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Promise (Gene Loves Jezebel album)

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Released
  
1983

Length
  
37.13

Promise(1983)
  
Immigrant(1985)

Release date
  
1983

Genre
  
Gothic rock

Recorded
  
1982-1983

Producer
  
John Brand

Artist
  
Gene Loves Jezebel

Label
  
Beggars Banquet

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Promise is the debut album by British gothic rock band Gene Loves Jezebel. Released in 1983 by Situation Two, it reached a peak of No. 8 on the UK Indie Chart.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Upstairs" (J. Aston, M. Aston, Hudson) – 3:18
  2. "Bruises" (J. Aston, M. Aston) – 3:38
  3. "Pop Tarantula" (J. Aston, M. Aston) – 3:10
  4. "Screaming for Emmalene" (J. Aston, M. Aston) – 2:58
  5. "Scheming" (J. Aston, M. Aston) – 6:26
  6. "Bread from Heaven" (J. Aston, M. Aston, Hudson) – 4:12
  7. "Influenza" (J. Aston, Hudson) – 3:42
  8. "Shower Me with Brittle Punches" (J. Aston, M. Aston, Hudson) – 2:50
  9. "Wraps and Arms" (J. Aston, M. Aston) – 4:00
  10. "Psychological Problems" (J. Aston, M. Aston, Hudson) – 3:45

Special Edition bonus disc

  1. "Shame" (Original Version) - 3:25
  2. "Influenza" (Relapse) - 3:48
  3. "Stephen" (Original Version) - 4:49
  4. "Walking in the Park" - 4:06
  5. "Wrap and Arms" (Version 2) - 4:00
  6. "Bruises" (Extended Single Version) - 4:49
  7. "Punch Drunk" - 2:23
  8. "Brando (Bruises)" [Extended Version] - 4:58
  9. "Scheming" (Original Version) - 3:33
  10. "Screaming for Emmalene" (Single Version) - 3:55
  11. "So Young (Heave Hard Heave Ho)" - 3:24
  12. "No Voodoo Dollies" - 3:02
  13. "Shaving My Neck" - 2:55
  14. "Sun and Insanity" - 3:37
  15. "Machismo" - 3:22
  16. "Glad to Be Alive" - 5:38

Production

  • John Brand: Producer, Engineer
  • Louis Austin: Engineer, Mixing
  • John Madden: Engineer
  • Nick Smith: Engineer
  • Robin Springall: Engineer

    • Personnel

  • Michael Aston - lead vocals
  • JP Aston - guitars, backing and lead vocals
  • Ian C. Hudson - guitars, bass
  • Albie DeLuca - guitars
  • Julianne Regan - bass, backing vocals, piano
  • Steve Marshall - bass

    • with:

  • Steve Goulding - drums, percussion
  • Richard Hawkins - drums, percussion
  • John "Johnny Genius" Murphy - drums, percussion

    • Songs

    1Upstairs3:17
    2Bruises3:38
    3Pop Tarantula3:09

    References

    Promise (Gene Loves Jezebel album) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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