Carnival of Light (album)

For the unreleased song by The Beatles, see Carnival of Light.
Carnival of Light
Studio album by Ride
Released 20 June 1994
Recorded Sawmills, The Manor, RAK, Abbey Road, Sound City, Ocean Way, Sunset Sound
Genre Alternative rock
Length 56:33
Label Creation
Producer John Leckie
Ride chronology

Grasshopper
(1992)		 Carnival of Light
(1994)		 Tarantula
(1996)
Singles from Carnival of Light
  1. "Birdman"
    Released: 18 April 1994
  2. "How Does It Feel to Feel?"
    Released: 13 June 1994
  3. "I Don't Know Where It Comes From"
    Released: 12 September 1994
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Allmusic [1]

Carnival of Light is the third studio album by British alternative rock band Ride, released in June 1994 via Creation Records. The album showcased the band's shift from shoegazing to a more traditional, alternative rock sound. It was not well received by critics, and by the end of 1994 even the band members had become disillusioned, referring to it amongst themselves as "Carnival of Shite".[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Andy Bell except where noted. 

Original album
No. TitleLyricsMusicLead vocals Length
1. "Moonlight Medicine"  Mark GardenerGardenerGardener 6:49
2. "1000 Miles"  GardenerGardenerGardener with Bell 5:00
3. "From Time to Time"  GardenerGardener, Steve QueraltGardener and Bell 5:05
4. "Natural Grace"  Loz ColbertLoz ColbertGardener and Bell 4:40
5. "Only Now"  Gardener, Jack RieleyGardenerGardener 4:25
6. "Birdman"    Bell 6:39
7. "Crown of Creation"    Bell 4:41
8. "How Does It Feel to Feel?"  Eddie Phillips, Bob GarnerPhillips, GarnerGardener and Bell 3:40
9. "Endless Road"    Bell 3:30
10. "Magical Spring"    Bell with Gardener 4:25
11. "Rolling Thunder"      2:08
12. "I Don't Know Where It Comes From"    Bell 5:32
Total length:
 56:33
Bonus tracks
No. TitleLyricsMusicLead vocals Length
1. "Don't Let It Die"  GardenerGardenerGardener 3:12
2. "Let's Get Lost"  BellBellGardener and Bell 3:56
3. "At the End of the Universe"  Bell, Colbert, Gardener, QueraltBell, Colbert, Gardener, QueraltGardener and Bell 7:55

Personnel

Ride

Additional musicians

References

  1. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Review: First Carnival of Light – Ride". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  2. ↑ Cavanagh, D: "The Creation Records Story – My Magpie Eyes are Hungry for the Prize", page 613. Virgin Publishing, 2000, ISBN 0-7535-0645-9

External links

"Official Ride website". Retrieved 9 December 2005.