Privilege (Television Personalities album)
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| Studio album by Television Personalities | ||||
| Released | February 1990 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 46:40 | |||
| Label | Fire | |||
| Producer | Phil Vinall, Television Personalities | |||
| Television Personalities chronology | ||||
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Privilege is the fifth album by English rock band Television Personalities. It was released in 1990 through Fire Records. The album was recorded as a trio, with former Swell Maps member Jowe Head and drummer Jeffrey Bloom accompanying Dan Treacy.[1]
Critical reception
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Chicago Tribune |  [3] |
Jason Ankeny of Allmusic gave the album a positive review, describing it as "one of the group's most personal and dark records."[2] The Chicago Tribune critic David Levinsky wrote that "the LP suffers from overly lush production, supplying one too many monolithic synth chords." Levinsky also stated: "We get a record suffering from the shotgun approach: a couple of exceptional singles and a lot of also-rans."[3] In contrast, Ira Robbins of Trouser Press stated: "Privilege dresses Treacy's characteristically direct songs with just the right amount of keyboards, and his voice is as boyishly engaging as ever."[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Dan Treacy, except where noted.
- "Paradise Is For The Blessed" – 3:49
- "A Good And Faithful Servant" – 3:38
- "Conscience Tells Me No" – 3:29
- "My Hedonistic Tendencies" – 4:05
- "All My Dreams Are Dead" – 3:00
- "Salvador Dali's Garden Party" – 3:32
- "The Man Who Paints The Rainbows" – 2:44
- "What If It's Raining?" – 3:37
- "Sad Mona Lisa" – 2:40
- "The Engine Driver Song" – 2:55
- "Sometimes I Think You Know Me Better Than I Know Myself" – 1:51
- "Privilege" – 3:43
- "The Room At The Top Of The Stairs" (Randall Hylton, Treacy) – 3:35
- "This Time There's No Happy Ending" – 2:20
- "Part One: Fulfilling The Contractual Obligations" – 1:47
Personnel
- Television Personalities
- Jowe Head – bass
- Jefferey Bloom – drums
- Dan Treacy – guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Jowe Head – strings, trumpet
- Technical
- Matthew Fisher – engineering
- Wilson Sharp – engineering
- Television Personalities – production
- Phil Vinall – production
References
- 1 2 Robbins, Ira. "Television Personalities". Trouser Press. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- 1 2 Ankeny, Jason. "Television Personalities - Privilege". Allmusic. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- 1 2 Levinsky, David (29 March 1990). "Television Personalities - Privilege". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 5 January 2015.