The Ink in the Well
"The Ink in the Well" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Sylvian. It was released in August 1984 as the second single from his debut solo album Brilliant Trees. The single peaked at No. 36 on the UK Singles Chart.
Reception
Reviewing the song for Record Mirror, Eden wrote "Mention David Sylvian and the adjectives that immediately spring to mind are sensitive, delicate, moody. 'Ink in the Well' lives up to David's reputation, it's accomplished with endearing lyrics and an interesting jazzy interlude occurs halfway through the song".Themes
The song was inspired by Picasso's 1937 canvas Guernica.Personnel
On "The Ink in the Well":- David Sylvian – vocals, synthesizers
- Phil Palmer – guitar
- Danny Thompson – double bass
- Kenny Wheeler – flugelhorn
- Steve Jansen – drums
- David Sylvian – synthesizer
- Richard Barbieri – synthesizer
- Ryuichi Sakamoto – piano
- John Hassell – trumpet
- Holger Czukay – dictaphone
- Steve Jansen – drums, percussion
- David Sylvian – cover design, remixing
- Nigel Walker – remixing
- Peter Williams – engineer
- Steve Nye – engineer, mixing
- Anton Corbijn – photography
- Yuka Fujii – photography