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Here is a list of compositions by Allan Holdsworth. The list is split by band works and solo artist works.
 
=Allan Holdsworth compositions=
 
Here is a draft for a list of published compositions by Allan Holdsworth. It lists most of the recorded tracks from 1969 onwards where Allan is listed as a composer or co-composer. There are a few exceptions. Some of the recordings featuring group improvisations have been excluded from this list. This goes for recordings in the name of John Stevens and Chad Wackerman, plus a few others. Allan would sometimes rework themes and include them in new compositions of different names, I have tried to note this on each composition's listing. Sometimes recordings of compositions under the same name feature additional material. Allan would perform a few tunes live that were never officially released, these tunes are not listed here. With one exception, Holdsworth compositions featured on BBC recordings are not featured. The list is by default sorted alphabetically, but can be sorted by any of the columns.




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{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-  
|-
! Title
! Title
! Artist
! Artist
! Writer(s)
! Writer(s)
! Album
! First album
! Meaning
! Year first recorded
|-  
|-
|0274
|[[0274]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|
|2000
|-
|-
|5 to 10
|[[5 to 10]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|
|1993
|-
|-
|[[54 Duncan Terrace]]
|[[54 Duncan Terrace]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Secrets
|
|-
|54 Duncan Terrace
|Holdsworth/Beck
|Holdsworth/Beck
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|With A Heart In My Song
|With A Heart In My Song
|
|1988
|-
|Above & Below
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|All Night Wrong
|
|-
|-
|[[Above and Below]]
|[[Above and Below]]
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|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|
|2000
|-
|-
|Above and Below (Reprise)
|[[Above and Below (Reprise) ]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|
|2000
|-
|-
|[[Against The Clock (song)|Against The Clock]]
|[[Against The Clock (song)|Against The Clock]]
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|Holdsworth, Naomi Star
|Holdsworth, Naomi Star
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|
|1993
|-
|-
|[[All Our Yesterdays]]   
|[[All Our Yesterdays]]   
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|Holdsworth, Rowanne Mark
|Holdsworth, Rowanne Mark
|Atavachron
|Atavachron
|
|1986
|-
|-
|Alphrazallan
|[[Alphrazallan]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|All Night Wrong
|All Night Wrong
|
|2003
|-
|-
|[[At the Edge]]
|[[At the Edge]]
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|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|The Things You See
|The Things You See
|
|1981
|-
|-
|[[Atavachron (song)|Atavachron]]
|[[Atavachron (song)|Atavachron]]
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|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Atavachron
|Atavachron
|
|1986
|-
|-
|[[Bo Peep (song)|Bo Peep]]
|[[Bo Peep (song)|Bo Peep]]
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|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Flat Tire
|Flat Tire
|
|2001
|-
|-
|Checking Out
|[[Brothers]]
|Tempest
|Hiseman, Holdsworth
|Tempest
|1973
|-
|[[Checking Out]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|I.O.U.
|I.O.U.
|
|1982
|-
|-
|Clown
|[[Clown]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Sand
|Sand
|
|1987
|-
|-
|Curves
|[[Curves]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Flat Tire
|Flat Tire
|
|2001
|-
|-
|Devil Take the Hindmost
|[[Devil Take the Hindmost]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Metal Fatigue
|Metal Fatigue
|
|1985
|-
|-
|Diminished Responsibility
|[[Diminished Responsibility]]
|Holdsworth/Beck
|Holdsworth/Beck
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|The Things You See
|The Things You See
|The title is a pun on the use of diminished scales in the theme of the song.
|1981
|-
|-
|[[Distance vs. Desire]]
|[[Distance vs. Desire]]
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|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Sand
|Sand
|
|1987
|-
|-
|Dark House
|[[Dark House]]
|Tempest
|Tempest
|Hiseman, Clarke, Holdsworth
|Hiseman, Clarke, Holdsworth
|Tempest
|Tempest
|
|1973
|-
|-
|Don't You Know
|[[Don't You Know]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Flat Tire
|Flat Tire
|
|2001
|-
|-
|Eeny Meeny
|[[Eeny Meeny]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Flat Tire
|Flat Tire
|
|2001
|-
|-
|Eidolon
|[[Eidolon]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|
|2000
|-
|Endgame
|Soft Machine
|Holdsworth, Marshall, Jenkins, Ratledge, Babbington
|Floating World Live
|2006
|-
|-
|Endomorph  
|[[Endomorph]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth, Rowanne Mark
|Holdsworth, Rowanne Mark
|Secrets
|Secrets
|
|1989
|-
|-
|Every Little Breeze  
|[[Every Little Breeze]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|BBC session
|BBC session
|
|1979
|-
|-
|Floppy Hat
|[[Floppy Hat]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Velvet Darkness
|Velvet Darkness
|
|1976
|-
|-
|Foyers of Fun
|[[Foyers of Fun]]
|Tempest
|Tempest
|Hiseman, Clarke, Holdsworth
|Hiseman, Clarke, Holdsworth
|Tempest
|Tempest
|
|1973
|-
|-
|Fred
|[[Fred]]
|Tony Williams New Lifetime
|Tony Williams New Lifetime
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Believe It
|Believe It
|
|1975
|-
|-
|Funnels
|[[Funnels]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Atavachron
|Atavachron
|
|1986
|-
|-
|Funnels
|[[Gas Lamp Blues]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|All Night Wrong
|All Night Wrong
|
|2003
|-
|-
|Gas Lamp Blues
|[[Gattox]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|All Night Wrong
|
|-
|Gattox
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Velvet Darkness
|Velvet Darkness
|
|1976
|-
|-
|Golden Lakes
|[[Golden Lakes]]
|Igginbottom
|Igginbottom
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|
|1969
|-
|Golden Lakes
|Holdsworth/Beck
|Holdsworth
|The Things You See
|
|-
|-
|Gone Sailing
|[[Gone Sailing]]
|Soft Machine
|Soft Machine
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Bundles
|Bundles
|
|1975
|-
|-
|Good Clean Filth
|[[Good Clean Filth]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Velvet Darkness
|Velvet Darkness
|
|1976
|-
|-
|Gorgon
|[[Gorgon]]
|Tempest
|Tempest
|Hiseman, Clarke, Holdsworth
|Hiseman, Clarke, Holdsworth
|Tempest
|Tempest
|
|1973
|-
|-
|Hard Hat Area
|[[Hard Hat Area (song)|Hard Hat Area]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Hard Hat Area
|Hard Hat Area
|
|1993
|-
|-
|Home
|[[Home]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Metal Fatigue
|Metal Fatigue
|
|1985
|-
|-
|House of Mirrors
|[[House of Mirrors]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Hard Hat Area
|Hard Hat Area
|
|1993
|-
|-
|In the Mystery  
|[[In the Mystery]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth, Paul Korda
|Holdsworth, Paul Korda
|Metal Fatigue
|Metal Fatigue
|
|1985
|-
|-
|Is She Just a Dream?
|[[Is She Just a Dream? ]]
|Igginbottom
|Igginbottom
|Holdsworth, Mick Skelly
|Holdsworth, Mick Skelly
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|
|1969
 
