Cover (Tom Verlaine album)
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Post punk | |||
| Length | 32:39 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Tom Verlaine | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| NY Times | Favourable [2] |
Cover is the fourth solo album by Tom Verlaine. It was released in 1984.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Tom Verlaine; except "Five Miles of You" composed with Jimmy Ripp
- "Five Miles of You"
- "Travelling"
- "Foolish Heart"
- "Lindi-lu"
- "Let go the Mansion"
- "Dissolve/Reveal"
- "Miss Emily"
- "Rotation"
- "Swim"
Personnel
- Tom Verlaine - guitars, solos, vocals, synthesizer; drum machine on "O Foolish Heart", "Let Go The Mansion", "Dissolve/Reveal" and "Swim"
- Jimmy Ripp - guitars, bass on "Swim"
- Fred Smith - bass
- Bill Laswell - bass on "Miss Emily"
- Jay Dee Daugherty - drums on "Five Miles of You" and "Travelling"
- Allan Schwartzberg - drums on "Lindi-Lu", "Miss Emily" and "Rotation"
- Technical
- Ray Niznik, Michael Ewasko, Dave Jerden, Mario Salvati, Howard Gray, Steve Brown - engineers
- Jill Furmanovsky - photography
Charts
| Chart | Year | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| Swedish Albums Chart | 1984 | 35[4] |
Reception
NME ranked it number 18 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1984.[5]
References
- ^ a b Cleary, David. Cover at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ^ Pareles, John (1984-12-25). "Rock - Tom Verlaine - Review". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ^ "Tom Verlaine - Cover at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Tom Verlaine - Cover". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ^ "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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