Alone Together – (Song)

Close is a song that was recorded in 2001 and first appeared on the In The Poppy Fields Bond #1 – Close released in September 2002


2002 In The Poppy Fields Bond
Running length 4:24
Written by Mike Peters

Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitar
Steve Grantley – Drums
Craig Adams – Bass Guitar
Jules Jones – Hammond Organ
Mark Taylor – Piano

Recorded 2002 Feanol Fawr Hotel, Bodelwyddan, Wales
Produced by Mike Peters, Martin Wilding, Mike Jones & Mark O’Grady
Mixed by Martin Wilding
Mastered by Gary Butler at RTS Liverpool

Alternative studio recordings ~ Demo, 2012 Remix

2002 : In The Poppy Fields Bond Demo
Running length 4:36
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitar
Steve Grantley – Drums
Craig Adams – Bass Guitar
Recorded 2002 Wales, Yorkshire
Recorded by Mike Jones & Mark O’Grady

2013 : Collected Works – Reworked version
Running length 3:31
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitar
Steve Grantley – Drums
Craig Adams – Bass Guitar
Jules Jones – Hammond Organ
Mark Taylor – Piano
Originally recorded 2002 Feanol Fawr Hotel, Bodelwyddan, Wales
Remixed 2012 by Mike Peters
2012 Production Mike Peters & Mark Warden


Album appearances and discography of studio recording


All the following are Worldwide releases except where stated
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25th September 2002 : The Alarm – Close (In the Poppy Fields Bond)
Released on CD by Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C025
2002 Feanol Fawr Hotel recording


2013 : The Alarm – In The Poppy Fields – Collected Works
Released as a CD Box set – Disc 1 by Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C060
2012 Remixed Feanol Fawr Hotel recording


12/2021 : The Alarm – Close (In the Poppy Fields Bond)
Released on Red Vinyl by Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number ARCCLP001
2002 Feanol Fawr Hotel recording remastered

Officially released live recordings ~ Audio

All are Worldwide releases except where stated
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24th August 2003. Recorded at William Aston Hall, NEWI, Wrexham, Wales
Running length 3:46
Performed by Mike Peters solo acoustic
Released on CD in 2003 on Alarmstock 1 vol 7 – Pouring Petrol On A Fire
The Twenty First Century Recording Company, no catalogue number

20th August 2005. Recorded at Capitol Records Studio A, Los Angeles, California, USA
Running length 2:20
Performed by Mike Peters Solo acoustic.
Released on CD in 2005 as Alarmstock III Los Angeles : Set 2 When We Were Bullet Proof
The Twenty First Century Recording Company, no catalogue number

Officially released downloads ~ Demo

2002 : The Alarm – In The Poppy Fields website
Available as a MP3 download inthepoppfields.com/demosAlone Together
2001 Demo recording

Lyrics ~ In The Poppy Fields Bond

Nineteen eighty-six, and we were bullet proof
Nothing could stop us, in our eternal youth
We are gone like ashes, we are gone like the dust
We are gone over horizons, we are gone like yesterday
All alone together, in life together
We stay together, in love forever
Alone together

And in our darkness
We both shall hold on tight
Let the moment take hold
Let our live make a life
We are gone like ashes
We are gone like the dust
We are gone over horizons
We are gone like yesterday
All alone together, in life together
We stay together, in love forever
Alone together
Stay together
Oh oh oh

We are gone like ashes, we are gone like the dust
We are gone over horizons, we are gone like yesterday
All alone together, in life together
We stay together, in love forever
Alone together
Alone together
Alone together

Lyrics ~ In The Poppy Fields Demo

In eighty-six, when we were bullet proof
Nothing could stop us, in our eternal youth
We are gone like ashes, we are gone like dust
We are gone over horizons, we are gone like yesterday
All alone together, in life together
We stay together, in love forever
All alone together, in life together
We stay together, in love forever
Alone together

In ninety-one when we knew where we were
I took the wrath, for all our failures then
We are gone like ashes, we are gone like dust
We are gone over horizons, we are gone like yesterday
All alone together, in life together
We stay together, in love forever
All alone together, in life together
We stay together, in love forever
Love forever

Alone together, in life together
We stay together, in love forever

Oh oh oh

Gone like tomorrow, we are gone like the past
We are now sand and water, we are all we ever know
All alone together, in life together
We stay together, in love forever
All alone together, in life together
We stay together, in love forever
Alone together
Alone together
Alone together

Audio & Visual Sources
~ 2001 Demo (Audio) ~ In The Poppy Fields album (audio) ~
~ Streaming services link



Click on image to play Alone Together 2002 Demo version, originally available on http://inthepoppyfields.com/demos


Click on image to play Alone Together In The Poppy Fields Close album version

In The Poppy Fields – Close and In The Poppy Fields – Collected Works albums are available on The Alarm Central website Audio section
In The Poppy Fields – Close album is available on Spotify

(Page updated 26/11/2022)

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