Spirit of Peace is the 15th album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1985 on Cicada. The first track was used by Werner Herzog in the soundtrack for his documentary film The Dark Glow of the Mountains (original German title Gasherbrum – Der leuchtende Berg) about Reinhold Messner.
Track listing All tracks composed by Florian Fricke except where noted.
"We Know About the Need" – 4:20 "Spirit of Peace" – 7:00 "Song of Earth" – 8:07 "Take the Tention High" (Fricke, Daniel Fichelscher) – 17:27
Personnel Florian Fricke – piano, vocals Daniel Fichelscher – acoustic guitar Renate Knaup – vocals
Guest musicians Conny Veit – electric guitar Bernd Wippich – electric guitar
Credits Recorded at Quadrat Studio, Munich, March - June 1985 Recorded and mixed by Bernd Wippich Produced by Florian Fricke and Popol Vuh
Cover concept by Florian Fricke Cover design by Tormod Opedal and Erik Wollo
Liner notes Words: Yehung Hand in Hand
External links
http://www.furious.com/perfect/populvuh.html (Comprehensive article & review of every album, in English) https://web.archive.org/web/20080119183122/http://www.enricobassi.it/popvuhdiscografia80.htm (featuring the original credits) http://www.venco.com.pl/~acrux/spirit.htm