The Roches (album)
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| The Roches | ||
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| Studio album by The Roches | ||
| Released | 1979 | |
| Recorded | Sep 1978-Nov 1978 | |
| Genre | Folk | |
| Length | 39:53 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. | |
| Producer(s) | Robert Fripp | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Roches chronology | ||
| The Roches (1979) |
Nurds (1980) |
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The Roches is a 1979 album by The Roches.
[edit] Track listing
- "We" – 2:35
- "Hammond Song" – 5:46
- "Mr. Sellack" – 4:03
- "Damned Old Dog" – 4:07
- "The Troubles" – 3:27
- "The Train" – 3:30
- "The Married Men" – 4:32
- "Runs in the Family" – 3:29
- "Quitting Time" – 4:19
- "Pretty and High" – 4:05
[edit] Credits
- "PRODUCED IN AUDIO VERITE BY Robert Fripp"
- Engineer: Ed Sprigg
- Assistant Engineer: Jon Smith
- Recorded at the Hit Factory in New York during September, October & November 1978
MUSICIANS:
- Suzzy Roche - Vocals, Guitar
- Maggie Roche - Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer (on "Quitting Time")
- Terre Roche - Vocals, Guitar
- Robert Fripp - Electric Guitar, Fripperies
- Tony Levin - Bass
- Jim Maelen - Triangle, Shaker
- Larry Fast - Synthesizer Programmer
- Special thanks to everyone who came to the shows
- Art Direction: Peter Whorf
- Design: Brad Kanawyer
- Photography: Gary Heery
[edit] NOTES
With one of the most distinctive and diverse vocal sounds in the modern musical spectrum, the Roche sisters — Maggie, Suzzy and Terre — weave barbershop harmonies, traditional Irish melodies, doo-wop, bee bop and a dozen other styles into a sound wholly their own on their acclaimed 1979 release, The Roches. Featuring ten original songs written by the trio singly or in various combinations, The Roches spotlights the wry humor, subtle arrangements and consummate musical craftsmanship that has brought the group both critical and popular acclaim.
Maggie and Terre Roche first began singing together professionally in the late '60s, when both left school to pursue a musical career. In 1973, they were recruited by Paul Simon to sing backup on his best-selling LP There Goes Rhymin' Simon. Shortly thereafter, the duo released their own LP, Seductive Reasoning (1975). After relocating briefly to Louisiana, the pair appeared as a duo for the last time at the Women's Music Festival in the summer of 1976.
Suzzy Roche, who had been attending college in upstate New York, joined her sisters that same year. Now a trio, The Roches immediately earned a loyal following on the Greenwich Village club scene, where their wide ranging musical tastes and penchant for lyric wordplay garnered critical raves. Signed to Warner Bros. Records in late 1978, they began work immediately on their debut album with the most virile man on the planet, Robert Fripp.
The result is The Roches, produced in "Audio Verite" and featuring such standout cuts as the introductory "We," "The Married Men" (subsequently covered by Phoebe Snow), the moody "Hammond Song" and "Pretty And High."
