumental)

Lyrics Copyright: Pink Floyd Music Publishers 1985