Tracklist

Cygnus X-1 Book II - Hemispheres	18:07
A1	Prelude	4:30
A2	Apollo (Bringer Of Wisdom)
A3	Dionysus (Bringer Of Love)	4:36
A4	Armageddon (The Battle Of Heart And Mind)	2:52
A5	Cygnus (Bringer Of Balance)	5:00
A6	The Sphere (A Kind Of Dream)	1:09
B1	Circumstances	3:42
B2	The Trees	4:46
B3	La Villa Strangiato	9:36

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd. – RJ-7531

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [6-string Electric, 12-string Electric, Classical], Synthesizer [Roland Guitar, Taurus Pedals] – Alex Lifeson
• Art Direction – Bob King
• Art Direction, Design [Graphics] – Hugh Syme
• Bass, Synthesizer [Mini-moog, Oberheim Polyphonic, Taurus Pedals], Vocals – Geddy Lee
• Drums, Bells [Orchestra, Bell-tree], Timpani, Gong, Cowbell, Percussion [Temple Blocks, Wind Chimes], Cymbal [Crotales] – Neil Peart
• Engineer – Pat Moran
• Engineer [Assistant, Mix] – John Brand
• Engineer [Mix] – Terry Brown
• Engineer [Tape Operator, Trident] – Mike Donegani*, Reno Ruocco, Simon Hilliard
• Engineer [Vocals] – Declan O'Doherty
• Lyrics By – Peart*
• Mastered By – Ray Staff
• Music By – Lifeson*, Lee*
• Photography By – Yoshi Inouye*
• Photography By [Inner Sleeve & Poster] – Fin Costello
• Producer, Arranged By – Rush, Terry Brown

Notes

Track B-3 is listed as La Villa Strangiato (An Exercise In Self-Indulgence) on the inner sleeve. It is also listed as consisting of the following 12 parts:

I - Buenos Nochas, Mein Froinds!
II - To Sleep, Perchance To Dream...
III - Strangiato Theme
IV - A Lerxst In Wonderland
V - Monsters!
VI - The Ghost Of The Aragon
VII - Danforth And Pape
VIII - The Waltz Of The Shreves
IX - Never Turn Your Back On A Monster!
X - Monsters! (Reprise)
XI - Strangiato Theme (Reprise)
XII - A Farewell To Things

Recorded at Rockfield Studios, Wales, during June and July 1978.
Vocals recorded at Advision Studios, London.
Mixed at Trident Studios, Soho, London, August 1978.

Mastered at Trident.
This album was processed through the Duffoscope!

The wonderful persons list: Austen Fagen, Abe Schon, The UFO's, the Max Websters, the Pat Travers Band, the Monks, Bert the driver, Fin Costello, Ruke Bernstein, Joe Bombase, Young Ward, Jerry Mickelson, Arny Granat, Bubble and Squeak, all at SRO, and all at Rockfield, Advision and Trident.

All lyrics © 1978 CORE Music Publishing (ASCAP) CAPAC, Canada.
©℗ Cat Productions Ltd.
Manufactured and distributed by Nippon Phonogram Co. Ltd. JASRAC ¥2,500

Japanese issue with gatefold sleeve & lyric sheet in Japanese.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ANR-1-1014	Rush	Hemispheres ‎(LP, Album)	Anthem Records	ANR-1-1014	Canada	1978
ANMD 1080	Rush	Hemispheres ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Anthem Records	ANMD 1080	Canada	1997
822 547-2 M-1	Rush	Hemispheres ‎(CD, Album, Club, RP)	Mercury	822 547-2 M-1	US	Unknown
AMCY-2294	Rush	Hemispheres ‎(CD, Album, Promo)	East West Japan Inc.	AMCY-2294	Japan	1997
P2-22547	Rush	Hemispheres ‎(CD, Album, Club)	Mercury	P2-22547	US	1986

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