Nude is the eighth studio album and a concept album released by the English progressive rock band Camel in January 1981, The album is based on a true story of a Japanese soldier (Hiroo Onoda) marooned on an island in World War II who doesn’t know that the war is over. ‘Nude’ derives from his family name ‘Onoda’. It was the last Camel album to feature original drummer Andy Ward.
Tracklist:
1 City Life 4:40
2 Nude 0:23
3 Drafted 4:22
4 Docks 3:51
5 Beached 3:34
6 Landscapes 2:42
7 Changing Places 4:08
8 Pomp And Circumstance 2:05
9 Please Come Home 1:13
10 Reflections 2:39
11 Captured 3:12
12 The Homecoming 2:50
13 Lies 5:00
The Last Farewell
14 The Last Farewell: The Birthday Cake 0:30
15 The Last Farewell: Nude's Return 3:44
Bonus Tracks (Recorded At Hammersmith Odeon On 22nd February 1981 For BBC Radio One "In Concert")
16 City Life 5:00
17 Nude / Drafted 4:23
18 Docks 4:06
19 Beached 3:34
20 Landscapes 3:23
21 Changing Places 3:28
22 Reflections 2:25
23 Captured 3:20
24 The Birthday Cake 0:45
25 Nude's Return 3:15
Label: Esoteric Recordings
Released: 1981/2009