Body and Soul (Cabaret Voltaire album)
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| Released | March 1991 | |||
| Studio | Western Works, Sheffield | |||
| Label | Les Disques du Crépuscule | |||
| Producer | Cabaret Voltaire | |||
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Body and Soul is the tenth studio album by English electronic band Cabaret Voltaire, released in March 1991 by Belgium-based label Les Disques du Crépuscule.[1]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [2] |
| New Musical Express | 7/10[3] |
| Q | [1] |
| Record Mirror | 8/10[4] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10[6] |
Music historian Colin Larkin wrote that the album was "well-received" and "consolidated Cabaret Voltaire's pivotal position on the UK's dance scene".[2] Martin Aston in Q Magazine called the album "nothing radical but by their own standards, a rewarding leap sideways."[1] A positive review by Music from the Empty Quarter noted the dichotomy engendered in the album, stating that "[A]nyone expecting a return of the Cabs harder sounds... can forget it" but that "[T]he familiar unorthodox sounds lie in the undercurrents, ensuring that it's never an easy movement."[7]
Composition
[edit]All tracks are composed, arranged and produced by Richard H. Kirk and Stephen Mallinder at Western Works, Sheffield, England.
Content
[edit]The release features cover art by Jerome B-Patou.
This album was the last to feature Stephen Mallinder's lead vocals.
Release
[edit]Body and Soul was released in March 1991 by Belgium-based label Les Disques du Crépuscule on vinyl, CD and cassette.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed and arranged by Richard H. Kirk and Stephen Mallinder.
- 1. "No Resistance" – 6:22
- 2. "Shout" – 6:43
- 3. "Happy" – 6:21
- 4. "Decay" – 2:23
- 5. "Bad Chemistry" – 6:14
- 6. "Vibration" – 7:12
- 7. "What Is Real" – 7:07
- 8. "Western Land" – 3:18
- 9. "Don't Walk Away" (CD bonus track) – 5:17
- 10. "Alien Nation Funk" (CD bonus track) – 7:07
- 11. "What Is Real (Dreamtime Mix)" (CD bonus track) – 7:03
Personnel
[edit]- Cabaret Voltaire
- Stephen Mallinder – vocals, keyboards
- Richard H. Kirk – keyboards and computer-generated instrumentation
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Aston, Martin (5 March 1991). "Cabaret Voltaire - Body and Soul". Q Magazine. 55: 65–66.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ Sherman (23 March 1991). "Cabaret Voltaire: Body and Soul". New Musical Express. p. 34.
- ^ McCready, John (30 March 1991). "Cabaret Voltaire: Body and Soul". Record Mirror. pp. 14–15.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David, eds. (2004). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 128. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
cabaret voltaire body and soul.
- ^ Sinker, Mark (1995). "Cabaret Voltaire". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 67–68. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ "Cabaret Voltaire - Body & Soul". Music From The Empty Quarter (1). UK: The Empty Quarter: 25. May 1991. ISSN 0964-542X.
External links
[edit]- Body and Soul at Discogs (list of releases)
