# Third Eye (Monsoon album)

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Third Eye is the sole studio album by British band Monsoon.

## Track listing
### Third Eye (original release)

* "Wings of the Dawn (Prem Kavita)" (Steve Coe, Martin Smith, Jhalib) – 3:56
* "Tomorrow Never Knows" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:01
* "Third Eye and Tikka T.V." (Coe) – 2:53
* "Eyes" (Coe, Smith) – 3:41
* "Shakti (The Meaning of Within)" (Coe) – 4:04
* "Ever So Lonely" (Coe) – 6:12
* "You Can't Take Me with You" (Coe, Smith) – 3:04
* "And I You" (Coe) – 3:28
* "Kashmir" (Coe, Smith) – 4:00
* "Watchers of the Night" (Coe, Smith) – 3:47

### Monsoon featuring Sheila Chandra

In 1995, the album was re-released under the above title with the following extra tracks:
* "Indian Princess" – 3:20
* "Sunset over the Ganges" – 3:16
* "Ever So Lonely (Hindi Version)" – 5:55
* "Wings of the Dawn (Prem Kavita) (Hindi Version)" – 4:02
* "Ever So Lonely (Ben Chapman Remix)" – 6:24
* "Ever So Lonely (Ben Chapman Instrumental Remix)" – 6:21

### Third Eye (deluxe reissue)

The album was released again in 2022, under its original title, with the additional tracks from the 1995 release and the following further additional tracks:
* "Man Who Makes Time"
* "With Your Love"
* "Ever So Lonely (EP version 1981)"
* "Mirror of your Mind"
* "Shout 'til you're Heard"
* "Ever So Lonely (Ben Chapman 7" Remix)"
* "Ever So Lonely (Ben Chapman 7" Instrumental Remix)"
* "Ever So Lonely (Capital Radio Session March 1982)"
* "Sunset Over the Ganges (Capital Radio Session March 1982)"
* "Shakti (The Meaning of Within) (Capital Radio Session March 1982)"
* "Shout 'til you're Heard (Capital Radio Session March 1982)"
* "Shakti (The Meaning of Within) (12" version)"
* "Ever So Lonely (Dub version)"
* "And I You (edit)"
* "Wings of the Dawn (Prem Kavita) (7" version)"
* "Tomorrow Never Knows (7" version)"
* "Ever So Lonely (7" version)"
* "Ever So Lonely (edit)"

## Personnel

* Sheila Chandra – lead vocal, backing vocals
* Steve Coe – pianos, celeste, swarmandel, gong, organ, cabasa, backing vocals
* Martin Smith – 8-string bass guitar, 4-string bass guitar, accordion, tamboura, piano, sitar, tabla, ektara, backing vocals
with
* Dari Mankoo – sitar
* Clem Alford – sitar
* Jhalib – tabla, Indian percussion
Guest musicians
* Dinesh – tabla
* Preston Heyman – ghatam, gamelan, timbali, gong, cowbell, rototoms, tom-toms, wasp, tambourines, cabasa, fire extinguisher
* Bill Nelson – electric guitars
* Paul James – shenai, pipes, recorders
* Cliff Stapleton – hurdy-gurdy
on "Kashmir"
* Richard Bragg – mandolin
* Norman Bragg – mandolin
* Deepak Khazanchi – santoor
* Chris Hunter – flute
* Punita Gupta – sitar
on "Tomorrow Never Knows"
* Dave Balfe – synthesizer
* Merrick – drums

## Recording

Recorded at Rockfield Studios, Wales Additional recording and mixing at Sarm Studios, London
* Hugh Jones and Steve Coe – producer
* Hugh Jones – engineer
* Stuart Bruce – assistant engineer (Sarm Studios)
* Julian Mendelsohn – assistant engineer (Sarm Studios)

## Release history

| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
| United Kingdom | 1983 (1983) | The Mobile Suit Corporation | stereo LP | MOBIL 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1983 (1983) | Great Expectations | LP | PIPLP 001 |
| Netherlands | 1983 (1983) | Mercury/PolyGram | LP | 812 897-1 |
| France | 1988 (1988) | Great Expectations | CD | PIPCD 001 |
| United States | 1995 (1995) | Mercury/PolyGram | CD as Monsoon featuring Sheila Chandra | 526 527-2 |
| United Kingdom | 2022 (2022) | Cherry Pop | CD | CRPOPD237 |