Shine (Crime & the City Solution album)

Shine is the second studio album by Crime & the City Solution, released on April 25, 1988 through Mute Records.

Shine
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 25, 1988 (1988-04-25)
RecordedJuly–September 1987 (1987-09)
StudioHansa Tonstudio
(Berlin, DE)
GenrePost-punk
Length40:04
LabelMute
ProducerTony Cohen
Crime & the City Solution chronology
Room of Lights
(1986)
Shine
(1988)
The Bride Ship
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Recording edit

Recording was done at Hansa Tonstudio, near the Berlin Wall. Producer Tony Cohen said the console at the studio was "slick and clinical" and much better than he was used to using. He said, "Alex Hacke had replaced Rowland Howard. I'd listen to his guitar parts and think, 'Fuck, that is so clever'." Cohen also noted Mick Harvey's influence on the recording, saying, "Mick had everything under control, and that's him at his best."[2]

Accolades edit

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1988 Sounds United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" * [3]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."All Must Be Love"BonneyAdams, Bonney, Hacke, Harvey, Stern5:18
2."Fray So Slow"AdamsAdams, Bonney, Hacke, Harvey4:53
3."Angel"Adams, BonneyAdams, Bonney, Haas, Hacke, Harvey6:01
4."On Every Train (Grain Will Bear Grain)"BonneyAdams, Bonney, Haas, Hacke, Harvey5:23
5."Hunter"AdamsAdams, Bonney, Hacke, Harvey, Stern4:48
6."Steal to the Sea"BonneyAdams, Bonney, Haas, Hacke, Harvey10:17
7."Home Is Far From Here"AdamsAdams, Bonney, Hacke, Harvey, Stern3:19

Personnel edit

Crime & the City Solution
Production and additional personnel

References edit

  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Shine". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  2. ^ Tony Cohen with John Olson (2023). Half Deaf, Completely Mad. Black Inc. Books. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-74382-308-8.
  3. ^ "Sounds End Of Year Lists: Albums (1988)". Sounds. Retrieved 13 November 2012.

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