A Classic Case is the 16th album by Jethro Tull

Jethro Tull (band)

Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969.Initially playing blues rock with...

, playing with the London Symphony Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra

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, released in 1985. The music was arranged and conducted by David Palmer

Dee Palmer

Dee Palmer is an English composer arranger and keyboardist best known for having been a member of the rock group Jethro Tull.Palmer studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music with Richard Rodney Bennet,winning the Eric Coates Prize and The Boosey and Hawkes Prize...

. The album features band members Ian Anderson

Ian Anderson (musician)

Ian Scott Anderson, MBE is a Scottish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work as the leader and flautist of British rock band Jethro Tull.-Early life:...

, Martin Barre

Martin Barre

Martin Lancelot Barre is an English rock musician.Barre has been the guitarist for rock band Jethro Tull since 1969. He has appeared on every Jethro Tull album except their debut This Was...

, Dave Pegg

Dave Pegg

Dave Pegg is an English multi-instrumentalist and record producer, arguably most visible as a bass guitarist. He is the longest-serving member of the pre-eminent electric folk band Fairport Convention and has been bassist with a number of important folk and rock groups including The Ian Campbell...

 and Peter-John Vettese

Peter-John Vettese

Peter-John Vettese , also known as Peter Vettese, is a British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer....

.

The album was recorded during the summer of 1984 at the CBS Studios

CBS Studios

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 in London

London

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. It was released 31 December 1985, in the United States

United States

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, where it reached number ninety-three in the charts.

Track listing