The Good Son vs. The Only Daughter

The Good Son vs. The Only Daughter is a remix album by David Sylvian featuring new versions of tracks from his previous album Blemish. Despite the title, not all the pieces have been remixed; some songs have been re-recorded with new musicians.

Background

In an interview with Pitchfork in 2005, Sylvian explained he wished to give the album a new dimension through the variety of sounds that the remixes offered: "It’s sort of stretched between the States, Europe, and Japan… what we’re listening to, what we’re watching, what we’re reading– it can have very little to do with one’s immediate cultural environment."

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Sylvian unless otherwise noted

"The Only Daughter" – 5:49
"Blemish" – 4:50
"The Heart Knows Better" – 5:29
"A Fire in the Forest" – 5:05
"The Good Son" – 4:33
"Late Night Shopping" – 2:51
"How Little We Need to be Happy" – 4:35
"The Only Daughter" – 5:28
"Blemish" – 10:10

Personnel

David Sylvian – composer, vocals, art director
Ryoji Ikeda – piano
Jean-Paul Zanutel – cello
Fabienne Dussenwart – flute
Pascal Moreau – French horn
Dominica Eyckmans – viola
Wilbert Aerts – violin
Hayden Chisholm – clarinet
Alphonse Elsenburg – clarinet
Nils Petter Molvær – trumpet

Additional personnel

Chris Bigg – design
Atsushi Fukui – cover artwork
Yuka Fujii – artist Liaison