|-
|-
|Karzie Key
|[[Karzie Key]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Velvet Darkness
|Velvet Darkness
|
|1976
|-
|-
|Kinder
|[[Kinder]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Velvet Darkness
|Velvet Darkness
|
|1976
|-
|-
|Land of the Bag Snake
|[[Land of the Bag Snake ]]
|Soft Machine
|Soft Machine
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Bundles
|Bundles
|
|1975
|-
|-
|Lanyard Loop
|[[Lanyard Loop]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|All Night Wrong
|All Night Wrong
|
|2003
|-
|-
|Last May
|[[Last May]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Velvet Darkness
|Velvet Darkness
|
|1976
|-
|-
|Let's Throw Shrimp
|[[Leave 'Em On]]
|Gary Husband
|Holdsworth
|[[Dirty And Beautiful Volume 1]]
|2010
|-
|[[Let's Throw Shrimp]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman, Jimmy Johnson
|Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman, Jimmy Johnson
|Against The Clock
|Against The Clock
|
|2005
|-
|-
|Letsby
|[[Letsby]]
|Tony Williams New Lifetime
|Tony Williams New Lifetime
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Believe It
|Believe It
|
|1975
|-
|-
|[[Letters of Marque]]
|[[Letters of Marque]]
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|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|I.O.U.
|I.O.U.
|
|1982
|-
|-
|Looking Glass
|[[Looking Glass]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Atavachron
|Atavachron
|
|1986
|-
|-
|Low Levels, High Stakes
|[[Low Levels, High Stakes]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Hard Hat Area
|Hard Hat Area
|Holdsworth
|1993
|
|-
|-
|Mac Man
|[[Mac Man]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth/John England
|Sand
|Sand
|Holdsworth
|1987
|
|-
|-
|Madame Vintage
|[[Madame Vintage]]
|Soft Works
|Soft Works
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth/Marshall
|Abracadabra
|Abracadabra
|
|2003
|-
|-
|Material Real
|[[Material Real]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Road Games
|Road Games
|
|1983
|-
|-
|Material unreal
|[[Material unreal]]
 
