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Label info: VIRGIN RECORDS, CDV 2471 Date: November 7, 1987 Type: CD Copyright: (P)(C)1987 VIRGIN RECORDS LTD/Opium (Arts) Ltd.
Release info:: RELEASED: 1987, UK Virgin Records, CDV 2471, 0777 7 86028 2 8 LP: Virgin Records America, 7 90677-1 LP: Virgin Records Italy, V 2471 LP: Virgin Records Canada, VL 2471 LP: Virgin Records EU, 208 675-630, 208 675 LP: Virgin Records UK, V 2471 LP: Virgin Records Greece, VG 50304 CD: Japan 1993, Virgin Japan VJCP 23211 Re-issue: 1996, Virgin Japan VJCP 3263.
Third solo album

All songs composed and arranged by David Sylvian, except (Forbidden Colours, bonus track on CD version) composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian, arranged by David Sylvian and Steve Nye.
*The Japanese version omits Forbidden Colours and features Promise, composed by David Sylvian (miss-spelled as Promis)

CD Booklet

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Note that the Japanese booklet is extended to 22 pages with Japanese credit notes and all lyrics in English and Japanese.

Personnel

string(1,2,3,6,9,*), woodwind(5) and brass(8)arrangements by Ryuichi Sakamoto
orchestral(4) and string(8) arrangements by Brian Gascoigne
string(10) arrangement by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Ann O'Dell
Produced by Steve Nye, assisted by David Sylvian
Mixed by Steve Nye, assisted by David Sylvian
Engineered by Steve Nye, except "Forbidden Colours" by Steve Nye and Peter Williams
Second Engineers: Richard Moakes, Steve Parker, John Timperley
Assistant Engineers: Jean-Jacques Lemoine, Roland Prent, Steve Williams

Recorded: London and Bath, England & Chateau Miraval, Le Val, France
Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Holland / Cut by Tony Cousins 1987

Recording co-ordinated by Richard Chadwick, assisted by Catherine Wilson
Insert by 23 Envelope
Still-life photography: Nigel Grierson
Design and typography: Vaughan Oliver / Portrait photography: Yuka Fujii

Secrets Of The Beehive Secrets Of The Beehive - front	Secrets Of The Beehive Secrets Of The Beehive - disc	Secrets Of The Beehive Secrets Of The Beehive - back
Secrets Of The Beehive Sketchbook - Secrets ot Beehive	Secrets Of The Beehive Japanese disc	Secrets Of The Beehive the altered back artwork of the Japanese version
Secrets Of The Beehive the Japanese obi

