Released 1985 7 Day Weekend(1985) Chasing Shadows(1986) Release date 1985 | Length 43:02 (LP) Label Connoisseur Collection | |
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Recorded Battery Studios, London Similar Sleep No More, Waiting for a Miracle, Chasing Shadows, Land, Time Considered as a Helix |
The comsat angels 7 day weekend 1985 full album
7 Day Weekend is the Comsat Angels' fifth album, released in 1985 on Jive Records. The album was reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2001 for Jive's "Connoisseur Collection".
Contents
- The comsat angels 7 day weekend 1985 full album
- 7 day weekend only the strong
- Original Release 1985
- Reissue 2001
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The album was named after a song about unemployment which the band never recorded. Jive issued four singles from this album: "You Move Me" (summer 1984), "Day One" (October 1984), "I'm Falling" and "Forever Young" (both 1985). In the end, only "I'm Falling" ever charted in the UK, making it to No. 90, perhaps helped by being featured in the movie Real Genius.
In a 1997 interview, frontman Stephen Fellows was asked how he viewed 7 Day Weekend in comparison with the band's other Jive album, Land. He said, "I'm slightly happier with 7 Day Weekend. It took off in several strange directions. I'm very fond of 'Still It's Not Enough,' which is almost like blues or something. A weird soul song. And 'You Move Me' was a great live song".
Fellows went through some turmoil with the record label during production of the album, though. On the song "I'm Falling," Jive arranged for an unknown session guitarist to replace Fellows' own work. Upon receiving a recording of it, he mailed it back to them in pieces. Soon after, the band and label parted company. Said Fellows, "They didn't understand us or care about us. They just wanted a hit pop group – to turn us into another Flock of Seagulls".
7 day weekend only the strong
Original Release – 1985
All tracks written by Fellows/Glaisher/Bacon/Peake, except where noted.
Reissue – 2001
All tracks written by Fellows/Glaisher/Bacon/Peake, except where noted.
Personnel
Songs
1Believe It4:09
2Forever Young4:00
3You Move Me4:22