Free (Concrete Blonde album)
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Released | April 1989[1] | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 33:15 | |||
Label | I.R.S.[2] (remastered and re-released in 2004 by Superfecta Recordings) | |||
Producer | Concrete Blonde | |||
Concrete Blonde chronology | ||||
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Free is the second album by alternative rock band Concrete Blonde.[3] It marked the addition of bass player Alan Bloch.[4]
Free peaked at number 90 on the Australian ARIA Charts.[5]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
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Hi-Fi News & Record Review | B:2[6] |
Chris Murray, reviewer of RPM, considered that "this album has something to please everybody" and it "sounding better with each listen." In the end he expressed a hope that this LP "will eventually get the proper recognition."[7] Tom Demalton of AllMusic gave a mostly positive review of Free, proclaiming it a "worthwhile follow-up" showing "considerable amount of growth in both the songwriting and playing" since the debut album.[1]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Johnette Napolitano, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "God Is a Bullet" | James Mankey, Napolitano | 4:23 |
2. | "Run Run Run" | 4:00 | |
3. | "It's Only Money" | Phil Lynott | 2:45 |
4. | "Help Me" | 2:42 | |
5. | "Sun" | 2:36 | |
6. | "Roses Grow" | 3:15 | |
7. | "Scene of a Perfect Crime" | 4:42 | |
8. | "Happy Birthday" | 2:22 | |
9. | "Little Conversations" | 2:48 | |
10. | "Carry Me Away" | 3:42 |
Personnel
[edit]- Produced by Concrete Blonde
- Recorded by E.J. Mankey II
- Megamix by Chris Tsangarides
- Cover design by Johnette Napolitano & Anne Sperling
- Paintings and photographs by Anne Sperling
- All songs by Concrete Blonde except "It's Only Money" by Phil Lynott
- Write to Concrete Blonde c/o Happy Hermit, 6520 Selma Ave, #567, L.A., CALIF 90028
- Band members: Harry Rushakoff, James Mankey, Johnette Napolitano, Alan Bloch
Charts
[edit]Chart (1989-90) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[8] | 90 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9] | 75 |
US Billboard 200[10] | 148 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Free at AllMusic
- ^ Staff, Parry Gettelman Of The Sentinel. "THIS CONCRETE BLONDE IS HAVING MORE FUN NOW THAN EVER". OrlandoSentinel.com.
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Concrete Blonde". www.trouserpress.com.
- ^ Times, Helen A. S. Popkin, St Petersburg. "CONCRETE BLONDE FINDS THERE`S LIFE AFTER L.A." chicagotribune.com.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ Farmer, Neville (August 1989). "Review: Concrete Blonde — Free" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 8. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. p. 108. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Murray, Chris (27 May 1989). "Review: Concrete Blonde — Free" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 50, no. 4. Toronto: RPM Music Publications Ltd. p. 15. ISSN 0315-5994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 65.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6399". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Concrete Blonde Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2022.