Permanent Shade of Blue

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    Permanent Shade of Blue
    Roachford permanent shade of blue.jpg
    Studio album by
    Roachford
    Released30 March 1994
    Recorded1993
    Genre
    Length50:23
    LabelColumbia
    Producer
    Roachford chronology
    Get Ready!
    (1991)     		Permanent Shade of Blue
    (1994)     		Feel
    (1997)
    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[1]

    Permanent Shade of Blue is the third album by British band Roachford, released in 1994. The album was certified double-platinum in Australia,[2] where it reached number 2 in the ARIA Charts.[3]

    Track listing[edit]

    All tracks were written by Andrew Roachford.

    No.TitleLength
    1."Only to Be with You"4:21
    2."Johnny"4:47
    3."Emergency"4:37
    4."Lay Your Love on Me"4:06
    5."Ride the Storm"3:58
    6."This Generation"4:08
    7."I Know You Don't Love Me"5:43
    8."Gus's Blues (Intro)"0:31
    9."Do We Wanna Live Together"4:12
    10."Cry for Me"4:34
    11."Guess I Must Be Crazy"4:43
    12."Higher Love"5:23

    Personnel[edit]

    Band members[edit]

    • Andrew Roachford – vocals, keyboards, percussion, producer
    • Hawi Gondwe – guitar
    • Derrick Taylor – bass
    • Chris Taylor – drums

    Additional musicians[edit]

    • Sagat Guiay – guitar on track 5
    • Gus Isidore – guitar on tracks 7 and 8
    • Frank Tontoh – drums on tracks 2 and 5
    • Pat Roache – drums on track 10
    • Chyna Gordon – backing vocals on track 6
    • Faye Simpson, Lain Gray, Lawrence – backing vocals on track 12
    • Jeff Beck – guitar on track 3

    Production[edit]

    • Martin Phillips – producer on tracks 1 and 6
    • Gil Norton – producer on track 4
    • Mark O'Donohghue – engineer
    • Tim Palmer, Tony Phillips – mixing

    Charts and certifications[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Roachford Permanent Shade of Blue review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
    2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
    3. ^ "Roachford - Permanent Shade Of Blue (album)". Australian-charts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
    4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Roachford – Permanent Shade of Blue". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
    5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Roachford – Permanent Shade of Blue" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
    6. ^ "Charts.nz – Roachford – Permanent Shade of Blue". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
    7. ^ "Roachford | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
    8. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1995". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
    9. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1995 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
    10. ^ "British album certifications – Roachford – Permanent Shade of Blue". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2018.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Permanent Shade of Blue in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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