Backstreet Symphony
Backstreet Symphony | ||||
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Studio album by Thunder | ||||
Released | April 4, 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 56:26 | |||
Label | EMI, Geffen Records | |||
Producer | Andy Taylor | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Backstreet Symphony is the first album by Thunder. The band was signed with EMI after performing a demo audition in 1989, and soon began recording their first album. It was released in early 1990[2] . The band achieved its first two UK Top 30 hits with singles from this album; the title track reached #25 and, the following year, "Love Walked In" reached #21. The album was later certified 'Silver' by the BPI.[3] In 1991, it was released by EMI in Japan with a bonus disc of live tracks. In 2009, to coincide with the band's retirement tour, a 2 disc version of the album was released, including bonus tracks and live recordings.
Track listing
1990 Original release
All songs written by Luke Morley, except where noted:[4]
- "She's So Fine" (Luke Morley, Andy Taylor) - 5:31
- "Dirty Love" - 5:21
- "Don't Wait for Me" - 5:33
- "Higher Ground" - 5:07
- "Until My Dying Day" (Luke Morley, Andy Taylor) - 6:33
- "Backstreet Symphony" - 4:31
- "Love Walked In" - 6:25
- "An Englishman on Holiday" - 4:28
- "Girl's Going Out of Her Head" - 4:18
- "Gimme Some Lovin'" (Muff Winwood, Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis) - 3:52
- "Distant Thunder" (CD only) - 4:57
1991 Japanese Double CD with Live - Disc 1
- "She's So Fine" - 5:29
- "Dirty Love" - 5:21
- "Don't Wait for Me" - 5:30
- "Higher Ground" - 5:04
- "Until My Dying Day" - 6:31
- "Backstreet Symphony" - 4:28
- "Love Walked In" - 6:23
- "An Englishman on Holiday" - 4:25
- "Girl's Going Out of Her Head" - 4:16
- "Gimme Some Lovin'" 3:50
- "Distant Thunder" - 4:56
1991 Japanese Double CD with Live - Disc 2
- "Another shot of Love '89" - 3:29
- "Girl's Going Out of her Head '90" - 4:06
- "An Englishman on Holiday '90" - 5:09
- "Until My Dying Day '91" - 7:02
- "Fired Up '91" - 5:41
- "Dirty Love '90" - 9:01
- "She's So Fine '90" - 6:29
- "Backstreet Symphony '90" - 4:41
- "Higher Ground '91" - 5:34
- "Don't Wait for Me '90" - 7:26
2009 Expanded Edition Disc 1
- "She's So Fine" (Luke Morley, Andy Taylor) - 5:31
- "Dirty Love" - 5:21
- "Don't Wait for Me" - 5:33
- "Higher Ground" - 5:07
- "Until My Dying Day" (Luke Morley, Andy Taylor) - 6:33
- "Backstreet Symphony" - 4:31
- "Love Walked In" - 6:25
- "An Englishman on Holiday" - 4:28
- "Girl's Going Out of Her Head" - 4:18
- "Gimme Some Lovin'" (Muff Winwood, Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis) - 3:52
- "Distant Thunder" (CD only) - 4:57
- "Dirty Love"(12" Extended Edition)
- "Fired Up"
- "I Wanna Be Her Slave"
- "She's So Fine (Full version)"
2009 Expanded Edition Disc 2
- "Until The Night Is Through (Dance Dance Dance)"
- "I Can Still Hear The Music"
- "No Way Out Of The Wilderness"
- "An Englishman Of Holiday" (Live)
- "Girl's Going Out Of Her Head" (Live)
- "Another Shot Of Love" (Live)
- "Backstreet Symphony" (Live at The Town & Country Club, London 7 March 1990)
- "She's So Fine" (Live at the Town & Country Club, London 7 March 1990)
- "Until My Dying Day" (Live at the Town & Country Club, London 7 March 1990)
- "Higher Ground" (Live at the Town & Country Club, London 7 March 1990)
- "Don't Wait For Me" (Live at the Town & Country Club, London 7 March 1990)
- "Fired Up" (Live at the Town & Country Club, London 7 March 1990)
- "Dirty Love" (Live at the Town & Country Club, London 7 March 1990)
Personnel
- Danny Bowes - vocals
- Luke Morley - guitars
- Gary James - drums, percussion
- Ben Matthews - guitars, piano, organ
- Mark 'Snake' Luckhurst - bass guitar
- Andy Taylor - twelve string guitar (on "Until My Dying Day")
- The Croquettes and The Gherkin Brothers - backing vocals
Credits
- Producer - Andy Taylor
- Recording and mixing - Mike Fraser
- Assistant engineers - Ben Matthews, Peter Peck, Russell Leahy, Andy Strange, Rupert Coulson
- Mastering - Ian Cooper
- Photography - Andy Earl
- Cover concept - Luke Morley
- Original artwork - Christine Morley
References
- ↑ Backstreet Symphony at AllMusic
- ↑ Thunder Discography : Backstreet Symphony
- ↑ BPI Silver Award for Back Street Symphony BPI Website. Accessed 2008-11-28
- ↑ Allmusic Thunder - Backstreet SymphonyAllmusic.com; Retrieved 2010-03-05