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Here is a list of song titles associated with Allan Holdsworth. For his early band and session recordings, only titles where he contributed as a composer are listed. For his solo albums, all titles are listed, also the ones written by other band members. See also [[Allan Holdsworth Compositions]]. | |||
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|54 Duncan Terrace | |[[54 Duncan Terrace]] | ||
|Allan Holdsworth | |Allan Holdsworth | ||
|Holdsworth | |Holdsworth | ||
|Secrets | |Secrets | ||
|The address of pianist Pat Smythe. | |The address of pianist [[Pat Smythe]]. | ||
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|54 Duncan Terrace | |54 Duncan Terrace | ||
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|Above and Below | |[[Above and Below]] | ||
|Allan Holdsworth | |Allan Holdsworth | ||
|Holdsworth | |Holdsworth | ||
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|Against | |[[Against The Clock (song)|Against The Clock]] | ||
|Allan Holdsworth | |Allan Holdsworth | ||
|Holdsworth, Naomi Star | |Holdsworth, Naomi Star | ||
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|All Our Yesterdays | |[[All Our Yesterdays]] | ||
|Allan Holdsworth | |Allan Holdsworth | ||
|Holdsworth, Rowanne Mark | |Holdsworth, Rowanne Mark | ||
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|At the Edge | |[[At the Edge]] | ||
|Holdsworth/Beck | |Holdsworth/Beck | ||
|Holdsworth | |Holdsworth | ||
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|Atavachron | |[[Atavachron (song)|Atavachron]] | ||
|Allan Holdsworth | |Allan Holdsworth | ||
|Holdsworth | |Holdsworth | ||
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|The Atavachron was a time travel device in “Star Trek”. | |The Atavachron was a time travel device in “Star Trek”. | ||
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|Bo Peep | |[[Bo Peep (song)|Bo Peep]] | ||
|Allan Holdsworth | |Allan Holdsworth | ||
|Holdsworth | |Holdsworth | ||
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|The title is a pun on the use of diminished scales in the theme of the song. | |The title is a pun on the use of diminished scales in the theme of the song. | ||
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|Distance vs. Desire | |[[Distance vs. Desire]] | ||
|Allan Holdsworth | |Allan Holdsworth | ||
|Holdsworth | |Holdsworth | ||
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|Secrets | |Secrets | ||
|”Something that is encapsulated in something else”, referring to Allan’s expression of love for his parents. | |”Something that is encapsulated in something else”, referring to Allan’s expression of love for his parents. | ||
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|Every Little Breeze | |||
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|Allan played this number, consisting of several ideas that would later emerge in other songs, as a tribute to "the recent arrival of his baby daughter" Louise. | |||
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|Floppy Hat | |Floppy Hat | ||
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|Hard Hat Area | |Hard Hat Area | ||
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|Hard Hat Area | |Hard Hat Area | ||
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|House of Mirrors | |House of Mirrors | ||
|Allan Holdsworth | |Allan Holdsworth | ||
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|Hard Hat Area | |Hard Hat Area | ||
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|Velvet Darkness | |Velvet Darkness | ||
| | |"...a karzie is an English slang word for a toilet which is believed to have origins from the British Army in India ... When Sam and Elsie lived in Hollingwood Lane, Bradford, Yorkshire their toilet was outside 20 yards from the house. the toilet door had a lock on it and the key was needed to gain entry. After a family visit, Allan inadvertently took the key back with him to the United States, hence the tune's title. (Graham Hepworth) | ||
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|Kinder | |Kinder | ||
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|Holdsworth | |Holdsworth | ||
|All Night Wrong | |||
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|Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman, Jimmy Johnson | |Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman, Jimmy Johnson | ||
|Against The Clock | |Against The Clock | ||
| | |According to Eddie Coralnick: Allan had some drum tracks from Chad Wackerman, unused material....he needed a bonus track for Against the Clock....Allan wrote track around Chad's drum tracks....Allan needed a name for the track, Chad residing in Australia......Allan said let's throw another shrimp on the bar-b, which was part of an Australian promo for travel to Australia......I said how bout....Let's Throw Shrimp..... | ||
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|Letsby | |Letsby | ||
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|Letters of Marque | |[[Letters of Marque]] | ||
|Allan Holdsworth | |Allan Holdsworth | ||
|Holdsworth | |Holdsworth | ||
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|The Un-Merry-Go-Round | |[[The Un-Merry-Go-Round]] | ||
|Allan Holdsworth | |Allan Holdsworth | ||
|Holdsworth | |Holdsworth | ||
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|Three Sheets to the Wind | |[[Three Sheets to the Wind]] | ||
|Allan Holdsworth | |Allan Holdsworth | ||
|Holdsworth | |Holdsworth | ||
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|According to Allan’s second wife Claire, the term simply means “drunk”. | |According to Allan’s second wife Claire, the term simply means “drunk”. | ||
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|Tokyo Dream | |[[Tokyo Dream]] | ||
|Allan Holdsworth | |Allan Holdsworth | ||
|Holdsworth | |Holdsworth | ||
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|Tullio | |Tullio | ||
|Allan Holdsworth | |Allan Holdsworth | ||
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|Hard Hat Area | |Hard Hat Area | ||
|The song is a tribute to cyclist and inventor Tullio Camagnolo. | |The song is a tribute to cyclist and inventor Tullio Camagnolo. | ||
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|White Line | |[[White Line]] | ||
|Allan Holdsworth | |Allan Holdsworth | ||
|Holdsworth, Pete Brown | |Holdsworth, Pete Brown | ||
