Camel is the first studio album by English progressive rock band Camel. It was released in 1973. The bonus track "Homage to the God of Light" was originally released in Peter Bardens's solo album The Answer in 1970. By August 1972, Camel were signed to MCA Records. They quickly entered the studio to record their first self-titled album, Camel. A collection of individual songs, chiefly from Andrew Latimer and Peter Bardens, the album was greeted with muted success and MCA did not take an option for a second album. By then, the group had acquired the management team of Geoff Jukes and Max Hole of Gemini Artists (later to become GAMA Records) and had moved to Decca Records, where they would remain for the next 10 years.



Track List:

01. Slow Yourself Down [4:48]
02. Mystic Queen [5:37]
03. Six Ate [6:03]
04. Separation [3:57]
05. Never Let Go [6:23]
06. Curiosity [5:53]
07. Arubaluba [6:28]
Bonus Tracks
08. Never Let Go (Single Version) [3:40]
09. Homage To The God Of Light (Live) [19:01]

Personnel:
Andrew Latimer - guitar, vocals on "Slow Yourself Down" and "Separation" (tracks 1 and 4)
Peter Bardens - organ, mellotron, piano, VCS 3 synthesizer, vocals on "Never Let Go" (tracks 5 and 8)
Doug Ferguson - bass guitar, vocals on "Mystic Queen" and "Curiosity" (tracks 2 and 6)
Andy Ward - drums, percussion