Elegant Stealth
Studio album by Wishbone Ash
Released	25 November 2011[1]
Studio	Cross Stix Studios, Lancashire, England
Genre	Progressive rock, hard rock
Length	65:52
Label	ZYX
Producer	Andy Powell, Tom Greenwood
Wishbone Ash chronology
Argus "Then Again" Live (2008) Elegant Stealth (2011) Blue Horizon (2014)

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Classic Rock	[2]

Elegant Stealth is the 21st studio album from rock band Wishbone Ash and the culmination of two years of writing and recording sessions. The songs featured on the band's 2012 tour of Europe.

The album features guest artists Don Airey (Deep Purple / Ozzy Osbourne / Black Sabbath) and Pat McManus (Mama's Boys / Celtus / Pat McManus Band).

All songs were recorded at Cross Stix Studios, Lancashire, England on AMS Neve genesys by Tom Greenwood except for "Reason to Believe" and "Man with No Name" which were recorded by Stephan Ernst (also at Cross Stix). Both of these recordings were mixed at Separate Sounds Studios in Nuremberg, Germany.

All songs composed by Andy Powell, Muddy Manninen, Bob Skeat and Joe Crabtree, except where noted

1. "Reason to Believe" – 4:21
2. "Warm Tears" – 5:02
3. "Man with No Name" – 4:18
4. "Can't Go It Alone" (Pat McManus) – 5:39
5. "Give It Up" (Powell) – 5:07
6. "Searching for Satellites" – 6:02
7. "Heavy Weather" – 6:40
8. "Mud-slick" (Manninen) – 4:14
9. "Big Issues" – 7:42
10. "Migrant Worker" – 5:13
11. "Invisible Thread" – 11:34

"Invisible Thread" includes a hidden track after approx. one minute of silence: "Reason to Believe – Remix by Al Carson"

• Andy Powell – guitar, lead and backing vocals
• Muddy Manninen – guitar, backing vocals, Hammond organ
• Bob Skeat – bass, backing vocals
• Joe Crabtree – drums, percussion

• Don Airey – Hammond B3 organ on "Mud-slick"
• Pat McManus – fiddle on "Can't Go It Alone"