DESCRIPTION:
Hopes and Fears began as a Henry Cow album, but after the first recording sessions in Switzerland, some of the members of the band were unhappy about the predominance of song-oriented material. As a compromise it was agreed that two albums would be made: the songs would be released by Fred Frith, Chris Cutler and Dagmar Krause as Art Bears, and the instrumental compositions would be released later by Henry Cow. The newly formed Art Bears recorded four more tracks in London to complete Hopes and Fears, which was released in May 1978. Henry Cow returned to Switzerland in July that year to record additional instrumental pieces for what was to be their last album, Western Culture (1979).

Composed By – Fred Frith (tracks: 3 to 8, 11 to 13)
Lyrics By – Chris Cutler (tracks: 2 to 13)
Vocals – Dagmar Krause
Guitar, Violin, Viola, Piano, Harmonium, Xylophone – Fred Frith
Drums, Electronic Drums, Percussion – Chris Cutler
Bass, Cello – Georgie Born
Bassoon, Oboe, Soprano Saxophone, Recorder – Lindsay Cooper
Organ, Clarinet – Tim Hodgkinson
Engineer – David Vorhaus (tracks: 6 to 8, 13), Etienne Conod (tracks: 1 to 5, 9 to 12)
Engineer [Assistant] – Jack Balchin
Mastered By – Matt Murmann
Remastered By – Bob Drake
Design – Tim Schwartz

00:00 On Suicide
01:27 The Dividing Line
05:38 Joan
08:44 Maze
13:50 In Two Minds
22:35 Terrain
26:25 The Tube
29:30 The Dance
34:40 Pirate Song
36:09 Labyrinth
38:24 Riddle
41:13 Moeris Dancing
46:22 Piers