Theodore and Friends

Theodore and Friends is the debut album from the Irish rock band The Adventures, released in 1985.

The album contained four minor UK chart hits; "Another Silent Day" (UK #71), "Feel The Raindrops" (UK #58), Two Rivers" (UK #96), and "Send My Heart" (UK #62) which was a hit in Germany and also featured on the soundtrack to the horror movie Demoni the same year.^[2] The album reached #65 in Germany, but did not chart in the UK.

The album was reissued on compact disc in the UK in July 2009 under the Lemon imprint of Cherry Red Records.^[3] The reissue includes the original album with several bonus tracks and expanded sleeve notes by rock music journalist Malcolm Dome.

Track listing

All songs written by Pat Gribben, except where noted^[4]:

Side one

1. "Always" 3:59
2. "Feel the Raindrops" (Pat Gribben/Terry Sharpe) 3:47
3. "Send My Heart" 3:46
4. "Two Rivers" 4:29
5. "Don't Tell Me" (Pat Gribben/Terry Sharpe) 4:34

Side two

1. "Another Silent Day" (Pat Gribben/Terry Sharpe) 5:06
2. "When the World Turns Upside Down" (Pat Gribben/Terry Sharpe) 4:50
3. "Love in Chains" 3:41
4. "Lost in Hollywood" 5:10
5. "These Children" 3:21

Extra tracks on 2009 reissue:

1. "Feel the Raindrops" (Extended Remix) (Pat Gribben/Terry Sharpe) 4:56
2. "Happy Depression" (B-Side) 3:46
3. "Life During Wartime" (Live) (David Byrne) 3:45
4. "Nowhere Near Me" (B-Side) 4:33
5. "Send My Heart" (Extended Remix) 5:02
6. "These Children" (Live) 3:25
7. "Tristesse En Vitesse" (B-Side) (J. Martin) 4:04

References