Blue Sunshine (album)
| Blue Sunshine | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by The Glove | |
| Released | 23 August 1983 |
| Recorded | 1983 |
| Genre | Post-punk, gothic rock, alternative rock |
| Label |
Wonderland Records Polydor Rhino |
| Producer | Merlin Griffiths, Robert Smith, Steven Severin |
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
Blue Sunshine is the only album by the British supergroup The Glove, which was first released in 1983 by Wonderland Records/Polydor. This album mainly served as a diversion for Robert Smith and Steven Severin when both of them were under heavy stress in their respective bands The Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees. Since Smith was prohibited from singing in another band by his record company, he and Severin recruited Zoo dancer Jeanette Landray (a former girlfriend of Banshees drummer Budgie)[4] to sing the majority of the tracks on the original release; Smith only sang on "Mr. Alphabet Says" and "Perfect Murder". Other musicians involved in this project were Andy Anderson (who later joined The Cure), Martin McCarrick (who later joined the Banshees) and Matt Bradley.
In 2006, the album was digitally remastered and re-released by Rhino Records, featuring a bonus disc with Smith singing vocals on studio demo versions of all the songs instead of Landray.
In 2013, the album was re-released for Record Store Day by Polydor (in Europe) and Rhino (in the US) as a limited edition of 3,500 copies (numbered on the sleeve), pressed on marbled blue vinyl and featuring none of the 2006 bonus material.
Track listing
All music composed by Severin/Smith.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Like an Animal" | Smith | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Looking Glass Girl" | Severin | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Sex-Eye-Make-Up" | Smith | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Mr. Alphabet Says" | Severin | 3:50 |
| 5. | "A Blues in Drag" | 3:12 | |
| 6. | "Punish Me with Kisses" | Severin/Smith | 3:40 |
| 7. | "This Green City" | Severin | 4:34 |
| 8. | "Orgy" | Severin | 3:19 |
| 9. | "Perfect Murder" | Smith | 4:28 |
| 10. | "Relax" | 6:03 |
| 1990 bonus tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
| 11. | "Mouth to Mouth" | Smith | 5:35 |
| 12. | "The Tightrope" | 3:12 | |
| 13. | "Like an Animal [12" Club? What Club? Mix]" | Smith | 6:35 |
| 2006 CD reissue bonus tracks | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 11. | "The Man from Nowhere" | 1:46 |
| 12. | "Mouth to Mouth" | 5:40 |
| 13. | "Punish Me with Kisses (Mike Hedges Mix)" | 3:30 |
| 14. | "The Tightrope" | 3:22 |
| 15. | "Like an Animal (12" Club? What Club? Mix)" | 5:38 |
| 2006 Deluxe Edition bonus disc | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Like An Animal" | 4:38 |
| 2. | "Looking Glass Girl" | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Sex-Eye-Make-Up" | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Mr. Alphabet Says" | 4:06 |
| 5. | "A Blues In Drag" | 3:11 |
| 6. | "Punish Me With Kisses" | 3:30 |
| 7. | "This Green City" | 4:31 |
| 8. | "Orgy" | 3:41 |
| 9. | "Perfect Murder" | 4:04 |
| 10. | "Relax" | 6:15 |
| 11. | "The Man From Nowhere (Alt Instrumental Mix)" | 1:47 |
| 12. | "Mouth To Mouth" | 6:06 |
| 13. | "Opened The Box (A Waltz)" | 1:29 |
| 14. | "The Tightrope (Almost Time)" | 3:14 |
| 15. | "And All Around Us The Mermaids Sang (aka Torment)" | 3:26 |
| 16. | "Holiday 80 (Original Instrumental Mix)" | 1:45 |
Personnel
- All tracks: lyrics and music written, arranged, played by Steven Severin and Robert Smith.
- Robert Smith: Vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards
- Steven Severin: Bass, keyboards
- Jeanette Landray: Vocals
- Andy Anderson: Drums
- Matthew Bradley: Vocals (remastered 2006 edition)
- Martin McCarrick: Keyboard, strings
- Ginny Hewes: Strings
- Anne Stephenson: Strings[5]
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Abebe, Nitsuh (2006-08-25). "Robert Smith Blue Sunshine ; 1983/2006". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ By post-punk.com (2014-05-22). "The Glove's Jeanette Landray | Interview plus Artwork –". Post-punk.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ↑ UK (2008-09-21). "The Glove | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.