Raise (album)

Raise is the first studio album by the British alternative rock band, Swervedriver. The album only contained six new songs; "Son of Mustang Ford", "Rave Down" and "Sandblasted" had all appeared on earlier EPs and singles released by the band between 1990 to 1991.

Track listing

1. "Sci-Flyer" (5:12)
2. "Pile-Up" (3:42)
3. "Son of Mustang Ford" (4:11)
4. "Deep Seat" (6:04)
5. "Rave Down" (5:06)
6. "Sunset" (5:24)
7. "Feel So Real" (4:40)
8. "Sandblasted" (5:41)
9. "Lead Me Where You Dare..." (4:53)

Early pressings of the UK LP came with a free 7", which included "Surf Twang" (a 4-track version of "Last Train to Satansville") and "Deep Twang" (a 4-track version of "Deep Seat"), both of which were instrumental.^[3]

Sony BMG reissued the album in 2008 in the UK as a "Remastered and Expanded" edition (Hi-Speed Soul/Second Motion released it in the US in 2009) with four bonus tracks

10. "Hands" (3:28)
11. "Andalucia" (3:52)
12. "Kill the Superheroes" (6:03)
13. "Over" (5:31)

Personnel

• Adam Franklin - guitars and vocals
• Jimmy Hartridge - guitars and vocals
• Adi Vines - bass guitar
• Graham Bonnar - drums

The album was engineered by Philip Ames and mixed by Anjali Dutt.

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