Raised in Captivity

2011 studio album by John Wetton

Raised in Captivity

Studio album by

John Wetton

Released

1 July 2011^[1]

Recorded

January 2011

Studio

CircaHQ Studios
(Woodland Hills, California)

Genre

Progressive rock
hard rock
pop rock

Length

54:42^{[nb 1]}

Label

Frontiers

Producer

Billy Sherwood

John Wetton chronology

Rock of Faith
(2003)

Raised in Captivity
(2011)

Live via Satellite
(2015)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Classic Rock	8/10^[3]

Raised in Captivity is the sixth and final solo album by English rock musician John Wetton prior to his death in 2017. It was released on 1 July 2011.

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Wetton and Billy Sherwood, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lost for Words"		4:59
2.	"Raised in Captivity"	Wetton, Sherwood, Robert Fripp	6:10
3.	"Goodbye Elsinore"		4:44
4.	"The Last Night of My Life"		5:54
5.	"We Stay Together" (Europe bonus track)		4:27
6.	"The Human Condition"		5:23
7.	"Steffi's Ring"	Wetton	2:37
8.	"The Devil and the Opera House"	Wetton, Sherwood, Richard Palmer-James	6:51
9.	"New Star Rising"		4:34
10.	"Don't Misunderstand Me"		3:44
11.	"Mighty Rivers"	Yoav Goren, Gil Talmi, Anneke van Giersbergen	5:21
Total length:			54:42

Japan bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Face to Face"
12.	"After All"

Personnel

John Wetton – vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar and keyboards; cover and booklet concepts
Billy Sherwood – guitars, drums and percussion; production

Additional musicians

Mick Box – guitar (on "New Star Rising")
Geoff Downes – keyboard (on "Goodbye Elsinore" and "Steffi's Ring")
Steve Hackett – guitar (on "Goodbye Elsinore")
Eddie Jobson – violin (on "The Devil and the Opera House")
Tony Kaye – Hammond organ (on "Human Condition" and "Don't Misunderstand Me")
Alex Machacek – guitar (on "The Last Night of My Life")
Steve Morse – guitar (on "Lost for Words")
Anneke van Giersbergen – duetting vocals (on "Mighty Rivers")^[4]

Technical personnel

Michael Inns – artwork and photography
Karen Gladwell – artwork and photography
Carla Huntington – additional photo

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Catalog
Europe	1 July 2011	Frontiers	FR CD 522
North America	12 July 2011	Frontiers	FR CD 522
Japan	24 August 2011	Nexus	KICP 1582

References

Notes

^ Frontiers FR CD 522

Citations

^ "John Wetton – Raised in Captivity". Frontiers Music Srl. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
^ Ruhlmann, William. John Wetton: "Raised in Captivity" > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
^ Ling, Dave (22 June 2011). "John Wetton: Raised In Captivity – Review". TeamRock. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
^ "Raised in Captivity page on The Internet Yes Discography". Retrieved 24 August 2016.