This is a reworking of "Material Real" from "Road Games".
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|
|2000
|-
|-
|Mental Medication
|[[Mental Medication]]
|U.K.
|U.K.
|Holdsworth, Bruford, Jobson
|Holdsworth, Bruford, Jobson
|U.K.
|U.K.
|
|1978
|-
|-
|Metal Fatigue
|[[Metal Fatigue (song)|Metal Fatigue]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth, Paul Williams
|Holdsworth, Paul Williams
|Metal Fatigue
|Metal Fatigue
|
|1985
|-
|-
|Mr. Spock  
|[[Mr. Spock]]
|Tony Williams New Lifetime
|Tony Williams New Lifetime
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Believe It
|Believe It
|
|1975
|-
|-
|Mr. Berwell
|[[Mr. Berwell]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Atavachron
|Atavachron
|
|1986
|-
|-
|Nevermore
|[[Nevermore]]
|U.K.
|U.K.
|Holdsworth, Jobson, Wetton
|Holdsworth, Jobson, Wetton
|U.K.
|U.K.
|
|1978
|-
|-
|Night Illusion
|[[Night Illusion]]
|Gong
|Gong
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Gazeuse!
|Gazeuse!
|
|1976
|-
|-
|Non Brewed Condiment
|[[Non Brewed Condiment]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Atavachron
|Atavachron
|
|1986
|-
|-
|Not So Sweet Dreams
|[[Not So Sweet Dreams]]
|Igginbottom
|Igginbottom
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|
|1969
|-
|-
|Oneiric Moor
|[[Oneiric Moor]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|
|1993
|-
|-
|Out from Under  
|[[Out from Under]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Steven Robinson, Holdsworth
|Steven Robinson, Holdsworth
|I.O.U.
|I.O.U.
|
|1982
|-
|-
|Out of Confusion
|[[Out of Confusion]]
|Igginbottom
|Igginbottom
|Dave Freeman, Steven Robinson, Holdsworth, Mick Skelly
|Dave Freeman, Steven Robinson, Holdsworth, Mick Skelly
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|
|1969
|-
|-
|Panic Station
|[[Panic Station]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth, Paul Williams
|Holdsworth, Paul Williams
|Metal Fatigue
|Metal Fatigue
|
|1985
|-
|-
|Please Hold On
|[[Please Hold On]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Flat Tire
|Flat Tire
|
|2001
|-
|-
|Poochini
|[[Poochini]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Tales From The Vault
|Tales From The Vault
|
|2016
|-
|-
|Postlude  
|[[Postlude ]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth, Hunt, Skúli Sverrisson, Gary Husband
|Holdsworth, Hunt, Skúli Sverrisson, Gary Husband
|Hard Hat Area
|Hard Hat Area
|
|1993
|-
|-
|Prelude  
|[[Prelude]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth, Steve Hunt
|Holdsworth, Steve Hunt
|Hard Hat Area
|Hard Hat Area
|
|1993
|-
|-
|Pud Wud
|[[Pud Wud]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Sand
|Sand
|
|1986
|-
|-
|Road Games
|Riff III
|Soft Machine
|Holdsworth, Marshall, Jenkins, Ratledge, Babbington
|Floating World Live
|2006
|-
|[[Road Games (song)|Road Games]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Road Games
|Road Games
|
|1983
|-
|-
|Ruhkukah
|[[Ruhkukah]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Hard Hat Area
|Hard Hat Area
|Holdsworth
|1993
|
|-
|-
|San Onofre
|[[San Onofre]] This is a bonus track from a later reissue
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|
|2000
|-
|-
|Sand
|[[Sand (song)|Sand]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Sand
|Sand
|
|1986
|-
|-
|Secrets
|[[Secrets (song)|Secrets]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth, Rowanne Mark
|Holdsworth, Rowanne Mark
|Secrets
|Secrets
|
|1989
|-
|-
|Shadows Of
|[[Shadows Of]]
|Gong
|Gong
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Gazeuse!
|Gazeuse!
|
|1976
|-
|-
|Shallow Sea
|[[Shallow Sea]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|I.O.U.
|I.O.U.
|
|1982
|-
|-
|Snow Moon
|[[Snow Moon]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Flat Tire
|Flat Tire
|
|2001
|-
|-
|So Long
|[[So Long]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Flat Tire
|Flat Tire
|
|2001
|-
|-
|Sphere of Innocence
|[[Sphere of Innocence]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|
|1993
|-
|-
|Spokes
|[[Spokes]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Secrets
|Secrets
|
|1989
|-
|-
|Sundays  
|[[Sundays]]
|Holdsworth/Beck
|Holdsworth/Beck
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|With A Heart In My Song
|With A Heart In My Song
|
|1988
|-
|-
|Sweet Dry Biscuits
|[[Sweet Dry Biscuits]]
|Igginbottom
|Igginbottom
