Once Around the World is the second album of British progressive

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 pop

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 band It Bites

It Bites

It Bites are an English progressive rock and pop fusion band, formed in Egremont, Cumbria, England in 1982 and best known for their 1986 single "Calling All The Heroes", which gained them a Top 10 UK Singles Chart hit...

. It showcased their more progressive musical influences, including their longest composition, Once Around the World, clocking in at almost 15 minutes. Released in 1988, it was recorded at Manor Hill Studios in Oxfordshire and produced by Steve Hillage

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. It produced three singles and saw the band embark on a tour of the UK, US and Japan.

Track listing

1. Midnight (4:04)
2. Kiss Like Judas (4:08)
3. Yellow Christian (6:29)
4. Rose Marie (3:33)
5. Black December (3:50)
6. Old Man and the Angel (9:21)
7. Hunting the Whale (4:46) CD only
8. Plastic Dreamer (3:53)
9. Once Around the World (14:46)

Personnel

• Francis Dunnery
  Francis Dunnery
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   - guitars, vocals
• John Beck
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   - keyboards
• Dick Nolan
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   - bass
• Bob Dalton - drums

Additional personnel

• Mark Wallis - producer, engineer and mixer
• Nick Davies - engineer
• Nick Froome - engineer