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Tracklist

	#		Songs
1	1	September The sun shines high above The sounds of laughter The birds swoop down upon The crosses of old grey churches We say that we're in love While secretly wishing for rain Sipping coke and playing games September's here again September's here again	September
1	2	The Boy With The Gun He knows well his wicked ways A course of bitterness A grudge held from his childhood days As if life had loved him less Reading down his list of names He ticks them one by one He points the barrel at the sky Firing shots off at the sun "I am the law and I am the King I am the wisdom, listen to me sing" He carves out the victim's names In the wooden butt of the gun He leans well back against the tree He knows his Kingdom's come He'll breath a sigh self satisfied The work is in good hands He shoots the coins into the air And follows where the money lands "I am the law and I am the King I am the wisdom, listen to me sing" He pauses at the city's edge Of hellfire and of stone He summons up the devil there To give him courage of his own He'll free the sinners of deceit They'll hear his name and run His justice is his own reward Measured out beneath the sun "I am the law and I am the King I am the wisdom, listen to me sing" And my name's on the gun	The Boy With The Gun
1	3	Maria "Climb the stairs And step into my dream house" These words are yours, Maria The waters warm (Hold me) The table bare (Till the worst is past) Until the summer nights return Until we close our eyes Maria, your every thought's my heartbeat Maria, save a thought for me	Maria	Maria "Maria" is based on the character of Maria "the witch" in Andrei Tarkovsky's last film Offret / Sacrificatio.
1	4	Orpheus Standing firm on this stony ground The wind blows hard Pulls these clothes around I harbour all the same worries as most The temptations to leave or to give up the ghost I wrestle with an outlook on life That shifts between darkness and shadowy light I struggle with words for fear that they'll hear But Orpheus sleeps on his back still dead to the world Sunlight falls, my wings open wide There's a beauty here I cannot deny And bottles that tumble and crash on the stairs Are just so many people I knew never cared Down below on the wreck of the ship Are a stronghold of pleasures I couldn't regret But the baggage is swallowed up by the tide As Orpheus keeps to his promise and stays by my side Tell me, I've still a lot to learn Understand, these fires never stop Believe me, when this joke is tired of laughing I will hear the promise of my Orpheus sing Sleepers sleep as we row the boat Just you the weather and I gave up hope But all of the hurdles that fell in our laps Were fuel for the fire and straw for our backs Still the voices have stories to tell Of the power struggles in heaven and hell But we feel secure against such mighty dreams As Orpheus sings of the promise tomorrow may bring Tell me, I've still a lot to learn Understand, these fires never stop Please believe, when this joke is tired of laughing I will hear the promise of my Orpheus sing	Orpheus
1	5	The Devil's Own The night is dark and cold The strong winds and the rain Crack the branches upon my window The devil beats his drum Casting out his spell Dragging all his own down into hell The ticking of the clock Inexorably goes on The howling of the stray souls of heaven The treasures of the cove Where the traders stored their gold Echo voices still dead to the world Underneath the vine Shaded by the leaves I still hold you close to me Beneath the open stars Beneath the pillows and the sheets I still hold you dear to me The ticking of the clock Surely sunrise won't be long When darkness hides inside it's own shadow The devil beats his drum Casting out his name Dragging all his own down into shame	The Devil's Own
1	6	When Poets Dreamed Of Angels She rises early from bed Runs to the mirror The bruises inflicted in moments of fury He kneels beside her once more Whispers a promise "Next time I'll break every bone in your body" And the well-wishers let the devil in And if the river ran dry they'd deny it happening As the card players deal their hands From the bottom of te deck Row upon row of feudal houses blown away Medicine for the popular complaint When the poets dreamed of Angels What did they see? History lined up in a flash at their backs When the poets dreamed of Angels What did they see? The bishops and knights well placed to attack	When Poets Dreamed Of Angels
1	7	Mother And Child Shadows form knights and pawns Upon the squares Blood is drawn up from the well Secret signs brought the crime Right to your door An innocent guilty as hell Oh, the cot is open wide Damp with milk and honey Gone the mother and the child In Jesus name Should they be waiting there On my return I may run into their arms Walking on a razor's edge Unconcerned Game is lost again I'll never learn	Mother And Child
1	8	Let The Happiness In I'm waiting on the empty docks Watching the ships come in I'm waiting for the agony to stop Oh, let the happiness in I'm watching as the gulls all settle down Upon the empty vessels The faded whites of their wedding gowns The songs of hopeless selflessness The cold December Sun A cold that blisters The hands of a working man Wasted I'm waiting on the empty docks Watching the ships roll in I'm longing for the agony to stop Oh, let the happiness in Oh, let the happiness in Listen to the waves against the rocks I don't know where they've been I'm waiting for the skies to open up And let the happiness in Oh, let the happiness in	Let The Happiness In
1	9	Waterfront On the banks of a sunset beach Messages scratched in sand Beneath a roaming home of stars Young boys try their hand A spanish harbouring of sorts In Catalonian bars They were pulled from a sinking ship And saved for last On the waterfront the rain Is pouring in my heart Here the memories come in waves Raking in the lost and found of years And though I'd like to laugh At all the things that led me on Somehow the stigma still remains Watch the train steam full ahead As it takes the bend Empty carriages lose their tracks And tumble to their end So the world shrinks drop by drop As the wine goes to your head Swollen angels point and laugh "This time your god is dead" On the waterfront the rain Is pouring in my heart Here the memories come in waves Raking in the lost and found of years And though I'd like to laugh At all the things that led me on Somehow the stigma still remains Is our love strong enough?	Waterfront
1	10	Promise (The Cult of Eurydice) The silence of the park The moonshine after dark Came to keep her company The tiny golden cross lay upon her throat Hands clutching tight her rosary The rain upon her lips Eyes opened with a kiss Just too late for us to see She sits upon the ground Face covered by a shroud of midnight canopy And when the lightning starts The secrets in her heart Merge within the rain patterns And when the shadows fall The promise of it all Is lost inside the tears that linger on All the things we'd hoped Would always keep us close Stand between us now, as fences The letters that we wrote Have all gone up in smoke And now you're just too far to listen in When all but hope is lost You believe at any cost In things that make the living lighter And when the shadows fall The promise of it all Is lying in the bed besider her	Promise (The Cult of Eurydice)	Promise (The Cult of Eurydice) Bonus track on the Japanese release of Secrets Of The Beehive. Extremely beautiful ballad.
1	10	Forbidden Colours The wounds on your hands never seem to heal I thought all I needed was to believe Here am I, a lifetime away from you The blood of Christ, or the beat of my heart My love wears forbidden colours My life believes Senseless years thunder by Millions are willing to give their lives for you Does nothing live on? Learning to cope with feelings aroused in me My hands in the soil, buried in side of myself My love wears forbidden colours My life believes in you once again I'll go walking in circles While doubting the very ground beneath me Trying to show unquestioning faith in everything Here am I, a lifetime away from you The blood of Christ, or a change of heart My love wears forbidden colours My life believes My love wears forbidden colours My life believes in you once again	Forbidden Colours	Forbidden Colours Vocal version of the theme of the movie "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence".

David Sylvian	:	vocal, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, synths, tapes
Ryuichi Sakamoto	:	piano, organ, synths
David Torn	:	electric guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar loop
Phil Palmer	:	slide guitar, acoustic guitar
Mark Isham	:	flugelhorn, trumpet
Danny Thompson	:	double bass
Steve Jansen	:	drums, percussion
Danny Cummings	:	percussion

Included, a picture taken from the book The Sketchbook of Ryuichi Sakamoto, featuring a letter from David to Ryuichi about the arrangements of the original tracklist: