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Greaves and the lyrics written by Blegvad. In addition to bass guitar, Greaves also played keyboards and sang. The album was released in 1977 and credited to Greaves, Blegvad and Lisa Herman, the lead vocalist. It was well-received by critics:
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on piano. Over the next few years his music took on a more acoustic flavour and
Greaves eventually settled on a drum-less line-up comprising Domancich, Ovide (now on acoustic guitar exclusively) and double bass player
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collaborator Laurent Valéro (viola) and Mirabelle Gilis (violin, viola), a collaborator of Hakim Hamadouche (which whom Greaves has also performed) and Miossec. Playing songs from
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