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|
|1969
|-
|-
|Temporary Fault
|[[Temporary Fault]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|I.O.U.
|I.O.U.
|
|1982
|-
|-
|Texas
|[[Texas]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|
|2000
|-
|-
|The 4.15 Bradford Executive  
|[[The 4.15 Bradford Executive]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman
|Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman
|Sand
|Sand
|
|1986
|-
|-
|The Abingdon Chasp
|[[The Abingdon Chasp]]
|Bruford
|Bruford
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|One Of A Kind
|One Of A Kind
|
|1979
|-
|-
|The Castle
|[[The Castle]]
|Igginbottom
|Igginbottom
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|
|1969
|-
|-
|The Dominant Plague
|[[The Dominant Plague]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Atavachron
|Atavachron
|
|1986
|-
|-
|The Drums Were Yellow
|[[The Drums Were Yellow]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth, Gary Novak
|Holdsworth, Gary Novak
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|
|2000
|-
|-
|The Duplicate Man
|[[The Duplicate Man]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Flat Tire
|Flat Tire
|
|2001
|-
|-
|The Duplicate Man (Intro)
|[[The Duplicate Man (Intro) ]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Flat Tire
|Flat Tire
|
|2001
|-
|-
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|[[The Sixteen Men of Tain (song)|The Sixteen Men Of Tain]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|
|2000
|-
|-
|The Things You See
|[[The Things You See (When You Haven't Got Your Gun) ]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|All Night Wrong
|
|-
|The Things You See (When You Haven't Got Your Gun)
|Holdsworth/Beck
|Holdsworth/Beck
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|The Things You See
|The Things You See
|
|1981
|-
|The Things You See (When You Haven't Got Your Gun)
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|I.O.U.
|
|-
|-
|[[The Un-Merry-Go-Round]]
|[[The Un-Merry-Go-Round]]
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|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Metal Fatigue
|Metal Fatigue
|
|1985
|-
|-
|The Witch
|[[The Witch]]
|Igginbottom
|Igginbottom
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|Igginbottom's Wrench
|
|1969
|-
|-
|[[Three Sheets to the Wind]]
|[[Three Sheets to the Wind]]
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|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Road Games
|Road Games
|
|1983
|-
|-
|[[Tokyo Dream]]
|[[Tokyo Dream]]
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|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Road Games
|Road Games
|
|1983
|-
|-
|Tullio
|[[Tullio]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Hard Hat Area
|Hard Hat Area
|
|1993
|-
|-
|Up and On
|[[Up and On ]]
|Tempest
|Tempest
|John Edwards, Holdsworth
|John Edwards, Holdsworth
|Tempest
|Tempest
|
|1969
|-
|-
|Velvet Darkness
|[[Velvet Darkness (song)|Velvet Darkness]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Velvet Darkness
|Velvet Darkness
|
|1976
|-
|-
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|[[Wardenclyffe Tower (song)|Wardenclyffe Tower]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|
|1993
|-
|-
|Was There?
|[[Was There? ]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Road Games
|Road Games
|
|1983
|-
|-
|Water on the Brain Pt. II
|[[Water on the Brain Pt. II]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Road Games
|Road Games
|
|1983
|-
|-
|Water on the Brain Pt.II
|[[Where Is One]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|All Night Wrong
|
|-
|Where Is One
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|I.O.U.
|I.O.U.
|
|1982
|-
|-
|[[White Line]]
|[[White Line]]
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|Holdsworth, Pete Brown
|Holdsworth, Pete Brown
|I.O.U.
|I.O.U.
|
|1982
|-
|-
|Wish
|[[Wish]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Velvet Darkness
|Velvet Darkness
|
|1976
|-
|-
|Zarabeth
|[[Zarabeth]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Holdsworth
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|
|1993
|-
|-
|Zone  
|[[Zone]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Holdsworth, Steve Hunt, Gary Husband, Jimmy Johnson
|Group improvisation
|All Night Wrong
|All Night Wrong
|
|2001
 
