Room of Lights
| Room of Lights | ||||
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| Studio album by Crime & the City Solution | ||||
| Released | October 27, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | March – September 1986 at Hansa Tonstudios, Berlin and The Strongroom, London. | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, punk blues | |||
| Length | 34:03 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
| Producer | Tony Cohen, Flood | |||
| Crime & the City Solution chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Room of Lights is the debut album of Crime & the City Solution, released on October 27, 1986 through Mute Records.
Track listing
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Right Man, Wrong Man" | Bronwyn Adams, Simon Bonney | Mick Harvey | 4:20 | ||||||
| 2. | "No Money, No Honey" | Bronwyn Adams | Mick Harvey | 3:50 | ||||||
| 3. | "Hey Sinkiller" | Bronwyn Adams | Mick Harvey | 4:08 | ||||||
| 4. | "Six Bells Chime" | Bronwyn Adams, Simon Bonney | Rowland S. Howard | 5:40 | ||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Adventure" | Simon Bonney | Epic Soundtracks, Harry Howard | 3:25 | ||||||
| 2. | "Untouchable" | Bronwyn Adams, Simon Bonney | Epic Soundtracks, Mick Harvey, Harry Howard, Rowland S. Howard | 5:15 | ||||||
| 3. | "The Brother Song" | Bronwyn Adams | Mick Harvey | 3:35 | ||||||
| 4. | "Her Room of Lights" | Simon Bonney | Rowland S. Howard | 3:50 | ||||||
Personnel
- Crime & the City Solution
- Simon Bonney – vocals
- Epic Soundtracks – drums, piano on "No Money, No Honey" and "Hey Sinkiller"
- Mick Harvey – piano, guitar, organ on "Right Man, Wrong Man", Tom-toms on "Her Room of Lights"
- Harry Howard – bass guitar
- Rowland S. Howard – guitar, organ on "Hey Sinkiller" and "Adventure", piano on "Untouchable"
- Production and additional personnel
- Bronwyn Adams – illustrations, violin on "The Brother Song"
- Emily Andersen – photography
- Sven Borman – assistant engineering
- Tony Cohen – production, engineering
- Flood – production, engineering, photography
- Peter Gruchot – photography
- Peter Milne – photography
- Rowland S. Howard*scarped
Charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| UK Indie Chart[2] | 14 |
References
- ↑ Hanson, Amy. "Room of Lights". Allmusic. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ↑ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
External links
- Room Of Lights at Discogs (list of releases)
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