Last Days of the Century



Last Days of the Century is the eleventh studio album by Al Stewart, released in August 1988. It was re-released in 2007 with bonus tracks.

Original LP Release

Side 1
 * 1) "Last Days of the Century" (Al Stewart, Peter White) (6:17)
 * 2) "Real and Unreal" (Stewart) (3:32)
 * 3) "King of Portugal" (Stewart, White) (4:22)
 * 4) "Red Toupée" (Stewart, White) (3:34)
 * 5) "Where Are They Now" (Stewart, White) (5:55)

Side 2
 * 1) "Bad Reputation" (Stewart, White) (4:54)
 * 2) "Josephine Baker" (Stewart, White) (4:11)
 * 3) "License to Steal" (Stewart) (3:50)
 * 4) "Fields of France" (Stewart) (2:52)
 * 5) "Antarctica" (Stewart, White) (4:04)
 * 6) "Ghostly Horses of the Plain" (Stewart, Steve Recker) (2:26)

Original CD Release Bonus Track
 * "Helen and Cassandra" (Stewart) (4:44)

2007 CD Re-Release Bonus Tracks
 * "Ghostly Horses of the Plain" (vocal) (Stewart, Recker) (3:29)
 * "Ten Cents" (Stewart, Tori Amos) (4:05)
 * "Dreaming" (Stewart, Amos) (4:16)

Notes
 * "Ghostly Horses of the Plain" is an instrumental: Al Stewart has also recorded a version of the song with lyrics, available on the 1996 release "Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time" and as a bonus track on the 2007 "Last Days of the Century" CD re-release.
 * Tori Amos sings background vocals on two tracks, "Last Days of the Century" and "Red Toupée".