|}


Allan is listed as co-composer on Jon St. James "Rainy Taxi" and "Fast Impressions".


=Other songs associated with Holdsworth.=


From "Secrets" and onwards, Allan would allow band members to record their compositions on his solo albums. Some of these recordings have become highly associated with Allan, to the extent that they are often erroneously referred to as Holdsworth compositions.


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|-
|-
|Brothers 
! Title
|Tempest
! Artist
|Hiseman, Holdsworth
! Writer(s)
|Tempest
! Album
|
! Year first recorded
|-
|-
|City Nights
|[[City Nights]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Gary Husband
|Gary Husband
|Secrets
|Secrets
|
|1989
|-
|-
|Dodgy Boat
|[[Dodgy Boat]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Steve Hunt
|Steve Hunt
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|
|1993
|-
|-
|Downside Up  
|[[Downside Up]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Chad Wackerman
|Chad Wackerman
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|The Sixteen Men of Tain
|
|2000
|-
|-
|Joshua
|[[Joshua]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Steve Hunt
|Steve Hunt
|Secrets
|Secrets
|
|1989
|-
|-
|Maid Marion
|[[Maid Marion]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Hunt
|Hunt
|Secrets
|Secrets
|
|1989
|-
|-
|Peril Premonition
|[[Peril Premonition]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Chad Wackerman
|Chad Wackerman
|Secrets
|Secrets
|
|1989
|-
|-
|Questions
|[[Questions]]
|Allan Holdsworth
|Allan Holdsworth
|Chad Wackerman)
|Chad Wackerman
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|Wardenclyffe Tower
|
|1993
|-
|}

Latest revision as of 10:39, 2 April 2021

Allan Holdsworth compositions

Here is a draft for a list of published compositions by Allan Holdsworth. It lists most of the recorded tracks from 1969 onwards where Allan is listed as a composer or co-composer. There are a few exceptions. Some of the recordings featuring group improvisations have been excluded from this list. This goes for recordings in the name of John Stevens and Chad Wackerman, plus a few others. Allan would sometimes rework themes and include them in new compositions of different names, I have tried to note this on each composition's listing. Sometimes recordings of compositions under the same name feature additional material. Allan would perform a few tunes live that were never officially released, these tunes are not listed here. With one exception, Holdsworth compositions featured on BBC recordings are not featured. The list is by default sorted alphabetically, but can be sorted by any of the columns.


