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Protect the Innocent
Studio album by
Rachel Sweet
ReleasedFebruary 15, 1980 (1980-02-15)
Studio
GenreNew wave
Length36:13
Label
Producer
Rachel Sweet chronology
Fool Around
(1978) 		Protect the Innocent
(1980) 		...And Then He Kissed Me
(1981)
Singles from Protect the Innocent
  1. "Baby, Let's Play House"
    Released: November 1979[1]
  2. "Fool's Gold"
    Released: February 1980[1]
  3. "Lovers' Lane"
    Released: 1980[2]
  4. "Spellbound"
    Released: 1980[3]

Protect the Innocent is the second album by American singer Rachel Sweet. It was released on February 15, 1980, and was issued by Stiff Records and Columbia Records.[4][5] The album was produced by Martin Rushent and Alan Winstanley, with the latter also handling engineering.[6]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[8]
Record Mirror[9]
Smash Hits7/10[10]

In a 1980 review, Billboard noted the "good production and musicianship" on Protect the Innocent and found that the album shows that Sweet "has possibilities beyond the new wave audience."[11] Critic Robert Christgau likened her to "a new-wave Linda Ronstadt" and was less receptive, citing Sweet's self-penned "Tonight Ricky" as the album's only interesting song.[8]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tonight"
  • Rachel Sweet
  • Graham Edwards
3:10
2."Jealous"Jo Allen2:45
3."I've Got a Reason"Moon Martin2:53
4."New Age"Lou Reed4:14
5."Baby, Let's Play House"Arthur Gunter1:59
6."New Rose"Brian James2:14
Total length:17:15
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fool's Gold"Graham Parker3:02
2."Take Good Care of Me"
  • Sweet
  • Steve Everitt
2:46
3."Spellbound"Jimme O'Neill3:20
4."Lovers' Lane"Sweet3:33
5."Foul Play"
  • Gary Sulsh
  • Stuart Leathwood
2:59
6."Tonight Ricky"Sweet3:18
Total length:18:58

Charts

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Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[12] 91
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[13] 77
US Billboard 200[14] 123

References

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  1. ^ a b Thomson, Liz, ed. (1982). "Rachel Sweet". New Women in Rock. Delilah/Putnam. p. 96. ISBN 0-399-41003-1.
  2. ^ "Rachel Sweet: Lovers' Lane" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 15. April 12, 1980. p. 54. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via World Radio History.
  3. ^ "Rachel Sweet: Spellbound" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 20. May 17, 1980. p. 68. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "Releases". Record Mirror. February 16, 1980. p. 5.
  5. ^ Fool Around: The Best of Rachel Sweet (liner notes). Rachel Sweet. Rhino Records. 1992. R2 70313.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Protect the Innocent (liner notes). Rachel Sweet. Stiff Records / Columbia Records. 1980. JC 36337.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Deming, Mark. "Protect the Innocent – Rachel Sweet". AllMusic. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  8. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1990). "Rachel Sweet: Protect the Innocent". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. p. 393. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  9. ^ Ludgate, Simon (February 23, 1980). "Sweet Dull Music". Record Mirror. p. 14.
  10. ^ Starr, Red (March 6–19, 1980). "Albums". Smash Hits. Vol. 2, no. 5. pp. 30–31.
  11. ^ "Rachel Sweet: Protect the Innocent" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 10. March 8, 1980. p. 55. Retrieved May 31, 2020 – via World Radio History.
  12. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). Australian Chart Book. p. 302. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  13. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0149b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  14. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. April 19, 1980. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
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