Eye of the Hurricane (The Alarm album)

Eye of the Hurricane
Studio album by The Alarm
Released 1987
Recorded 1987
Genre Rock, new wave
Length 40:56 (original release)
Label IRS Records
Producer John Porter
The Alarm chronology

Strength
(1985)
Eye of the Hurricane
(1987)
Electric Folklore Live
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Discogs.com [2]

Eye of the Hurricane is the third studio album from The Alarm. It was released in 1987 on IRS Records. The album was initially released on vinyl LP and cassette, reaching number 23 in the UK charts and number 77 in the US charts. A CD version was released later, and in 2000 an extended re-mastered version was released, including extra tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Mike Peters & Eddie MacDonald, except where noted.

Folklore

  1. "Rain in the Summertime" (The Alarm) - 5:12
  2. "Newtown Jericho" - 4:05
  3. "Hallowed Ground" - 4:17
  4. "One Step Closer to Home" (Dave Sharp, Nigel Twist) - 4:31
  5. "Shelter" (The Alarm) - 3:08

Electric

  1. "Rescue Me" - 3:19
  2. "Permanence in Change" - 4:01
  3. "Presence of Love" - 4:01
  4. "Only Love Can Set Me Free" - 4:22
  5. "Eye of the Hurricane" - 3:38

Personnel

Band members

Additional Musicians

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Single releases

Credits

Recorded & mixed at Great Linford Manor.

Engineer Tony Platt
Mixed By David Leonard
Producer The Alarm and John Porter

Remastered release

Released in 2000, the remastered edition featured a revised track listings, b-sides and previously unreleased recordings, new and original artwork, unseen photos, lyrics, sleeve notes by Mike Peters and interactive programming information to play the album in its original form.

Track listing

  1. "Rain in the Summertime"
  2. "Newtown Jericho"
  3. "Elders and Folklore"
  4. "Rose Beyond the Wall"
  5. "Hallowed Ground"
  6. "One Step Closer to Home"
  7. "Shelter"
  8. "Rescue Me"
  9. "Permanence in Change"
  10. "Presence of Love"
  11. "World on Fire"
  12. "A Time to Believe"
  13. "Only Love Can Set Me Free"
  14. "My Land Your Land"
  15. "Pastures of Plenty"
  16. "Eye of the Hurricane"
  17. "Rescue Me (Tearing The Bonds Assunder Mix)"
  18. "Rain in the Summertime (Thunder/Through The Haze Mix)"

Notes