Ferment (album)

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Ferment
Studio album by Catherine Wheel
Released	June 9, 1992
Recorded	Monnow Valley Studios, Rockfield Wales
Genre	Alternative rock Shoegazing
Length	57:10
Label	Fontana
Producer	Tim Friese-Greene John Lee
Professional reviews
All Music Guide: (link)
Catherine Wheel chronology
— Ferment (1992) Chrome (1993)

Ferment is the first full-length album by the U.K. band Catherine Wheel, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). Four songs ("Shallow", "I Want to Touch You", "She's My Friend", and "Salt") had previously appeared on independently released 12" EPs, and were re-recorded for inclusion on the album. The lead single, "Black Metallic", reached the top ten (peaking at number nine) of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Texture" – 4:19
2. "I Want to Touch You" – 4:40
3. "Black Metallic" – 7:18
4. "Indigo Is Blue" – 5:31
5. "She's My Friend" – 4:16
6. "Shallow" – 3:28
7. "Ferment" – 5:10
8. "Flower to Hide" – 4:43
9. "Tumbledown" – 4:08
10. "Bill and Ben" – 4:09
11. "Salt" – 5:26
12. "Balloon" – 3:56 (bonus track on US version of the CD)

[edit] Credits

Musicians Rob Dickinson – guitar, vocals Brian Futter – guitar, vocals Dave Hawes – bass Neil Sims – percussion

Production Tim Friese-Greene – producer John Lee – producer, engineer Tim Palmer – mixing Alastair Thain – photography