Send Me a Lullaby

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Send Me a Lullaby
Studio album by The Go-Betweens
Released	1982
Recorded	Melbourne, Australia
Genre	Rock/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Length	35:37
Label	Rough Trade Records then Circus
Producer(s)	The Go-Betweens and Tony Cohen
Professional reviews
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The Go-Betweens chronology
	Send Me a Lullaby (1982)	Before Hollywood (1983)

Send Me a Lullaby was released in February of 1982 ^[1] in the UK on Rough Trade Records, an independent music record label. It was The Go-Betweens' debut album. The LP was recorded at the Richmond Recorders studio in Melbourne, Australia. The original release consisted of twelve songs. In 2002, Circus Records released an expanded CD which included a second disc of twelve bonus tracks and a music video for the song, "Your Turn, My Turn".

[edit] Track listing

1. Your Turn, My Turn – 3:03
2. One Thing Can Hold Us – 3:17
3. People Know – 2:11
4. The Girls Have Move – 2:36
5. Midnight to Neon – 2:31
6. Eight Pictures – 4:52
7. Careless – 2:34
8. All About Strength – 2:12
9. Ride – 3:30
10. Hold Your Horses – 2:14
11. Arrow In A Bow – 2:00
12. It Could Be Anyone – 4:30

All songs written by Grant McLennan and Robert Forster. Tracks 1, 2, 8, 10, 12 lyrics by McLennan; all others by Forster.

Bonus Tracks on 2002 CD Reissue Disc 2:

1. Sunday Night – 2:50
2. One Word – 2:02
3. I Need Two Heads – 2:34
4. The Clowns Are in Town – 2:14
5. Serenade Sound – 2:23
6. Hope – 2:04
7. Stop Before You Say It – 2:58
8. World Weary – 1:42
9. Distant Hands – 2:01
10. Undo What You Did – 4:05
11. Cracked Wheat – 3:54
12. After the Fireworks – 6:59
13. Your Turn, My Turn (Video) – 4:29

Tracks 1 - 11 written by McLennan and Forster. Tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11 lyrics by Forster; Tracks 2, 5, 9 lyrics by McLennan; Track 6 lyrics by Forster/McLennan; Track 12 written by Forster/McLennan/Nick Cave/Lindy Morrison

[edit] Personnel

The Go-Betweens consisted of:

• Robert Forster - vocals, rhythm guitar
• Grant McLennan - vocals, bass guitar, lead guitar
• Lindy Morrison - drums, vocals

Additional personnel:

• James Freud - saxophone

Additional personnel on bonus tracks:

• "After the Fireworks": Nick Cave (vocals), Mick Harvey (piano), and Roland Howard (guitar)
• "I Know What You Did" and "Stop Before You Say It": Steven Daly (drums)

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Several sources (Spin, Trouser) give 1981 as the year for this album; presumably it was recorded in 1981, then licensed to Rough Trade UK for 1982.