Blue Sunshine

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Blue Sunshine
Studio album by The Glove
Released August 1983
Recorded --
Genre Post-punk, gothic rock, alternative rock
Label Wonderland Records
Polydor Records
Rhino Records
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Pitchfork Media (7/10)[2]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[3]

Blue Sunshine is the only album by the British supergroup The Glove, which was first released in 1983. This album mainly served as a diversion for Robert Smith and Steven Severin when both of them were under heavy stress in their respective bands The Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees. Since Smith was prohibited from singing in another band by his record company, he and Severin got Zoo dancer Jeanette Landray, who was dating Banshees drummer Budgie at the time, to sing a majority of the tracks in the original release; Smith only sang on "Mr. Alphabet Says" and "Perfect Murder". Other musicians involved in this project were Andy Anderson (who later joined The Cure) and Martin McCarrick (who later joined Siouxsie and the Banshees).

In 2006, this album was digitally remastered and re-released through Rhino Records, featuring a bonus disc that has Smith singing new vocals on studio demo versions of all the songs in place of Landray.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

Original 1983 release

All music composed by Severin/Smith.

No. Title Lyrics Length
1. "Like an Animal"   Smith 4:44
2. "Looking Glass Girl"   Severin 4:56
3. "Sex-Eye-Make-Up"   Smith 4:24
4. "Mr. Alphabet Says"   Severin 3:50
5. "A Blues in Drag"     3:12
6. "Punish Me with Kisses"   Severin/Smith 3:40
7. "This Green City"   Severin 4:34
8. "Orgy"   Severin 3:19
9. "Perfect Murder"   Smith 4:28
10. "Relax"     6:03

Bonus tracks on CD version:

  1. Mouth to Mouth - 5:35
  2. The Tightrope - 3:12
  3. Like an Animal (12" Club? What Club? Mix) - 6:35

[edit] Deluxe Issue

Disc one – The original album plus bonus tracks

  1. Like an Animal - 4:44
  2. Looking Glass Girl - 4:56
  3. Sex-Eye-Make-Up - 4:22
  4. Mr. Alphabet Says - 3:50
  5. A Blues in Drag - 3:12
  6. Punish Me with Kisses - 3:40
  7. This Green City - 4:34
  8. Orgy - 3:19
  9. Perfect Murder - 4:27
  10. Relax - 6:13
  11. The Man from Nowhere - 1:46
  12. Mouth to Mouth - 5:40
  13. Punish Me with Kisses (Mike Hedges Mix) - 3:30
  14. The Tightrope - 3:22
  15. Like an Animal (12" Club? What Club? Mix) - 5:38

Disc Two – Rarities (1983)

  1. Like An Animal (RS Vocal Demo) - 4:38
  2. Looking Glass Girl (RS Vocal Demo) 4:28
  3. Sex-Eye-Make-Up (RS Vocal Demo) 4:27
  4. Mr. Alphabet Says (Alt RS Vocal Demo) 4:06
  5. A Blues In Drag (Alt RS Vocal Demo) 3:11
  6. Punish Me With Kisses (RS Vocal Demo) 3:30
  7. This Green City (RS Vocal Demo) 4:31
  8. Orgy (RS Vocal Demo) 3:41
  9. Perfect Murder (Alt RS Vocal Demo) 4:04
  10. Relax (Alt RS Vocal Demo) 6:15
  11. The Man From Nowhere (Alt Instrumental Mix) 1:47
  12. Mouth To Mouth (RS Vocal Demo) 6:06
  13. Opened The Box (A Waltz) (RS Vocal Demo) 1:29
  14. The Tightrope (Almost Time) (RS Vocal Demo) 3:14
  15. And All Around Us The Mermaids Sang (aka Torment) (RS Vocal Demo) 3:26
  16. Holiday 80 (Original Instrumental Mix) 1:45

[edit] Personnel

All tracks: lyrics and music written, arranged, played by Steven Severin and Robert Smith.
  • Robert Smith: Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Various
  • Steven Severin: Bass, Keyboards, Various
  • Landray: Vocals
  • Andy Anderson: Drums
  • Martin McCarrick, Ginny Hewes, Anne Stephenson: Strings[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review
  4. ^ UK (2008-09-21). "The Glove | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. http://www.myspace.com/thegl0ve. Retrieved 2012-01-16. 

[edit] External links

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