Title Artist Writer(s) First album Year first recorded
0274 Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth The Sixteen Men of Tain 2000
5 to 10 Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Wardenclyffe Tower 1993
54 Duncan Terrace Holdsworth/Beck Holdsworth With A Heart In My Song 1988
Above and Below Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth The Sixteen Men of Tain 2000
Above and Below (Reprise) Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth The Sixteen Men of Tain 2000
Against The Clock Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth, Naomi Star Wardenclyffe Tower 1993
All Our Yesterdays Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth, Rowanne Mark Atavachron 1986
Alphrazallan Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth All Night Wrong 2003
At the Edge Holdsworth/Beck Holdsworth The Things You See 1981
Atavachron Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Atavachron 1986
Bo Peep Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Flat Tire 2001
Brothers Tempest Hiseman, Holdsworth Tempest 1973
Checking Out Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth I.O.U. 1982
Clown Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Sand 1987
Curves Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Flat Tire 2001
Devil Take the Hindmost Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Metal Fatigue 1985
Diminished Responsibility Holdsworth/Beck Holdsworth The Things You See 1981
Distance vs. Desire Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Sand 1987
Dark House Tempest Hiseman, Clarke, Holdsworth Tempest 1973
Don't You Know Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Flat Tire 2001
Eeny Meeny Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Flat Tire 2001
Eidolon Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth The Sixteen Men of Tain 2000
Endgame Soft Machine Holdsworth, Marshall, Jenkins, Ratledge, Babbington Floating World Live 2006
Endomorph Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth, Rowanne Mark Secrets 1989
Every Little Breeze Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth BBC session 1979
Floppy Hat Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Velvet Darkness 1976
Foyers of Fun Tempest Hiseman, Clarke, Holdsworth Tempest 1973
Fred Tony Williams New Lifetime Holdsworth Believe It 1975
Funnels Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Atavachron 1986
Gas Lamp Blues Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth All Night Wrong 2003
Gattox Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Velvet Darkness 1976
Golden Lakes Igginbottom Holdsworth Igginbottom's Wrench 1969
Gone Sailing Soft Machine Holdsworth Bundles 1975
Good Clean Filth Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Velvet Darkness 1976
Gorgon Tempest Hiseman, Clarke, Holdsworth Tempest 1973
Hard Hat Area Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Hard Hat Area 1993
Home Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Metal Fatigue 1985
House of Mirrors Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Hard Hat Area 1993
In the Mystery Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth, Paul Korda Metal Fatigue 1985
Is She Just a Dream? Igginbottom Holdsworth, Mick Skelly Igginbottom's Wrench 1969
Karzie Key Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Velvet Darkness 1976
Kinder Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Velvet Darkness 1976
Land of the Bag Snake Soft Machine Holdsworth Bundles 1975
Lanyard Loop Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth All Night Wrong 2003
Last May Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Velvet Darkness 1976
Leave 'Em On Gary Husband Holdsworth Dirty And Beautiful Volume 1 2010
Let's Throw Shrimp Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman, Jimmy Johnson Against The Clock 2005
Letsby Tony Williams New Lifetime Holdsworth Believe It 1975
Letters of Marque Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth I.O.U. 1982
Looking Glass Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Atavachron 1986
Low Levels, High Stakes Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Hard Hat Area 1993
Mac Man Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth/John England Sand 1987
Madame Vintage Soft Works Holdsworth/Marshall Abracadabra 2003
Material Real Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Road Games 1983
Material unreal

This is a reworking of "Material Real" from "Road Games".

Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth The Sixteen Men of Tain 2000
Mental Medication U.K. Holdsworth, Bruford, Jobson U.K. 1978
Metal Fatigue Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth, Paul Williams Metal Fatigue 1985
Mr. Spock Tony Williams New Lifetime Holdsworth Believe It 1975
Mr. Berwell Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Atavachron 1986
Nevermore U.K. Holdsworth, Jobson, Wetton U.K. 1978
Night Illusion Gong Holdsworth Gazeuse! 1976
Non Brewed Condiment Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Atavachron 1986
Not So Sweet Dreams Igginbottom Holdsworth Igginbottom's Wrench 1969
Oneiric Moor Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Wardenclyffe Tower 1993
Out from Under Allan Holdsworth Steven Robinson, Holdsworth I.O.U. 1982
Out of Confusion Igginbottom Dave Freeman, Steven Robinson, Holdsworth, Mick Skelly Igginbottom's Wrench 1969
Panic Station Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth, Paul Williams Metal Fatigue 1985
Please Hold On Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Flat Tire 2001
Poochini Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Tales From The Vault 2016
Postlude Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth, Hunt, Skúli Sverrisson, Gary Husband Hard Hat Area 1993
Prelude Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth, Steve Hunt Hard Hat Area 1993
Pud Wud Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Sand 1986
Riff III Soft Machine Holdsworth, Marshall, Jenkins, Ratledge, Babbington Floating World Live 2006
Road Games Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Road Games 1983
Ruhkukah Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Hard Hat Area 1993
San Onofre This is a bonus track from a later reissue Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth The Sixteen Men of Tain 2000
Sand Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Sand 1986
Secrets Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth, Rowanne Mark Secrets 1989
Shadows Of Gong Holdsworth Gazeuse! 1976
Shallow Sea Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth I.O.U. 1982
Snow Moon Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Flat Tire 2001
So Long Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Flat Tire 2001
Sphere of Innocence Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Wardenclyffe Tower 1993
Spokes Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Secrets 1989
Sundays Holdsworth/Beck Holdsworth With A Heart In My Song 1988
Sweet Dry Biscuits Igginbottom Holdsworth Igginbottom's Wrench 1969
Temporary Fault Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth I.O.U. 1982
Texas Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth The Sixteen Men of Tain 2000
The 4.15 Bradford Executive Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman Sand 1986
The Abingdon Chasp Bruford Holdsworth One Of A Kind 1979
The Castle Igginbottom Holdsworth Igginbottom's Wrench 1969
The Dominant Plague Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Atavachron 1986
The Drums Were Yellow Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth, Gary Novak The Sixteen Men of Tain 2000
The Duplicate Man Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Flat Tire 2001
The Duplicate Man (Intro) Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Flat Tire 2001
The Sixteen Men Of Tain Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth The Sixteen Men of Tain 2000
The Things You See (When You Haven't Got Your Gun) Holdsworth/Beck Holdsworth The Things You See 1981
The Un-Merry-Go-Round Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Metal Fatigue 1985
The Witch Igginbottom Holdsworth Igginbottom's Wrench 1969
Three Sheets to the Wind Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Road Games 1983
Tokyo Dream Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Road Games 1983
Tullio Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Hard Hat Area 1993
Up and On Tempest John Edwards, Holdsworth Tempest 1969
Velvet Darkness Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Velvet Darkness 1976
Wardenclyffe Tower Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Wardenclyffe Tower 1993
Was There? Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Road Games 1983
Water on the Brain Pt. II Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Road Games 1983
Where Is One Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth I.O.U. 1982
White Line Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth, Pete Brown I.O.U. 1982
Wish Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Velvet Darkness 1976
Zarabeth Allan Holdsworth Holdsworth Wardenclyffe Tower 1993
Zone Allan Holdsworth Group improvisation All Night Wrong 2001

Allan is listed as co-composer on Jon St. James "Rainy Taxi" and "Fast Impressions".

Other songs associated with Holdsworth.

From "Secrets" and onwards, Allan would allow band members to record their compositions on his solo albums. Some of these recordings have become highly associated with Allan, to the extent that they are often erroneously referred to as Holdsworth compositions.

Title Artist Writer(s) Album Year first recorded
City Nights Allan Holdsworth Gary Husband Secrets 1989
Dodgy Boat Allan Holdsworth Steve Hunt Wardenclyffe Tower 1993
Downside Up Allan Holdsworth Chad Wackerman The Sixteen Men of Tain 2000
Joshua Allan Holdsworth Steve Hunt Secrets 1989
Maid Marion Allan Holdsworth Hunt Secrets 1989
Peril Premonition Allan Holdsworth Chad Wackerman Secrets 1989
Questions Allan Holdsworth Chad Wackerman Wardenclyffe Tower 1993
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