Swimming with a Hole in My Body

Swimming with a Hole in My Body is a solo album by American guitarist and composer Bill Connors, recorded in August 1979 and released on ECM March the following year—his third for the label.^[1] Like his debut album, it is performed entirely on acoustic guitar.

Swimming with a Hole in My Body
Studio album by Bill Connors
Released	March 25, 1980
Recorded	August 1979
Studio	Talent Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:21
Label	ECM 1158
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Bill Connors chronology
Of Mist and Melting (1977) Swimming with a Hole in My Body (1980) Step It (1983)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	[4]

The AllMusic review by Paul Kohler stated: "Brilliant solo acoustic guitar with some overdubs. Required listening".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Connors

1. "Feet First" – 6:09
2. "Wade" – 3:24
3. "Sing and Swim" – 4:35
4. "Frog Stroke" – 5:08
5. "Surrender to the Water" – 10:45
6. "Survive" – 2:05
7. "With Strings Attached" – 2:47
8. "Breath" – 7:28

Personnel

• Bill Connors – acoustic guitar

Production

• Manfred Eicher – producer
• Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer
• Isio Saba – photography
• Joel Meyerowitz – cover photo
• Barbara Wojirsch, Dieter Rehm – design